I've always been fond of trivia and played the Trivial Pursuit board game with my cousins whenever we had the chance to get together on family celebrations. So, in the middle of reviewing the intricacies and demands of the law on the practice of medicine, I decided to try and break the tension of the upcoming Exams with a couple of random stuff we don't get to read in our books.
* Did you know that the antibiotic Erythromycin (Ilosone) was co-discovered by a Filipino doctor. Yup, he is Dr. Abelardo Aguilar and the drug is named after, well, Iloilo.
* Former US President Bill Clinton's personal physician was/is a Filipina, Dr. Eleanor Concepcion Mariano, who was the youngest captain in the US Navy.
* The gestation period for an elephant is 18 months, so aside from the weight, another reason why women wouldn't want to be them.
* We humans have about 10^13 cells in each of our bodies. Meanwhile, we have about 10^14 bacteria resident in and on us and all that bacteria weighs, give or take, 10 pounds.
* When a man ejaculates it shoots on average of about 45km/hr. You could kill a yak at that speed!!! Hahaha.
* When lights hits our eyes, a protein called rhodopsin therein starts a chemical chain reaction that lets us see. It's the fastest chemical reaction known to man.
* In 1888, pharmacist John S. Pemberton developed "Esteemed Brain Toxic and Intellectual Beverage," which contained: caffeine, "secret" ingredients, and cocaine. Modified for today's taste (and laws), the product is a staple, billion-dollar seller. What was Pemberton's concoction? None other than Coca-Cola.
* The symbol "Rx" is actually a corruption of the ancient symbol for the Roman god Jupiter, whose blessing was invoked upon every prescription to ensure its purity.
* The things doctors do in the name of science. Did you guys know that Barry Marshall, one of the doctors who found the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the organism responsible for peptic ulcers, inoculated himself with the bacteria and studied himself. Together with Robin Warren, they revolutionized the treatment of ulcers and putting Kremil-S out of business. Maybe not out of business, but well, lower sales. Hehe
Oh well, the tension comes back as soon as I lift the hands of the keyboard. Back to the books.
P.S. Shout out to Gaya, who is studying her behind off at her house and probably won't read this until, give or take, one week from now. Dr Ducay, who has seemingly vanished, haha, Hi doc. Hopefully you include us in your prayers all of you at SMC. And to Hershe, apparently Gaya and I have a new reader, haha, great that makes all five of you with Doc Ness and the ever-radiant Tonettsky. Insert smiley face here.
2 comments:
h, i'm still alive alright. i still read your posts..yun nga lang ga.hibernate ko for reasons that i'll probably tell you when the strorm's over...for now, i am asking for your understanding for not answering your text messages..hehe...rest assured, i'm still your avid reader bri..good luck. hapit na exams..
I dunno... Actually Kremil-S does work... I take both Kremil-S and Ranitidine (or a PPI, if someone has a sample somewhere) and I rationalize it as the Kremil-S neutralizing the acid already produced and the Ranitidine preventing further acid production. No IM textbook ever puts it that way of course. And by the way, that thing about Cimetidine inducing gynecomastia: so NOT true, unfortunately.
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