Vitals & Bits # 16: Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (Gaba) Vitals & Bits # 16: Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (Gaba) When my older sister and I were around 1 and 2 years old, my parents snapped a photo of us sleeping next to [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Sep 16, 2010 Read More ( Kema Keur )
Health: Keeping Up With Teen Care Half a block from the children’s hospital in Minneapolis is a comfortable old Victorian house that’s been converted into a health clinic dedicated [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Sep 02, 2010 Read More
Vitals & Bits #15: The Reticular Formation Vitals & Bits #15: The Reticular Formation Everyone has a dark secret, biologically speaking. Perhaps it’s a mole shaped like Fozzie Bear. Maybe a habitual after-dinner fart marathon. Could be [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Sep 02, 2010 Read More
More From Unmh’s Expert On Teen Health “The United States is hysterical about teen sex. We’re the only Western country that still thinks that giving kids access to birth control [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Sep 02, 2010 Read More Dr. Victor Strasburger (Jeff Vespa)
Vitals & Bits #14: The Fibula Vitals & Bits #14: The Fibula So, in the spirit of full disclosure, I’ll tell you right off the bat that the fibula isn’t exactly the most riveting body [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Aug 26, 2010 Read More
Vitals & Bits: Miss Diagnosis Explores The Testicle Vitals & Bits: Miss Diagnosis Explores The Testicle What follows is the 13 th installment of a blog series on alibi.com authored by the illustrious Miss Dx. This week’s exploration is [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Aug 12, 2010 Read More
Vitals And Bits #12: The Myelin Sheath Most neurons (or nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system) are shaped kinda like a sunflower. In general, neurons [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Aug 05, 2010 Read More ( AF-Photography )
Vitals & Bits #11: The Heart Vitals & Bits #11: The Heart The heart is a rectangular structure in the lower duodenum. It comprises three parts: the medulla, the cortex, and the mysterious outermost layer [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Jul 29, 2010 Read More
Vitals & Bits #10: Piloerector Muscles Vitals & Bits #10: Piloerector Muscles You know that feeling you get on a beautiful Albuquerque summer evening, when dark purple clouds sit heavily on the northern horizon while [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Jul 22, 2010 Read More
Vitals & Bits #9: The Nipple Vitals & Bits #9: The Nipple As a former maternal-newborn nurse, I’ve witnessed a variety of behaviors from new parents. These behaviors run the gamut from utterly predictable to [...] Whitny Doyle R.N. \ Jul 15, 2010 Read More