Prevent a Heart Attack: Learn How metabolic Syndrome Affects Your Chances of Heart Disease Many people know that heart disease is the number one killer today with stroke being number three—but did you know that metabolic syndrome is one of the leading causes of heart disease and heart attacks? Together the two blood vessel diseases of strokes and heart attacks are the primary cause ...
Obituary: Jean Dausset French immunologist a Nobel prizewinner for his work on the human genomeFew people have contributed as much to science and the human good as Jean Dausset who has died aged 93. In 1980 he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Baruj Benacerraf and George Snell for his work on tis ...
Transfusion Tuesday As predicted in this point of Gavin's chemo cycle he needed a blood transfusion today. He felt great but looked a bit on the pale side. Sure enough his labwork confirmed that he needed more blood. I was happy that his platelets were high enough to not need a transfusion of that as well. I'd lov ...
Happiness is a Cool Dog This is mostly where our girl Sophie likes to be during these scorching summer days. Like me she just doesn't appreciate summer. Give us a good old cold day anytime. All the better to play outside--so says Sophie.Sophie has made the back of this love seat hers for the last seven years plus. The ...
