On my testicular cancer and men’s health awareness website, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor, I write all about my personal cancer journey and men’s health in general. Today, I’m giving you bite-sized summaries of what appeared on the blog in August and September. August’s Band of Ballers feature highlighted testicular cancer survivor Joseph Marino. After… Read More »
There is evidence that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde after being prescribed cocaine. What illness were they trying to treat? Answer: Pulmonary hemorrhages According to a JAMA article written in 1971, Stevenson was considered an invalid at the time that he wrote the novella, which has long been considered a metaphor… Read More »
Stings from five insects, and impaired hearing due to the lack of eustachian tube drainage. You’ll get tiny doses of allergens in the form of shots, pOLLINATOR The concept of the Pollinizer and the Pollinator is very bucolic. If your fall allergies include mold or fungi spores — more information about why we collect your… Read More »
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Kaiser Health News: To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July. She wasn’t headed to the beach. Instead, she walked down a short hallway from her Sheraton… Read More »