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"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
August 31, 2007
Category: Health Care Policy
Two consulting groups hired by Ohio State have issued reports stating that a major expansion of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center (called "The James") may be delayed by "infighting" between leaders of the cancer hospital and the main medical center....
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 10:10 AM • 1 Comments •
August 30, 2007
Category: Anti-smoking
The more I hear about what is going on in China, the more I wonder if the goons running that country have any clue about the health catastrophe lurking at the palace doors.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:02 PM • 2 Comments •
August 28, 2007
Category: Humor
Wee-Dram-Upon-the-Rocks, Scotland, 1768 - Dr. Fergus McGregor, a well-known general practitioner from Edinburgh, has moved to this charming village in the Highlands in order to escape the overwrought lifestyle of the city. He announced his decision to his wife on...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:26 PM • 1 Comments •
August 26, 2007
Category: Commentary
The remedy for this pitiable affliction almost always includes repeated purges of the evil humors and vapors found hidden within.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:14 PM • 12 Comments •
August 23, 2007
Category: Footnotes
Like a pilot who suddenly stares at his instrument panel with total bewilderment, every now and I find myself sitting wide-eyed at my desk asking "What do I do now?"
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:27 AM • 4 Comments •
August 20, 2007
Category: Health Care Policy
The government's record on improving human behavior by fiat alone is less than superlative, which brings me back to the idea of public executions.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 5:21 PM • 7 Comments •
August 19, 2007
Category: Commentary
It wouldn't surprise me one bit that an overweight hypertense smoker might show signs of cardiac ischemia while hauling a 20 point buck through the snow.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:50 PM • 5 Comments •
August 17, 2007
Category: Humor
Things you don't want to hear while interviewing a new patient: 1. "Oh, I must have forgotten to write that down." 2. "My neighbor swears by it so I started last year." 3. "My father? Uh, he died young." 4....
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:04 PM • 1 Comments •
August 14, 2007
Category: Anti-smoking
Ever wonder what goes through the mind of someone smoking their first cigarette? I've often wondered what first-time smokers think of as they light up: "I'm so excited." "This tastes weird." "I hope I'm doing it right." "Finally I fit...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 10:15 PM • 10 Comments •
August 13, 2007
Category: Commentary
Even the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (now there's an oxymoron if there ever was one) has specific guidelines for the use of DEET in children and adults.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:16 PM • 2 Comments •
