The CDC recently reported on the problems associated with swallowing too much toothpaste. What is really hard to swallow is the commentary posted on Medscape. The CDC warns about streaky or splotchy t

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At a fork in the road I read two books. I have tried to live by the more popular one, Its maxims became a guiding light in my life. For example, “It is only with the heart that one can see clearly. Wh

Before I entered medical school, I did my Health Administration Master’s Thesis on the time commitments expected of doctors. I killed two birds with one stone: I got a good grade, and I dispelled my r

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When I was a child, I was addicted to Coca Cola. I loved those little black bottles. I would sit at my dad’s bistro, get a sandwich or a crêpe, and read the newspaper, a comic book, or study the wallp