"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Quiz: Guess the diagnosis. (Hint: Dental assistant who attempted suicide.) Answer.
APOLOGIES: I thought that the link to the answer was one of the New England Journal's free pages, but it turns out it requires a subscription. Answer: Mercury embolism. She injected herself with elemental mercury. Survived with no ill effects. posted by Sydney on
4/15/2003 08:26:00 AM
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