Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on TwitterBe a Facebook FanTumble us!

17 Nov 2010 23:20

tags

Culture: Greg Oden pretty much most injured player in NBA history

  • We usually make a point not to post sports here, but we just have to this time. Greg Oden has missed more games than he’s played. The Portland Trail Blazer hasn’t taken the court the entire season so far. He’s played just 82 games since entering the NBA in 2007 as a No. 1 draft pick after a dominant single year at Ohio State. And he has to get surgery on his knee again, and will miss the entire season. Again. Hey, Greg Oden, we don’t know why you have the knees of a 60-year-old, but you need to take better care of them, because you’re clearly doing something wrong. source

26 Jun 2010 10:52

tags

Politics: Highlights from Dick Cheney’s long, winding medical history

  • Dick Cheney’s clear proof the medical system works. The former vice president has had so many procedures done for his heart and the rest of his body that he’s his own living embodiment of why health care is effective. He also probably pays for at least one doctor’s yearly salary. Some highlights:
  • 1978 The year of Cheney’s first heart attack. He’s had three others since.
  • 2005 Cheney was treated for arterial aneurysms behind both of his knees.
  • 2007 An electrical impulse was used to correct his irregular heartbeat.
  • 2009 He underwent TWO elective surgeries for lumbar spinal stenosis. source