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more about #medicine more comments → BookishLookish: I think that should say "Save him from pizen." #advertising more » BadUncle: From the type layout, I thought this was about curing Whiskey Dick. #advertising more » Spirit Fingers: Geez. Anybody else seeing some desperate woman with a hubby that's a little too fond of the drink, or those other devil-tonics, and her only recourse ... more » Sugar Boots: Darn. Doesn't appear to work for my vodka and weed habit. #advertising more » depardoo: Paregoric used to be readily available. Powerful stuff. #advertising more » quaintsayings: Ahhh laudanum. That's the only cure for my dropsy. #advertising more » resipsaloquacious: Alas, if only i had this elixir before commenting last night... #advertising more » SidAndFinancy: Two great tastes that taste great together. #advertising more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: "Save him from poison." Hm, yes. Rather. #advertising more » CumaeanSibyl: Destigmatization is part of it, as well as the "come talk about whatever's bothering you!" approach of college counseling services. I'd also put a lo... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Kids, be careful. My roommate in college went to the mental health services for depression and anxiety. The psychiatrist put him on an experimental ... more » Foster Kamer: It's because they want to score Adderall. I've thought about posting a definitive guide on how to do this. The only thing holding me back is the fact ... more » Unsolicited Advice: This is because mental distress has become completely de-stigmatized. In addition, traditional methods of dealing with stress - internalizing it, hopi... more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: Damn, you'd think with all the kids and adults on Adderall, the cost of my prescription would go down. #college more » FlowChart: Maybe, just maybe, the kids care more about mental health and understand it more than older generations. Maybe they think "crazy" and "nuts" are pejor... more » -
#classicads
Your Mind Will Be on One Thing Only
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#higherlearning
Are College Kids Crazier Than Ever Or Do They Just Like The Happy Pills?
Campus shrinks say a record number of college students are seeking treatment for mental health issues and that their problems are more severe than ever. Are the kids alright? More » -
#wehateyourchildren
Joel Stein's Wife Wanted Your Kid to Catch Hepatitis from Her Kid
Nice work, Joel Stein. You really threw the missus under the bus this time, as you explain the trend of new-age-y anti-vaccination parents hitting home. More » -
#mediacrack
Creativity Folded Into Ad Age
In your unforgettable Friday media column: Creativity magazine folds, a high school paper bravely outs its school's Jesus-tainted food supply, medical journals are full of ghostwriters, and the WaPo's most infamous marketer resigns. More » -
#aporkalypsenow
Fall's Hottest Accessory: Swine Flu Vaccine
The good news: one shot of tasty swine flu vaccine is all it will take to save you from the dreaded pig virus this year! The bad news: All the medicine is going to special interests. More » -
#notafraidtobeservicey
The New York Times Discovers Penis Pumps
While America's medical debates rage on, many of its significant members, of all colors and sizes, limply, quietly weep to themselves: penises. But! This is one health care package making serious progress: flaccid penises demand innovation, as the Times discovered.
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#space
In Space, No One Will Cover Your Pre-existing Condition
One more argument for healthcare reform: Astronauts—actual NASA astronauts who fly to space on multibillion-dollar rockets and stuff—are scared that they can't get coverage. Or so says NASA's "chief bioethicist" in an interview with the New York Times. More » -
#malpractice
'Now, John, This Might Hurt a Little Bit'
Doug Hampton, the husband of John Ensign's mistress, says Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) urged Ensign to pay Hampton off to the tune of $1.2 million to make the whole mess go away. Now Coburn won't talk, claiming doctor-patient privilege. More » -
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#quacks
Michael Jackson's Doctor Is A Bankrupting Sketchball
Bankruptcy documents of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician who attempted to revive Jackson at the scene of his death, have emerged. The picture painted: Murray was a financially strained doctor who had liens on child support, among other things.
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#healthcare
Stupid Americans Trust Doctors
Doctors are lazy and greedy and do not care about you. But Americans do not know this! Because of the TV, they think doctors would come up with a good national health care plan. They would not. More » -
#quacks
Oprah's Not a Doctor, But She Plays One on TV
She is very powerful, and so she will probably destroy Newsweek for reporting this, but: Oprah's popular show, when it is not about giving you free things, is about promoting stupid and often dangerous quackery and pseudoscience. More » -
#medicine
Jim Carrey Blogs a Blog About Vaccines
Oh, good, Arianna Huffington is using her "Huffingtontowne Evening Post-Gazette" to promote the idiotic vaccine conspiracy nonsense of Earth Girls Are Easy star Jim Carrey. More »
