More good news. There seems to be progress weekly! Scientists Cure Mice Of Sickle Cell Using Stem Cell Technique – washingtonpost.com Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia — the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, … Read more
Tuesday night a group of Fairfield alumni rugby players turned out at the White Horse Tavern in the Village for “a few beers a few laughs, and nobody gets hurt”, as John O’Neill (who couldn’t make it – in Hong Kong on business) might put it. I was actually the youngest in the group (finally … Read more
This past Friday, I took most of the day off, and with Brigid headed back to where we and three other women had ended our Appalachian Trail walk, over a month ago. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Through the Lemon Squeezer Maria and Kathy were unable to go, but Karen and her husband Mike (and their dog … Read more
in my opinion, since I am unaffiliated with any party, I have an extremely high level of mental health! The Gallup Poll people did a survey and found out the following: Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, … Read more
The Washington Post had a feature on the recent realization in the medical community that breast cancer rates and severity have been underestimated for Black women. Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says – washingtonpost.com The new findings, published online yesterday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are the latest revelation about … Read more
Had my six month CAT scan yesterday. It produced the usual gastro-intestinal effects which I won’t bother detailing… and which kept me from going to the gym yesterday. My appointment to see the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz was postponed a week (he’ll be away at a conference), so I will see him two weeks from … Read more
Tomorow I go down to Sloan Kettering for my semi-annual CAT scan. The next week I see the Lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. I feel fine, no signs of any lumps or funny itching that might indicate the return of my mantle cell. So I expect a good report. I have been going to the gym … Read more
For the second year in row, Stepinac defeated White Plains H.S. on Thanksgiving. It was the 37th meeting, and I am sure White Plains is way ahead in the series (they have a much larger student body). But hey, you’re only as good as your last game! Stepinac finished the season with the best season … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has a good editorial this morning on Al Gore’s joining a Venture Capital Firm. Global Warming, Inc OpinionJournal – Featured Article Al Gore no longer needs to make claims about creating the Internet, because the former Vice President deserves much of the credit for creating an entire new industry–the global warming … Read more
Several of my die-hard, yellow dog Democrat* friends are big Obama supporters. And there was an op ed in the NY Times a few days ago, as well as a long (much too long) piece by Andrew Sullivan in the Atlantic Monthly. The common theme is that Obama will be a unifier, taking us beyond … Read more