Tag Archives: medicine

Herbs Herb Hut (Owner’s Real Name Is Jerry)

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to our herb shop where everything is grown on the property.  We have a wide assortment of herbs that you may recognize, but have been given a little boost.  Are you looking for cooking, medical, or entertainment?  Medical because … Continue reading →

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Does the Hippocratic Oath Exist in Fiction?

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

First, it’s difficult to even figure out what the Hippocratic oath really is.  We tend to think immediately of doctors swearing to do no harm to their patients.  Yet, something like this doesn’t appear until the second to last paragraph … Continue reading →

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World Cancer Day

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I was looking for a holiday to showcase today since I need to figure out more animals to do posts on.  Kept coming back to this one.  I’ve known a lot of cancer survivors and those who couldn’t beat it.  … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: At Least I Made It . . . Did I?

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has sold about 18 copies.  Not bad.  It’s still 99 cents, so feel free to grab one for yourself. Not really sure where else to go at this point in the post.  Darwin & the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Around and Round the Medicine Bush

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was heavily inspired by one of my favorite books growing up.  Dr. Seuss’s ‘You’re Only Old Once’ had a part called the Pill Drill.  I loved it as a kid even though I didn’t know what it meant.  It … Continue reading →

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How Do You Explain?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

How do you explain a cough Caused by flower dust To a child who’s only scared Raspy throat and wheezing breath Violent hacks Making his stomach ache Spilling medicine into his mouth To stem the tide of pollen Knowing his … Continue reading →

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From the Vault: The Pandora’s Box Prescription

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

As I sit here coughing I contemplate this pill A harsh Pandora’s Box Holding hope And an army of horrors I am forced to swallow With a bathtub’s worth of water My shredded throat Whimpering against the pill Until it … Continue reading →

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Around and Round the Medicine Bush

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(One of my favorite poems is the Dr. Seuss’ Pill Drill from You’re Only Old Once.  I tried to do something similar a year ago after a really rough couple of months.  Before anyone asks, my health was not as … Continue reading →

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