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A cardiac anesthesiologist is flying across the country for a conference, when a flight attendant comes running down the aisle, shouting, "Is anyone on board a cardiac anesthesiologist?!?!"

The anesthesiologist raises his hand and announces his presence, and asks what the problem is, and whether anyone is sick.

"Oh, no, no one's sick, but there's a cardiac surgeon up in first class who needs his table adjusted."

Rosalind Franklin 1920-1958Had a crucial role in the discovery of the helix structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin is most associated with the discovery of the structure of DNA. At 26, after she had her PhD, Franklin began working in x-ray diffraction - using x-rays to create images of crystallized solids. She pioneered the use of this method in analyzing complex, unorganized matter such as large biological molecules, and not just single crystals.
Franklin made marked advances in x-ray diffraction techniques with DNA. She adjusted her equipment to produce an extremely fine beam of x-rays. She extracted finer DNA fibers than ever before and arranged them in parallel bundles. And she studied the fibers' reactions to humid conditions. All of these allowed her to discover crucial keys to DNA's structure. Maurice Wilkins, her laboratory's second-in-command, shared her data, without her knowledge, with James Watson and Francis Crick, at Cambridge University, and they pulled ahead in the race, ultimately publishing the proposed structure of DNA in March, 1953.
It is clear that without an unauthorized peek at Franklin's unpublished data, Watson and Crick probably would neither have published their famous paper on the structure of DNA in 1953, nor won their Nobel Prizes in 1962. Franklin did not share the Nobel Prize; she died in 1958 at the age of 37.

A doctor is to give a speech at the local AMA dinner. He jots down notes for his speech. Unfortunately, when he stands in front of his colleagues later that night, he finds that he can't read his notes. So he asks, "Is there a pharmacist in the house?" A miracle drug is one that has now the same price as last year. Lady says to pharmacist: "Why does my prescription medication have 40 side effects?" Pharmacist replies: "Cause that's all we've documented so far." A man went to see his doctor because he was suffering from a miserable cold. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn't help. On his next visit the doctor gave him a shot, but that didn't do any good. On his third visit the doctor told the man, "Go home and take a hot bath. As soon as you finish bathing throw open all the windows and stand in the draft." "But doc," protested the patient, "if I do that, I'll get pneumonia." "I know," said the doctor, "I can cure pneumonia." A guy walks into work, and both of his ears are all bandaged up. The boss says, "What happened to your ears?" He says, "Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and shhh! I accidentally answered the iron." The boss says, "Well, that explains one ear, but what happened to your other ear?" He says, "Well, jeez, I had to call the doctor!" If it is dry - add moist; if it is moisten - add dryness. Congratulations, now you are a dermatologist. Patient to the eye doctor: "Whenever I drink coffee, I have this sharp, excruciating pain." "Try to remember to remove the spoon from the cup before drinking." A man goes to the eye doctor. The receptionist asks him why he is there. The man complains, "I keep seeing spots in front of my eyes." The receptionist asks, "Have you ever seen a doctor?" and the man replies, "No, just spots."

           

Ancient Egyptian Medicine

Ancient Egyptian MedicineAncient masters of human anatomy and healing
The Ancient Egyptians were advanced medical practitioners for their time. They were masters of human anatomy and healing mostly due to the extensive mummification ceremonies. This involved removing most of the internal organs including the brain, lungs, pancreas, liver, spleen, heart and intestine. The Egyptians had a basic knowledge of organ functions within the human body (save for the brain and heart which they thought had opposite functions).
The practices of Egyptian medical practitioners ranged from embalming to faith healing to surgery and autopsy. Among the curatives used by the Egyptians were all types of plant (herbs and other plants), animal (all parts nearly) and mineral compounds. The use of these compounds led to an extensive compendium of curative recipes, some still available today. For example, yeast was recognized for its healing qualities and was applied to leg ulcers and swellings. Yeast's were also taken internally for digestive disorders and were an effective cure for ulcers.
Though the Egyptians were effective healers, they did not have a clear knowledge of cellular biology or of germ theory, so it would be inappropriate to attribute the use of Yeast's as an antibiotic; as the curative effects behind the use of antibiotics were not known until well into modern times.

"Take a pencil and paper," the teacher said, "and write an essay with the title 'If I Were a Millionaire.'"

Everyone but Philip began to write furiously. He just leaned back in his chair and folded his arms.

"What's the matter," the teacher asked. "Why don't you begin?"

"I'm waiting for my secretary," he replied

put a smile on your face

I took a couple of minutes from work to give my wife a call. She put my two-year-old son on, and we chatted a while before he ended it with an enthusiastic "I love you!"

"I love you too," I said, with a dopey grin plastered on my face. I was about to hang up when I heard him ask sweetly, "Mommy, who was that?"

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what is the function of skin?!!!

A grade school teacher was grading a science test on the human body, The first question was, "Name one of the major functions of your skin."

One child had written: "To keep people who look at you from throwing up."

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A woman received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left work and stopped by the pharmacy for some medication for her daughter. When she returned to her car she was dismayed to find she had locked her keys inside. Somehow she had to get home to her sick daughter, but she didn't know what to do.

She called home to the baby sitter, who told her that her daughter was getting worse. However, the baby sitter did offer some advice.

"If you could find a coat hanger you may be able to use that to open the door."

The woman obtained an old rusty coat hanger from the pharmacy, but when she got back to her car she looked at the hanger and realized she didn't have a clue how to use the hanger to open the door.

Feeling quite hopeless, she bowed her head and asked God for help. Almost immediately an old rusty car pulled up, driven by a dirty, greasy, bearded man with a rag on his head.

The woman thought to herself, "Great. Is THIS what you sent to help me?" But she was desperate, and decided any help was better than no help at all.

The man got out of his car and asked if he could help.

"Yes, my daughter is very sick," the woman replied. "I must get home to her with this medicine, but I can't because I locked my keys in the car. Is there any way you can use this hanger to unlock my car?"

The man walked over to the car and in seconds the car was opened. Almost in tears, the woman expressed her appreciation.

"THANK YOU SO MUCH.....You are such a very nice man, and an answer to prayer!"

The man replied, "Lady, I ain't a nice man. I just got out of prison for car theft."

In even greater appreciation, the woman cried out loud, "THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME A PROFESSIONAL!"

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Jane calls the doctor in a panic. "Doctor, doctor! My little Jimmy swallowed a dozenaspirin. What should I do?"




The doctor asked Jane, "Are you sure it was a dozen?"



The frantic mother says, "Absolutely! Doctor, I'm scared to death!"



The doctor tells the mother, "Calm down. Is little Jimmy crying?"



Jane says "No."



"Is he sleeping?" asks the doctor.



"No." says Jimmy's mom.



The doctor goes on with routine questions, "Is his color funny?"



Again Jane says "No."



"Did Jimmy throw up?" asks the methodical doctor.



"No." says the worried mom. "But I'm so scared. All that aspirin... shouldn't I do something?"



To which the doctor says, "Try giving him a headache."