Unexpected results.
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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Independent- or Not?
Running a business? Do you have employees or do you claim to have independent contractors?
Well if it’s the later that are in your coterie, you need to read this.
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A birthday observation
Today is my father’s birthday. Unfortunately, our relationship was not the ideal; we were not especially close. However, I will share some attributes of his character with you- and for his grandchildren and great grandchild. And, just because someone wasn’t a great parent doesn’t mean he didn’t make a big difference in this world.
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For want of a penny?
In America, most dialysis (kidney failure) patients are treated via hemodialysis. The technique has been around a while, the equipment infrastructure is in place, and the reimbursement rates provided by Medicare means the treatment costs have to be moderate.
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Days of Wine and Roses, still!
Whom do you trust? At least thrice a year, reports come out to confuse us- one says that wine consumption is good for us, another admonishes that wine consumption is bad for us.
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Fear of Heights- Pathway Identified?
Fear of heights. Acrophobia. I have been trying to conquer this for decades. I admit I was able to climb up the Eiffel Tower- but that was a decade ago, and whatever new pathway my brina learned, I fear is long lost.
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Fire Season- How to stop Wildfires?
It is about the start of fire season. And, those devastating fires in California and Oregon will lead to tremendous loss of trees, property, and life.
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Hope for Endometriosis Sufferers?
This is an issue for women. Endometriosis. About 3 million cases a year are reported. It is a most painful disorder, related to when the endometrium (the inside the uterus) manages to grow outside the uterus. The pain manifests in the fallopian tube, the pelvic tissue lining, and the ovaries.
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Goodbye, Forever Chemicals
Last December, we discussed a class of compounds that is threatening the health and welfare of my Americans. (Forever Chemicals) These chemicals, termed PFAS, are perfluoroalkyl and/or polyfluoroalkyl compounds. Developed in the 1940’s, they have made it possible for us to have non-stick cookware, waterproof jackets, and the like.
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Unculturable Microbes
We know that most of our antibiotics have come from nature- in particular, we find candidate microbes from soils around the world that produce these compounds. However, the compounds we have developed as our antibiotics were all “recoverable” from their environment.
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