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in the news 2007-11-03 21:46:00 Effort to Save Everglades Falters as Funds Drop Very disturbing.Music: It's Only Human On the other hand, very fascinating.A Decorative Piece of Subway History Is Unearthed in a Busy StationOnly a Sick Society Plays Politics with Children's HealthVery recently, my sister was accepted into a JYA program in Argentina for next spring, so thinking of her I read the following two articles.The Foreign LegionsWhy Study Abroad Costs So Much, What to Do About It ...

day +72 2007-11-01 16:50:00 Tuesday night I finished watching the film, Miami Vice, directed by Michael Mann. In this film as in both Heat and Collateral, I marveled at Mann's cinematic genius in urban nocturnal scenes. I, however, enjoyed Heat and Collateral more.This morning I went back to Sloan as planned for another blood test. This time my Creatinine level was 1.2, which is normal, so all looks well. I suspect that the abnormally high Creatinine level reported on Monday was due to either the Tacrolimus or Sirolimus. My WBC, HGB, and platelets were all fine too.BTW, here are two interesting articles. One about risk of staph infections at the gym: Staph at the Gym? Not if You're CarefulAnd the other one is about Washoe, a chimpanzee which learned to use American Sign Language: Washoe, a Chimp of Many Words, Dies at 42 ...

young cancer spouses 2007-11-01 16:48:00 Young Cancer Spouses is a website I found yesterday that aims to support young spouses of adults with cancer to share information, support, and experiences. ... Cancer

cancer news 2007-11-01 16:45:00 Report: Excess Body Fat Linked to Cancer ... Cancer

day +71 2007-10-31 13:29:00 Happy Halloween, folks!I just received a call from Ally asking me to come in tomorrow at 9:30 am for a blood test. Monday's Creatinine level was a bit high, she said, so they want me to have another blood test taken to measure how well my kidneys are working (or not working).Earlier today I had my weekly session with Dr. Roberts. ...

cancer news 2007-10-31 12:36:00 Quality of Life is Key to Cancer Survival: Study ... Cancer

new e-mail address 2007-10-30 21:05:00 I changed my blog's contact e-mail address to journalofaprizefighter@gmail.com ...

day +70 2007-10-30 16:44:00 I uploaded to Flickr the photographs from my two week trip to Tunisia back in January 2001 after having spent my JYA semester in Morocco. Click here to see them. ...

cancer news 2007-10-30 12:14:00 Prognosis: Cancers Not Affected by Emotional Health ... Cancer