Anti-vax fearmongering: French etching, 1800, a diseased creature being pulled by a cow-riding physician and syringe-wielding apothecary, to the children's horror In our own era, the sudden emergence of a new killer virus has completely changed our perception of what is … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Medical Pioneer, Sara Josephine Baker
Photo: Public Domain November 15, 1873 - Sara Josephine Baker: "It is six times safer to be a soldier in the trenches than a baby in the United States." Baker was an American physician whose contributions to public health, especially in the immigrant communities of New … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay, Pioneering Nurse, Florence Nightingale
May 13, 1820 – Florence Nightingale: "I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women… no woman has excited passions among women more than I have." When I was in a cancer treatment, R.N.s were my heroes. Nurses are everyday … [Read more...]
“London’s Dreadful Visitation”: Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague of 1665
London's Dreadful Visitation, or, A Collection of all the Bills of Mortality for this Present Year - E. Cotes, 1665 Pandemics are THE topic of conversation these days, if you are lucky enough to have someone to talk with. Cable news relentlessly brings us a daily death … [Read more...]
Excuse Me?! Why Are We Not Talking About Jennifer Lopez’s New Music Video?
Yesterday Jennifer Lopez dropped the music video for her song, 'Medicine' and I am truly offended that the internet hasn't been giving it the praise it deserves! This music video is PHENOMENAL! JLo looks STUNNING, her outfits are breathtaking, her BODY-ODY-ODY is gag worthy and … [Read more...]
Marie Osmond Made Music Again For Some Reason
And it's really, really bad. And the video may be the cheesiest thing I've ever seen. I'm sure she meant well, but she probably just shouldn't have at all. I mean, who told Marie Osmond this was the look? … [Read more...]
Snowman autopsy
Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.comWARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. If you have an aversion to snow bowels and snow intestines and snow … [Read more...]
IT’S HIGH TIME FOR A NEW APP
The people made California a whole lot greener on November 5, 1996. Dennis Peron conceived Proposition 215, aka the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, in memory of his lover, Adam West, who had used marijuana to treat AIDS. It … [Read more...]
Beastie Boy Is Ill, Yo
The Beastie Boys' MCA, Adam Yauch, recently was diagnosed with cancer in his left salivary gland and he's made a tape, in the company of bandmate Ad-Rock, explaining the situation and apologizing for the Boys having to cancel their upcoming tour and push back the release date of … [Read more...]
Shocking Treatment in China
China's Ministry of Health has ordered a hospital in the eastern Shandong province to stop its use of electroshock therapy to cure youths of Internet addiction. It seems 10 percent of the country's under-18 population can't … [Read more...]
