Category Archives: Medicine

Twins with different skin color

Posted on 04/05/2012 by Zed

Kian and Remee Hodgson are twins born to mixed-race parents. Their chances of one inheriting all-black genes and the other inheriting all-white genes are one in a million. Now 7, they are alike in every way except the color of … Continue reading →

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What is a runner’s high?

Posted on 03/13/2012 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user mjk23 As a runner for many years, I am familiar with the runner’s high. It is a feeling of intense satisfaction, inner calm, and focused bliss that is rare to come … Continue reading →

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The Jerusalem Syndrome

Posted on 03/13/2012 by Zed

Jerusalem. Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user Vadim Lavrusik Jerusalem Syndrome is a term used to describe a certain phenomena that occurs to many tourists while visiting the Holy City: namely, they become so overwhelmed by the … Continue reading →

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Boy Scouts Urine Color Chart for gauging hydration

Posted on 02/29/2012 by Zed

For all runners dehydration is a very serious concern. There are all kinds of myths that have popped up about how much water should be taken in during a bout of exercise or during running. One of the most underused … Continue reading →

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How Doctors Die

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Zed

Used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr User gfoster67. Death is a topic troubling for most people to look at. It is a fact that we all die. Doctors die as well, but perhaps we can learn something from them. … Continue reading →

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Do U.S Presidents age faster?

Posted on 12/06/2011 by Zed

From casual observation it certainly seems that U.S Presidents seem to age faster while in office. Recently, articles appeared that quoted various experts saying that U.S Presidents in office age faster than normal. Now, numerous news sources are reporting the results … Continue reading →

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Low-cost ideas in the world of high-cost medicine-Part 3

Posted on 10/05/2011 by Zed

Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, … Continue reading →

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Foreign Accent Syndrome

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Zed

          In 1941 a Norwegian woman suffered a brain injury from shrapnel. Upon recovery she was found to have developed a pronounced German accent. Because of tension between Norway and Germany at the time she was … Continue reading →

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