Monthly Archives: July 2013

Is There a Doctor in the House? The Medical Background of Congress

Congress oversees a great deal that has to do with health care.  You may have heard a little about that little piece of legislation that was passed called the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare), comprehensively reforming our system of healthcare … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 7-26-13

The week has brought great relief from both the heat and the humidity this week which was most welcomed.  The garden got a break as did the gardener.  Soon the Congress will all go home and the town and the … Continue reading

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Can Technology Usher in New Era of OTCs?

As many long time readers know from earlier postings about this topic, when I step on my bathroom scale, it records my weight and sends it to my iPad.  I have a blood pressure cuff that hooks up that very … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 7-19-13

Ok.  I keep thinking summer is going to be the time when things slow down and I have a little more time for posting.   I’m not teaching over the summer, people are on vacation, life slows down, right?  Not … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup 7-12-13

Don’t know about where you are, but here in Washington, D.C. the rain has been of epic proportions.  The gardens are getting a good long drink and I always like to think, whether or not it is true, that a … Continue reading

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