Archive for August, 2009

A Tall Order- male circumcision

August 30, 2009doubleshot No Comments »

There is some discussion about “encouraging” parents to have males babies circumsized. Studies in Africa are showing that it may decrease the prevalence of HIV transmission. Here in the USA the situation is different. Remember that Africa has a much higher prevalence of HIV and AIDS. It is impossible to have mandatory circumcision in this [...]

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Not my cup of tea-”Obama Care”

August 28, 2009doubleshot 3 Comments »

      A few years after “Obama care” is initiated, some scenarios are predictable. Since someone has to pay for the plan, it means increased taxes or increased national debt. Eventually, employers may encourage employees to enlist in a public plan instead of paying for health benefits. This may gradually put private insurance companies out of [...]

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White Mocha

August 27, 2009Dr. Kona No Comments »

Several sites are now reporting the findings of the search of Michael Jackson’s home.  In addition to multiple vials of the anesthetic propofol and bottles of sedatives, there is word of “tar heroin” and marijuana.  Sounds like MJ dabbled in everything.  It turns out that the “tar heroin” didn’t test positive for heroin, but the [...]

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Concoction- Home Brew

August 26, 2009doubleshot No Comments »

So it seems that the preliminary report shows Jackson had a concoction in his system. Benzodiazepines and propofol. What I find incredible and unbelievable is that the alleged doctor states he only gave MJ 25 mg of propofol. That’s just a few drops for sedation. What’s more important is how fast it was given. The same [...]

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Somebody Spiked the Coffee

August 21, 2009Dr. Kona No Comments »

CNN reports the results of a recent study by the U.S. Transportation Department that shows more women are driving under the influence than ever before – up 30% in the last decade.  Men still lead in pure numbers of arrests; however, women are increasingly driving while impaired whereas the percentage of men is declining.
Whether there [...]

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