wart removal, deal dingy, generics, planking

WART REMOVAL
the american academy of family physicians journal this month
published an article on wart removal
no i didnt write it but
if you were one of my patients you will recognize the first line
recommendations

first treatement is dont
67% of warts will be gone in 2 years
cost zero

2nd line of treatment
73% of warts will be gone eventually after treatment
cost minimal
no office visit required

from article directions (sounds familiar)
obtain salicyclic wart treatment from pharmacy or store
soak the wart area in warm water for five minutes
file or rub down any rough areas with a pumice stone
or emory board
apply the salicyclic acid to the wart
cover with duct tape (my duct tape post for the week)
repeat daily until wart is gone
may take several weeks
dont use the salicylic acid on the face

3rd choice for those 27-33% that dont respond
50-70% effective
the over the counter freezing units may not work as well as
the office ones
if these are used the treatments need to be repeated probably
several times over several weeks or
go to the doctor and get it frozen
will probably take several visits

a few warts wont respond to this and will need
other treaments

cost office visits and procedure fees
some risk for scarring

DEAL DINGY
the dingy thing about the new debt ceiling deal was that it
brought together the right wing tea partiers and the left wing
democratics to oppose this deal
strange bed fellows huh

GENERICS
those of you who have suffered through the expense of having
to pay for lipitor ($165+ a month) and plavix ($201+ a month)
now will soon be able to get them as generics

wonder why viagra is not generic as it was produced first in the
mid 1990s
wont they be one that people are looking forward to it going generic
but when that happens there will not be any more of those
good commercials you get to watch with your kids and parents

PLANKING
the planking journey continues