Sea Sickness: My body lies over the ocean — bleh!
Last year I went on my first cruise, and it was truly paradise! The sun was shining in the Caribbean, a band was playing by the outdoor pools, a man greeted us with Bahama Mamas, and the ship was...
View ArticleHeart Attack: when to call 911
One of my favorite movies is Something’s Gotta Give with Diane Keaton. Why did she show up at the Oscars wearing her Annie Hall outfit? That is so ’70s, and she didn’t win the Oscar again in that...
View ArticleHeat Stroke & Heat Exhaustion: It’s too damn hot!
When I was a child in New York City, my parents actually belonged to a country club. I remember these ladies with B-52 beehive hairdos in their swimsuits lying on the pool chairs. It was from these...
View ArticleNatural Disasters: Hurricaine Wilma taught me how to survive
Jan Egeland, the United Nations undersecretary for humanitarian affairs says, “Natural disasters affect at least seven times more people than conflicts.” I don’t know if that is statistically valid,...
View Article911: Here is a 411 on when to call
Very few things shock me. Sexual issues, alcohol and drug abuse, psychiatric issues, people’s lifestylesnot shocking. Sticking a bobby pin in an electrical outlet, current politicsshocking. Health...
View ArticleBleeding & Bruising
Some people faint at the sight of blood, which I don’t quite understand because we all bleed– some more than others (especially drama queens). Remember the Saturday Night Live skit* on Julia Child?...
View ArticleFractures: Broken up
“High on a hill a lonely goatherd, Lay ee odl lay ee old lay hee hoo!” I love The Sound of Music. I have even been on The Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria– twice! But you know what? I love...
View ArticleBee Stings Can Kill
Jessica Simpson– you either love her or hate her. I think she’s okay– but come on! You and I both know she knows what “Chicken of the Sea” is. On her reality show, she was so dumb-dumb pretending she...
View ArticleDehydration: Don’t Sweat It Off
Sweat– or is it perspire? According to the dictionary, both verbs sweat and perspire mean “To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin.” Proper Brits know “Horses sweat; men perspire; but...
View ArticleBee Stings: Worse Than Their Buzz
Jessica Simpson– you either love her or hate her. I think she’s okay– but come on! You and I both know she knows what “Chicken of the Sea” is. On her reality show, she was so dumb-dumb pretending she...
View ArticleLead Poisoning: a heavy topic
Do you have a lead foot? My brother and I learned to drive in rural Ohio from parents who used to drive in New York City. So we didn’t have just lead in our feet. We had lead, uranium, titanium, and...
View ArticleAcute Coronary Syndrome – 911! Not 411!
Chest pains: yes, certain things give me chest pains. People who don’t put their shopping cart away! Grocery stores should handcuff the cart to such patrons and un-handcuff them when they return the...
View ArticleConcussions – More than a bonk to the head
Kiefer Sutherland’s TV hit, 24, is truly whacked– as in whack everyone in the head. I’ve never seen so many people knocked out in any show. It’s so medically unrealistic: they’re all clearly suffering...
View ArticleHigh Altitude Disease
Mountain biking is exhilarating, moving, and fun. I am also the world’s slowest mountain biker. Lance Armstrong should present me an award for this. While I believe in pushing myself physically, I...
View ArticleHeat Stroke & Heat Exhaustion Video | It’s too damn hot!
When I was a child in New York City, my parents actually belonged to a country club. I remember these ladies with B-52 beehive hairdos in their swimsuits lying on the pool chairs. It was from these...
View ArticleHeart Attack | Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chest pains: yes, certain things give me chest pains. People who don’t put their shopping cart away! Grocery stores should handcuff the cart to such patrons and un-handcuff them when they return the...
View ArticleFrostbite | Chilling Facts
Freezer burn is a tradition in every household. We visited a friend’s mother-in-law’s house a while back. There was a huge freezer in the basement, and I thought about all the shows and movies where...
View ArticleAspiration | Going Down the Wrong Pipe
Choke? I used to choke in golf– 100% of the time. When I competed, when I tried out for the high school golf team, when I had an amazing score going into the 18th hole. “Wow, I’m doing great! I might...
View ArticleConcussions | More than seeing stars
Kiefer Sutherland’s TV hit, 24, is truly whacked– as in whack everyone in the head. I’ve never seen so many people knocked out in any show. It’s so medically unrealistic: they’re all clearly suffering...
View ArticleGallstones | The Gall To Ruin Dinner
Have you ever had a stone thrown your way? A friend of mine said, “Humans make plans. God laughs at them.” During these holidays, most people just want to pig out on turkey, stuffing, cookies, eggnog,...
View ArticleBruised Heads | Bruised Egos Are No Match to Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
Skiing is the most freeing experience in the world: more than figure skating, more than running on the beach with Maggie Moo (my beloved doggy), more than singing to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall....
View ArticleRadiation Poisoning | Japan’s Plight
Meryl Streep starred in Silkwood in 1983. Karen Silkwood was purposefully contaminated with radiation in a plutonium processing plant. This was not a Homer Simpson moment — eating a donut at a nuclear...
View ArticleOrganophosphates | Poison Towards Greener Pastures?
“One thousand weeds in the lawn, one thousand nasty weeds. Take one out, pass it about, 999 weeds in the lawn.” Yes, I sing my own variation of “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” while I do yard work....
View ArticleDrowning | Never Swim Alone!
Ariel, the Little Mermaid, would probably win every Olympic gold medal in swimming. She’d blow Michael Phelps out of the water. Oh, wait, that tail might disqualify her from competition. My cousin...
View ArticleFood Choking | The Heimlich maneuver isn’t a gag
Choking is a national past time. If you watch “Glee!” our heroine, Rachel, was destined to nail her audition into a NYC performing arts college. “GAG!” She choked. Michele Kwan, who is the best figure...
View ArticleDog Attacks Girl and Mother fights back | Nancy Grace
On Nancy Grace, I discuss dog bites in little children. Unfortunately Mackenzie Camp was attacked and injured by a dog, and her mother saves her. I am a dog lover (Miss Moo Moo – our baby – would agree...
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