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The Food and Drug Administration's reorganization under the Obama administration is getting closer and closer to categorically declaring all dietary supplements "drugs" in order to control and tax them (along with an additional one billion dollars for their budget). This will be a great win for the Federal Government! They've already pulled ( Read more... )

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mr_dowg and I have perfected our absinthe-drinking evenings with this substantial new recipe I invented quite by mistake. Unlike a 'Fairy Bomb' which is absinthe mixed with an energy drink, we save ourselves that silly dilution and make your standard Hemingway-named Death in the Afternoon by mixing the absinthe directly with ( Read more... )

Boy was suffering from a variety of infections due to a decreased immune system brought on by the flu, which he apparently contracted without us being aware of it. The doctor put him on bedrest for the entire week and I worked from home - for a week. A very long week. I've been hopped up on MONSTER and scooby-snack, and last night I was dancing ( Read more... )

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Its in our primitive nature to not stand apart from the safety of the pack. When one discusses their individuality, its meant insofar as that pack is concerned. That's why I have such a problem with non-conformists; they're all the same. What began as a fun idea for a cheap thrill (all the while thinking I was quite the visionary for my insight ( Read more... )

"When it rains, it pours" my mother used to say. I didn't really understand that, until I was an adult.


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ehowton adds up the cost of a kidney stone

Primary Care
CAT Scan
Urogolist
KUB
Ultrasonic blast

$20
$130
$40
$45
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1. Abdomen was examined in contiguous axial sections from the lower thoracic region to the pelvis with intravenous and oral contrast.


2. Liver, pancreas, spleen, appendix and adrenal glands are unremarkable.


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