Doctor: arthritic back may be serious problem
October 30, 2007
October 30 , 2007 BY ROMAN MODROWSKI
It’s impossible to predict whether Brian Urlacher’s arthritic back will shorten his career, but the way it’s apparently affecting his performance speaks to its seriousness.
Urlacher, 29, is in his eighth season and admitted his back became so painful he sought advice from a specialist in Pittsburgh.
”If the athlete is telling you that it bothers him to this degree, then it’s certainly a serious problem,” said Preston Wolin, an orthopedic surgeon and director of sports medicine for the Neurological and Orthopedic Institute of Chicago. ”We know there is a significant percentage of pro athletes who have arthritis and are playing with it, but it’s impossible to extrapolate how long a certain player can play with it.” Read more
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Breast cancer metastases / CINN brain screening event
October 17, 2007
Wednesday, October 17
In tonight’s Medical Watch — a diagnosis no one wants to hear … cancer and it’s spread. Now some advice on protecting the mind when breast cancer makes a run for the brain.
Kathy Southwick, breast cancer patient: “My then breast surgeon called to say it’s in your liver. We don’t do mastectomies if its in your liver do you understand?”
What Kathy Southwick didn’t understand is why her then-physician didn’t offer more treatment options for her stage 4 cancer.
Southwick: “So I fired my breast surgeon and my assigned oncologist and sought other help.” Read more
Clinton’s laugh may do us some good — no joke
October 5, 2007
Yes, Hillary Clinton’s laugh can seem a little odd.
And, yes, the current discussion of her laugh is at least a little sexist.
And, yes, in a perfectly responsible world we’d be talking instead about Darfur and the deficit.
Now that we’ve agreed on that, I want to take this yucking matter in another direction.
First, though, a reprise of the situation:
Last week on “The Daily Show” Jon Stewart aired a video pastiche of Sen. Clinton laughing while she was interviewed on several Sunday TV talkfests. She emitted big laughs in response to some sober questions, and, though her sober answers followed, the laugh is what lingered. Read more
