USA Today reported today that a 42 year old Taiwanese man died after watching the movie Avatar.  He apparently had a history of high blood pressure and felt “ill” while watching the movie.  He went to the hospital, where imaging of his brain showed a hemorrhagic stroke.  The doctor who took care of him diagnosed [...]

I thank Double Shot for pouring the first cup of hot news regarding Brittany Murphy’s death, but here’s a little refill…. It has been reported in the British newspaper The Sun that Brittany Murphy may have succombed to an addiction to pain killers, something we’ve heard before in the news this year.  Apparently Murphy has [...]

The sad news of Brittany Murphy’s death is disturbing. Any young Hollywood personality who suddenly dies is the subject of scrutiny and speculation. It sounds and looks like she was not the picture of health. Stories are circulating about a history of illicit drug use, prescription drug use, anorexia and diabetes. The mere combination of [...]

This controversy about blood spinning that Tiger Woods had been treated with is interesting. Take some blood from a patient and spin it down in a centrifuge. Discard the red cells, so all that is left is the plasma and platelets. Add calcium and a clotting substance called thrombin. The mixture becomes a gel. The [...]

Dr. Conrad Murray is back at work? What?  Is he now an anesthesiologist? Anything is possible. ?