Woman Survives Live Grenade Lodged in Face

A 32 year old Mexican woman, Karla Flores, survived extraction of a live grenade from between her jawbones. Apparently, she was minding her ...

Cat with Two Faces (Literally)

Frank and Louie are an extremely rare type of cat known as a Janus cat. Born with two faces, he (they) are the longest living Janus cat in e...

Cigarettes Contain Radioactive Polonium

Cigarettes are known to cause cancer... But we now know there's another reason why... they contain radioactive material, specifically po...

Not All Spinning Motions Cause Dizziness

In one of the stranger research projects I've encountered in awhile, French scientists reported on why in the sport of discus throwing,...

HIPAA Allows for Regular Email Communication Between Patients and Physicians

There is a widespread mistaken belief that HIPAA prohibits physicians from communicating with patients using regular un-encrypted email as ...

MRI Scans CAN Cause Vertigo

Researchers at Johns Hopkins published a study that reports that MRI scans CAN cause feelings of dizziness induced by magnetic fields caus...

Oral Exam Using a Finger

For a good physical exam, physicians use their senses (eyes, ears, nose) to detect disease processes that may not necessarily be obvious to ...

United Kingdom Ends $17 Billion Electronic Medical Records Initiative

The Wall Street Journal on Sept 23, 2011 reported that the United Kingdom will scrap the entire electronic medical records (EMR) initiative...

New Webpage on Vocal Cord Granuloma

Given the sudden interest patients have expressed in vocal cord granulomas ever since singer John Mayer announced a hiatus in concerts due...

Singer John Mayer Diagnosed with Vocal Cord Granuloma

On Sept 19, 2011, media reported that singer John Mayer has been forced to cancel all upcoming concert plans and delay release of a new alb...

Tongue Acrobatics

Impressive tongue acrobatics... Not much more to say! Watch the video here .

World's Longest Human Tongue

The longest human tongue ever recorded is that of Stephen Taylor and measures 9.8 centimetres (3.86 in). Apparently, his tongue has not stop...

Another Rock Singer With Injured Voice

On Sept 16, 2011, the Stone Temple Pilots had to cancel their tour because their lead singer Scott Weiland was placed on voice rest due to ...

World Record Large Ears

On September 2011, the Guinness Book of World Records announced the longest ears of any dog belongs to a Coonhound named Harbor. His magnifi...

Keychain Emergency Airway Device (Video)

Health professionals who know how to perform cricothyroidotomy to obtain an emergency airway in someone who is obstructing can appreciate a...

Smoker's Kids Have More Ear Infections

Although not entirely new news... a new review paper which collated the results of 61 past studies has reaffirmed that smoking around kids ...

100 Years of Style and Dance

A random post for those who appreciate dance and fashion...

Carbon Dioxide Helps with Nasal Allergies

MSNBC reported recently that a shot of carbon dioxide gas into the nose can help with allergies based on preliminary findings funded by C...

Intranasal Treatment for Clogged Ears

A common cause of clogged ears with inability to pop them easily is due to eustachian tube dysfunction . There are a number of ways to addre...

Best Ballpoint Pen for Emergency Cricothyroidotomy?

I recently blogged about a man who choked to death on an airplane and the impossibility of saving this man's life with a surgical airwa...

Beating Heart in a Box

With heart and lung transplants, the current standard is to transport the heart (or any other organ to be transplanted) inside an icebox coo...

The Healthcare Dilemma Simplified

As an otolaryngologist in private practice, I have observed from the sidelines the healthcare crisis that is brewing in our nation, being de...

Man Chokes to Death During Air Flight... Preventable?

News media reported on Sept 5, 2011 about Robert Rippingale who choked to death during a flight from Singapore to New Zealand. He was with ...

Best Medication for Dizziness

So how would one go about figuring out the best medication for dizziness due to motion-sickness leading to nausea and even vomiting? Well, ...

Surgery Without Wires

Surgery is messy... and I don't mean in terms of blood and guts... What I mean are wires, cables, tubing, etc. Let's take a routine ...

Movie Sets are Dangerous to Ears!

First it was Maggie Q, and now I learn that there are other celebrities with hearing loss due to movie set loud noise exposure. Leonard Nim...

Hearing Loss Can Can Accelerate Brain Volume Loss

Everyone has heard of the saying "If you don't use it, you will lose it." Well, when it comes to hearing loss , that seems to ...