Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Workout: Practicing His Own Medicine

Dr. Metzl’s favorite medicine is exercise. It is one he takes often and prescribes to all of his patients.
Well

Husband Makes Spreadsheet Of Wife's Sexual Rejection… Wife Posts It Online

Husband Makes Spreadsheet Of Wife's Sexual Rejection… Wife Posts It Online
The document meticulously lists each time he asked his wide for sex and the three times – out of 27 – that she agreed. The list includes excuses like "I'm exhausted' (fair enough),. "I feel sweaty" (urgh, but fine) and the elliptical "(non verbal …
Read more on Huffington Post UK

Venus Express Isn't Dead Yet
Normally, the probe dances along an elliptical orbit soaring over the south pole 66,000 kilometers over the surface, sweeping down to 250 kilometers altitude over the north pole once every 24 hours. For the last week, it's been swooping lower and lower …
Read more on io9

Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out

Cruisin' for a bruisin': Roller derby girls can take a hit — and dish it out
Jessica Mills, 31, of New Baden, paints on a Batgirl mask for competition. Her skating name is "Batty Oracle." Barbara Gordon, her favorite comic book Batgirl, became the super-hacker Oracle after being shot and paralyzed by the Joker. Jessica's arms …
Read more on Belleville News Democrat

Pump gives heart failure patients hope for future
"I get on the treadmill. I ride the bike. I can do all kinds of things that I could not do before my LVAD," Mayberry said. Simeone implanted Mayberry's LVAD, a pump device that takes blood from a patient's bottom left heart chamber and pushes it …
Read more on Jackson Clarion Ledger

Hospital buys machine to improve heart screening
Patients exercise on a treadmill to elevate their heart rates and doctors monitor electrical activity for signs that indicate a problem with the heart or its arteries. “The only problem with the EKG, particularly in women, is it's just not very …
Read more on Tahoe Daily Tribune