Archive for the ‘Diseases’ Category

• Swine Flu: Possible Pandemic

  Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

  The world is in the throes of a possible pandemic called the Swine Flu. Pictures and reports coming out of Mexico, where the largest number of cases has been reported and where they are the most severe, are a flash back to fiction movies of the past coming to hunt us.   Mexico City at [...]

• No respect for Life

  Friday, March 13th, 2009

  This last week has made me wonder shat has happen to the younger generation. Is it television and violent video games that has people killing each other. Do they really think they can rack up points and walk away with no consequences? Are these people going to pop up after the game is over? Is [...]

• Who is Really at Fault?

  Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

  Most of my years in nursing were spent in the mental health field so I am familiar with the problems of caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Upon hearing that a wrestling legend had killed his roommate, my heart went out to the families and to a man who can’t be held responsible for what [...]

• The Battle rages on

  Monday, February 16th, 2009

  If you have read my blog before, you know that I have a number of health problems from being a cancer survivor to a sufferer of Fibromyalgia. Most people and doctors acknowledge my other problems, but when it comes to the Fibromyalgia, even my orthopedic doctors say there is no such thing. I respect this [...]

• Profit over Safety

  Thursday, February 5th, 2009

  How many times in a country where the knowledge of food safety is readily available to companies, does the recall of tainted foods have to go on? These unsafe foods cause sickness, and yes death. This is unacceptable! Right now we are in the throes of having one of societies best loved foods, Peanut Butter, [...]