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Take It on the Jaw
If you’re one of those still driving a car without a seat beat or a motorcycle without a helmet, you can’t be surprised when it happens. –JES At least if you wear the sea
Straight, No Chaser: Reacting to Broken or Dislocated Jaws
Should you ever suffer the misfortune of getting hit or falling onto your jaw, would you know what to do? Trauma to the jaw is more dangerous than you might imagine. The risk for b
Your Future
Want to see your future health? Look at your immediate family. They’re the ones who will either be cooking and caring for you or stressing you out and sending you to an early gra
Straight, No Chaser: TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Syndrome
TMJ. Those of you have TMJ syndrome are likely already shaking your head in understanding. Those of you who don’t, be thankful. Take the advice of those who do and read this post
The Biggest Head Scratcher
The biggest head scratcher of human nature? Pumping smoke and toxins into the part of your body that you use to clean and nourish the rest of your body (I mean smoking) is the odd
Straight, No Chaser: Learn About Hookahs – Your Teens Have!
I love the responses I get from you. Even the spam is entertaining. Most recently, when I posted this, the most common response was some variation of this theme: “What’s a hook
Free Hugs for Dads!
Dear Dad, StepDad, Adoptive Dad, Granddad, Borrowed Dad, Uncle Dad, Friend-to-My-Kids-Dad, Thank you for everything we forgot or didn’t realize that you did for us. You rock!
Straight, No Chaser: Fathers' Day and Health
Even though Fathers’ Day falls right in the middle of Men’s Health Month… Today I won’t bore you with the details of caring for the elderly, even though most of the fat
Straight No Chaser In The News: Your Teens Have Healthier Habits Than You
Your teens are healthier than you. From the department of good health news – on some very important measures, somehow it seems as if our youth have actually received and read
Straight, No Chaser In The News: Distracted Driving
In the news are the unfortunate events surrounding comedian Tracy Morgan’s motor vehicle crash with a truck driver allegedly impaired due to sleep deprivation. I remember driving
Avoid the Gunfight
For every person that brags about how the bullet was less an inch away from doing something really bad, I can point to a hundred people from whom the bullet was on target. Avoid a
Straight, No Chaser: Penetrating Trauma – Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Penetrating trauma (PT) is of such magnitude in this country that it is nearly impossible to do it justice in short form. This is primarily a medical blog, and as such I’ll defer
Straight, No Chaser: New Findings and Other Vaccine News
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser provides vaccine news of interest. If this doesn’t convince you, nothing will. You’ll want to read until the end. The most recent
It's Electric!
Good health feels great! Electric even! Most of us have the power to improve our self-satisfaction by improving our health. When our health is within our control, let’s do wh
Straight, No Chaser: Do's and Don'ts of Treating Electrical Injuries
In a previous Straight, No Chaser, we discussed the “what” of electrical injuries. In this post, we discuss the “what-to-do” and “what-not-to-do” if and when you find y
Straight, No Chaser: Electrical Injuries and Lightning Strikes
As I watch lightning lighting up the sky, it makes me wonder if anyone out there is unlucky enough to be getting struck. The annual probability of being struck by lightning is app
Straight, No Chaser: Suicide and Suicide Risks in College Students
I just had the privilege of engaging many wonderful students at my alma mater. Among many other things discussed, I was shocked by the extent to which college suicides have become
Straight, No Chaser: Heat Related Illnesses (Heat Exhaustion, Heat Cramps, Heat Stroke)
In the midst of all the memes and joking around the cramping LeBron James had during the first game of the NBA Finals, there appears not to be much thought given to the notion that
Straight, No Chaser In The News: The Performance of the VA Healthcare System
Let the buyer beware. In the United States’ hyperpolitical environment, a crisis is only regarded as an opportunity to further one’s political objectives. The latest applicatio
Straight, No Chaser: Open Fractures
I don’t think you need especially gory illustrations for this. I think you get the picture. In a previous Straight, No Chaser, we discussed broken fingers. If you get a “fi
