‘health’ Archives
1.8 miles from the #7 medical center in the country
Duke University Medical Center ranks #7 in US News and World Report‘s comprehensive evaluation of 5,462 medical centers nationwide. Fortunately, this is where I can go for the really important stuff. [Read More]
Food Diary! Day One!
This might be the first and last day I do this, but I did just pay $5 for a month of “premium” service at my-calorie-counter.com. (I ought to see if they have an affiliate program). I’m not counting calories, but more just want to start keeping track of [Read More]
8 days, no meat
Ah, here’s something I can write a quick tidbit about. I’ve neglected to do so up until this point because I didn’t really want to make a big deal out of it. I don’t like that label that’s applied to people who don’t eat meat. No offense [Read More]
Duke Medicine’s Healthview Website
I’ve been ripping on some websites recently, so I thought I’d point out where I’ve had a good customer experience. Most of my healthcare is through some arm of Duke Health (they have about a thousand arms, it seems, at this point). The used to use [Read More]
I hate to post this, but please read it anyway…
WARNING: This post is about to smash through the wall between public Toastie and private Toastie. I suspected a post such as this was inevitable, and I have, indeed, alluded to the issue I shall speak to before, in entries that have yet to be removed from the [Read More]
Roger Ebert kicks ass
:: rogerebert.com :: People :: It wouldn’t be Ebertfest without Roger We spend too much time hiding illness. There is an assumption that I must always look the same. I hope to look better than I look now. But I’m not going to miss my Festival. Good for Roger [Read More]
davewalkswpedometer
Stats since I started this on September 4, 2006: Average daily miles: 2.89 Total days: 109 Total miles: 315 (almost enough to get from here to…consults Google maps…Gatlinburg, TN) By days of the week Mo: 2.62 Tu: 2.76 We: 2.75 Th: 3.00 Fr: 3.12 Sa: 3.20 Su: 2.75 [Read More]
2437
Yikes, I started a contentious debate on OTC medication expiration dates for nothing. I found some pills with a 3/06 expiration date. Sorry. [Read More]
Stupid question
Will taking an antihistamine (diphenhydramine) with an expiration date of 9/04 due me any good? [Read More]
