Let Me See You Get Low

Rising Cost of Health Insurance

The cost of health insurance and the growing number of people in the U.S. who can no longer afford it really pisses me off!  To insure our family of five, at least one week of my husband's pay goes directly to pay for our health insurance.  The really crappy part is that we rarely use it.  Not that I want us to need it, just sucks to pay so much into something monthly that you MAY need.  Can you imagine what the world would be like if we had to pay for everything on a "may need" basis like insurance (car or otherwise)? 

Full Bladder

I didn't know needing to go pee could be such a problem - other than the obvious of course.  I guess it's a good thing I always make sure I get rid of the full bladder before leaving the house. 

High Cholesterol?

Does your Achilles hurt?  According to this - you may need to get your cholesterol checked.  The human body is SO weird.

Breathalyzer for Disease

Link: Minding the Planet: Detecting Disease by Measuring the Breath.

I think it's great that the medical community is finding new ways to detect diseases that don't involve needles.  I personally don't have a problem with needles and being stuck but most of the world isn't like me (hubby & kids for examlpes).  I think more people will be apt to get tested once the fear of the actual test is taken away.

Eating Dirt

It would seem to me (not being a Dr. and all) that there is something missing from her diet or something wrong with her system that the dirt helps to correct.  Animals eat grass and even their own poo to get what they need.

Link: Bageena: cbs5.com - Chinese Woman Has Been Eating Dirt For 11 Years.

Wrong Diagnosis

Case in point - My friend has a daughter (not  quite two) and she's "had asthma" for most of her life.  She had a bad attack recently and was in the hospital for a week.  While she was there, they did a test for Cystic Fibrosis.  Later the following week, they called my friend on a Friday and told her that her baby had CF!  What a way to find out that your youngest has just been given a death sentence!  To top it off, they didn't want to meet with her until Monday so that left her reeling all weekend.  Come to find out, they did another test and she DOESN'T have CF.  Of cousre that is great news, if it's true.  With all of the miss information, what are you to believe?

Link: Newmark's Door:.

Men Are Sissys When Sick

No offense but men are the WORST when it comes to being "sick".  I say "sick" because what men usuall call "sick" isn't really.  Just because you have to blow your nose now and then and have a headache, the world still has to go on.  That's why there are women.  :o) 

Link: Relevant History: Sick day.

Snot Face

I'd rather have the cold.

Link: Ross Mayfield's Weblog: Snot Nosed.

Hangover Pills

So...do they work or not?

Link: Everything And Nothing: The Upside of Hangovers.

Just Wrong!

Although one would think that "The Cat in the Hat" is on drugs, it's disturbing seeing him hitting the bong.  It's just wrong!

Link: growabrain: Bad for the Glass.