Monthly Archives: March 2011

Start Here

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Nichols

Plan for the future. Basically medical testing can be done for one of two reasons: either something is wrong- heart attack or cancer for example- or you want to find a problem in its earliest stages so you can prevent … Continue reading →

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No Safety Net

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mike Nichols

One of the perennial questions docs ask themselves at big medical meetings is: “How come our patients don’t exercise and eat right?” Now let’s admit up front that institutional medicine has given, many times over, conflicting advice about what constitutes … Continue reading →

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AS I LAY DYING

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mike Nichols

  Faulkner? Homer? Nope. Nichols. Well I didn’t die; I’m writing this. But, many broken bones, two punctured lungs and hanging on the face of a vertical ice couloir by a worn rope and an outcropping of rock was close … Continue reading →

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