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...cadaver; it was creepy. There didn't seem to be a reason for this failure of his skin to close. His pre-op labs had been normal. I went through our old mnemonic - FRIEND - but there was no foreign body, radiation, infection, enteritis (like Crohn's disease), neoplasm (cancer) or diverticulitis producing these dry holes in my patient's knee. Maybe the miracle just wasn't going to happen this time. There didn't seem to be a reason for the cuts not to heal, but then there's no real reason for cuts to heal either. They just usually...
...Waste of Ink and Money The three years and $5000 that detective Ed Soares has spent on his tattoo could have been better spent on shelters for the homeless, hospitals, clinics, cancer research or any other worthy cause [Nov. 5]. Such a donation would be a better way to show Soares' humanity. As a physician I have seen many tattoos of varied quality, meaning and placement on the body. I have encouraged my tattoo-loving patients to forgo the ink and instead donate their dollars to nonprofit medical research. Michael Canham, M.D., Denver...
...really appreciated Kathleen Kingsbury's report on breast cancer. In this country nobody discusses the disease even though it has become more prevalent. Fighting it is a global challenge. Governments, religious leaders, nongovernmental organizations and social activists have to work jointly to free the world of breast cancer. Yohannes Aytenfisu, Addis Ababa
Betty Ford Former First Lady and founder of the renowned drug-addiction treatment facility in California In light of her recent trip to the United Arab Emirates to raise breast-cancer awareness, Laura Bush is a natural candidate for me. In signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi and the Susan G. Komen foundation, she has opened doors for women's health and emphasized the need--and possibility--for all women to be informed about breast cancer...
...three years and $5,000 that Detective Ed Soares has spent on his tattoo could have been better spent on nonprofit shelters, hospitals, clinics, cancer research or any other worthy cause [Nov. 5]. Such a donation would be a better way to demonstrate his humanity. As a physician I have seen many tattoos of varied quality, meaning and placement on the body. I have encouraged my tattoo-loving patients to forgo the ink and instead donate their dollars to nonprofit medical research...