Category: health
Appendectomy
Yep, I’m the new, recent owner of my very own appendectomy performed 6/18/2008. While the above picture appears brutal, I’m grateful to have had the procedure done in the age of laparoscope and small incision vs. the old days of large incisions (and scars).
My recommendation is this: if you experience right-side abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and a low-grade fever, listen to your significant other and seek out a doctor. As annoying and painful as an appendectomy is, the alternative isn’t nearly as pleasant. 
Is Blogging Bad For Your Health?
The New York Times seems to think that the act of blogging is somehow responsible for causing stress-related death. John Candy, John Belushi, and Chris Farley all did comedy, and they all died young. Obviously, comedy killed them. Same flawed argument, same faulty conclusion.
Sometimes (or maybe more than sometimes), the main stream media gets things wrong. Or as in this case, they completely miss the point. Stress kills people, it always has and it likely always will.
Posted: 04.07.2008Caffeine Isn’t So Bad
It appears that multiple studies have confirmed the fact that the caffeine from a cup of coffee each day can help prevent a leaky “blood brain barrier”, a possible contributing factor to Alzheimer’s Disease.
BBC reports:
A vital barrier between the brain and the main blood supply of rabbits fed a fat-rich diet was protected in those given a caffeine supplement.
UK experts said it was the “best evidence yet” of coffee’s benefits.
The “blood brain barrier” is a filter which protects the central nervous system from potentially harmful chemicals carried around in the rest of the bloodstream.
/me does the “whoo-hoo” caffeine-train-dance…
Posted: 04.03.2008