Hormonal Treatments Making a Comeback -- With a Twist
Never Say 'Diet'
The Major League Eating record for raw onions is 8.5 ounces (three whole Maui onions) in 1 minute, held by Eric Booker, who won going away because no one wanted to stick around afterward.
Best Medicine
Doctors say that 90 to 110 million people in the U.S. are overweight. These are, of course, round figures.
Observation
"My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem, but they really don't know me." -- Comedian Garry Shandling (1949-2016)
Medical History
This week in 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley implanted a total artificial heart into a 2-month-old patient. Three days later, the patient received a heart transplant, but the patient died of respiratory insufficiency 14 hours later.
Perishable Publications
Many, if not most, published research papers have titles that defy comprehension. They use specialized jargon, complex words and opaque phrases like "nonlinear dynamics." Sometimes they don't, and yet they're still hard to figure out. Here's an actual title of actual published research study: "Wax on, wax off: pubic hair grooming and potential complications."
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