"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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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."
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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?
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February 7, 2007
Category: Humor
11. "Her family is curious as to why all of a sudden she knows the words to 'Barnacle Bill the Sailor'."
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February 5, 2007
Category: Commentary
Understanding the machinations of cancer and then testing hypotheses of treatment is a slow process, but make no mistake about it - we are moving in the right direction.
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February 4, 2007
Category: Patient Advocacy
Doctors must continuously monitor themselves for the signs of irritation, frustration or whatever form stress comes to haunt them.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:10 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 1, 2007
Category: Patient Advocacy
If you are a distributor of a hair-restoring tonic (not sold in stores) and assiduously push it on your customers whether they need it or not...
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