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College Gambling: March Madness May Truly Be Addicting

Dr. Kona — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:25:04 +0000

Everyone loves a little college hoops this time of year, especially me, being from North Carolina – go Heels! But it seems that college gambling has become a big problem on many campuses. Gambling can lead to an addiction, just like you can find with alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco, etc.

Our friends at the National Center for Responsible Gaming have put together an interactive quiz related to the NCAA tournament to test your knowledge of college hoops and college gambling disorders. Take a shot at it below. And look to the left to find a link to their web page for additional resources.

Lindsay Lohan- hot topic

doubleshot — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:34:36 +0000

Looks like Lindsay Lohan is desperately trying to avoid jail. But I can’t see how jail time is going to change her behavioral problems. She LOVES to take drugs. Just a few thoughts on the concoction she takes: I haven’t seen her medical records and she may very well be “depressed’ and have “attention deficit disorder”, but what a pharmacopia!

Downers- Zoloft for depression. OK. So she’s depressed. But she was having a good time in Cannes and didn’t look depressed there. Then she mixes that with Trazodone which has strong sedative properties. Trazadone is for people who are beyond Ambien as a sleep aid. Add that to Dilaudid. hello, that ‘s a narcotic for people after traumatic injuries. Highly addictive form the getgo. I have never heard of dilaudid being prescribed as a first line drug for dental pain (I want to meet this dentist who caves into people with drug seeking behavior). It’s like taking heroine for a headache. Mix the dilaudid with alcohol and you get an instant high within 20 minutes. Real stoned, really fast. Now all these downers make her a very, very sleepy individual. Remember she has to stay up for the party. So now comes the….

Upper- Adderall. Yes, a mixture of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Keeps her skinny too. She can keep boozing without feeling the effects of the alcohol. You can build up poisonous levels of alcohol in your system and never feel it! Lindsay, you should have been a pharmacist. No wonder she put the paper between her skin and the SCRAM bracelet.

Doubles for Heidi Montag

doubleshot — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:03:39 +0000

So I hear that Heidi want to inject more saline into her breasts. Basically, she will be carrying around a liter of fluid on each breast. She already looks overdone.

I can’t imagine how she is going to age? What is this girl going to look like when she is 40?

If this isn’t Body Dysmorphic Disorder, then I don’t know what is?

Problem is , the plastic surgeon already has her credit card number so he won’t say no.

Robot versus Open prostactectomy: black or white?

doubleshot — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:03:39 +0000

This past Sunday the New York Times had an interesting article about robotic versus open prostactectomy. True the long term benefits of having the procedure done either way may be the same. Having done the anesthesia for both types of surgery, I must say that the robot technique is better. First, the anesthesia is a lot easier. It’s straight forward general anesthetic with a tube in the throat and one iv line. Blood loss is minimal. As for the laparoscopic method, well the robot surgery also requires laparoscopic instruments. It’s misleading to think that the picture of the surgeon at the robot is the only person operating. There are two other surgeons standing by the patient operating with laparoscopic instruments at the same time. In the open method, the blood loss can be anywhere from 300 to 1500 ml. That can be a detriment to anybody with heart disease. The anethetic is more complex. Patients may need 2 iv lines and an arterial line. Sometimes a blood transfusion. Plus the open incision is bigger, and requires a longer recovery time. Not to mention the pain from an open prostatectomy is greater. So I’m all for Intuitive surgical. Should have bought the stock when it dipped down really hard last year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/health/14robot.html?scp=5&sq=prostate%20cancer&st=cse

New Flava- Batwing Eyelashes

doubleshot — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:41:36 +0000

I am intrigued by the burgeoning of medispas popping up throughout the country. It seems these so called quick fix plastic surgery palaces don’t do so well in places such as New York, but in smaller cities in the middle of the country women (and men) fall prey every day. In New York, there are just too many plastic surgeons on Park Avenue. There is not much room for storefront property to boast quick fixes. Most of NYC quick fix shops center around botox and wrinkle fillers. I can’t imagine a real doctor hanging around in the middle of the day doing such treatments and abandoning a practice. Professionally , it’s a death knoll. But then again, I occasionally read about some creepy treatment. Today in Metro NY ( one of those freebee newspapers) I noticed an ad for Eyelash extensions. The price? Slashed from $200 to $90. I know Latisse is the latest rage, but this procedure is similar to hair extensions. You’ll have some bird wings flapping when you bat your eyelashes. Even better, just like hair extensions do, these fake lashes probably make your real lashes fall off ( a problem already cited with Latisse). And exactly who in www.ebenezerEYELASH.com is doing the procedure? Glueing next to the eye.