Now on ScienceBlogs: Unitary mindfulness in collective action
"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler
My archives are located at Archives of the Cheerful Oncologist, Volume 2
February 28, 2007
Category: Commentary
Is it not inscribed in the ancient texts of old: "Be patient, Grasshopper, and your risk of death will no longer increase, but return to the normal rate - 100%"?
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:41 AM • 5 Comments •
February 26, 2007
Category: Commentary
"I could make you a salad, or there might be some of that leftover soup from Sunday..."
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:23 PM • 3 Comments •
February 23, 2007
Category: Humor
...therefore, I have constructed an informed consent document that may help potential automobile buyers before signing on the dotted line.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 12:00 PM • 2 Comments •
February 20, 2007
Category: Anti-smoking
Message to all those who are thinking of smoking their first cigarette today:
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:14 PM • 3 Comments •
February 19, 2007
Category: Patient Advocacy
In this age of technological and biological miracles one might conclude that a doctor's repertoire of interpersonal skills - demeanor, empathy, compassion, equanimity, mastery of communication - are mere lagniappes.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 4:41 PM • 9 Comments •
February 16, 2007
Category: Humor
"No, actually it's ____________ (insert one of the following: 'Friday,' 'February,' '2007,' 'the planet Earth,' 'a rectal thermometer')
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 12:19 PM • 1 Comments •
February 15, 2007
Category: Commentary
Perhaps the gentle reader recalls the effervescent watercress sandwich Mother used to make for breakfast, hmm?
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 3:49 PM • 2 Comments •
February 13, 2007
Category: Commentary
After years of hoping and praying, my fondest wish has finally come true. I can hardly contain myself: New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 7:28 AM • 4 Comments •
February 12, 2007
Category: Health Care Policy
I don't agree with all of his ideas, such as citizens petitioning a "compensation fund" (run by government workers, I assume - yikes!) for reimbursement of medical expenses related to what Kling calls "tragic medical conditions."
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 12:46 PM • 1 Comments •
February 11, 2007
Category: Lyrical
English translations of Rumi's poems have sold over half a million copies worldwide, but has your narrator ever read even one line of his verse?
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:16 PM • •
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