Medical trivia

Obesity surgery is causing vitamin deficiency, and even a couple cases of Wernicke's encephalopathy, which we docs usually only see nowadays in drunks. If you really want to read my essay with links, it's HERE

But cheer up. Fat isn't all that bad. Did you know fat people have a lower suicide rate?

Remember that study about CT scans picking up lung cancer? LINK...Well, they do, but most lung cancers have spread by then, so it doesn't matter if you pick them up early....years ago, we found yearly Chest X rays didn't make much difference either...sigh.

Did you know that Tamiflu is made from Star Anise? LINK2...the bad news is that you just can't eat it, it's only a precursor to the drug....

Sigh. Guess we'll have to stick to Kim Chee