The numbers are quite serious, and the good old US of A ranks pretty high up there with a whopping 74.1% obesity rate. Check out this infographic to learn more about obesity and how it impacts health care costs in this country as well as Canada. That’s $300 BILLION per year, just to take care of people that are overweight as well as their associated comorbid diseases.

Via: Actos lawsuit lawyers

It’s a known fact that many people would gloss over all of this information in textual format, but when presented as an infographic more eyeballs tend to stick. While I don’t have an STD myself (at least to my knowledge lol), many people do. It’s the type of lifestyle that each person chooses to live that will ultimately determine your overall STD risk.

Many years ago while back in medical school, I could always spot the high-risk vs. low-risk patients within seconds after laying eyes on them. I’m sure that’s a skill that even the most junior physicians possess, but it’s amazing what appearances can do. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy!

Via: Health Testing Centers

The left, however, tends to disagree with that statement.

Massachusetts is perhaps the bluest state in the nation. Liberals practically pour from the cracks of the sidewalk in Boston. Keep in mind that the last Republican senator from Massachusetts was Edward Brooke, who was elected to the last of his two terms in 1972. Finally, this was the seat vacated by the liberal God Teddy Kennedy.

Let’s outline what went down with this special election in Massachusetts:

• The Democratic candidate Coakley was up 30 points in the polls in September of 2009.
• The Republican candidate Brown campaigned on the promise of voting NO on the current health care bill and on the financial reform bill. The voters of Mass. knew what they were getting.
• Brown started to pick up steam in the polls, and the mainstream media caught on.
• Coakley vacationed in the Caribbean from December 23rd until just after the new year. In the meantime, Brown was busy working the campaign trail.
• On Tuesday, January 19th 2010 Brown takes an early lead in the election.
• Coakley — knowing that she lost — calls Brown to concede just two hours after the polls close.
• Brown wins the upset of the century, disrupts the Democrat super-majority, and puts a huge damper on getting health reform passed.

The voters of Massachusetts have spoken.

“Stop with the backroom, closed-door and smoke-filled room deals (Nebraska and Louisiana, anyone?) and do what the people want, Obama.”

If a Republican can win in Massachusetts — and take the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat at the same fucking time — they can win anywhere.

This was a direct vote against the shitty health care bill. 56% said that the reason they voted for Brown was because of health care.

In one single vote, they’re saying “Fuck Your Health Care Reform.”

And, I am too. Fuck your health care, liberals.

I pay for mine, you pay for yours.

People want to hear from those that are in the trenches. I want to hear from you guys that are fucking fed up with medical training and the way you’re treated.

Let’s make this the official thread if you want to write for this site. It gets a nice amount of traffic and your work will be read. All I ask is that you’re a current medical student or resident and can share some of your experiences with thousands of readers each week.

So, hit up the comments on this post and I promise I’ll get back to you if you want to write for this site.

OK.

I’m just posting to say I’m still here stacking paper. You have to realize it’s near impossible to write about medical school since I’ve been out of the game so long now. If someone wants to take over, post a comment and we’ll go from there. I don’t even really check the mail on this site anymore.

Cheers!

Hoover