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One in ten adults suffers from onychomycosis, a condition otherwise known as toenail fungus. It can manifest in many ways but it basically causes the nail to lose its nice uniformed look in exchange for a dry, thicken nail sometimes accompanied with surrounding red, swollen, cracked skin.This cousin of athlete's foot is a stinker when it comes to treatment because it actually enjoys living and hiding in the toenail. Well, today in clinic I learned that an effective and cheap alternative to med

What's wrong with health care

Published on 2008-05-22 19:50:00

I'd like to share an experience I had that I think illustrates a large part of what is wrong with health care in the US:I volunteer in an Emergency Room. Recently a woman brought her 2 year old son into the E.R. because he had a fever. The doctor examined the child, and based on his medical training he concluded that the child was in good health, that he just had some sort of systemic infection, and that if he weresimply given tylenol to break the fever his body would capably fight off the dis

Money, Money, Money

Published on 2008-03-15 21:39:00

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