Month

December 2016

Celecoxib and Cardiovascular Disease

December 31, 2016

The New England Journal of Medicine has a paper in its current issue (Cardiovascular Safety of Celecoxib, Naproxen, or Ibuprofen for Arthritis) that examines the safety of the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib, best known under its brand name Celebrex, though now available in a generic formulation. This drug is the only COX-2 inhibitor available in the […]

Word Salad

December 29, 2016

Another damned thick book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon? Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh I got a package from Amazon that was gift wrapped and had a note attached to it. The note read: “I can tell from reading your work that you are running out of words. So give these […]

Riccardo Stracciari

December 22, 2016

Recently, I posted an article about my choices for the 10 best baritones of the 20th century. Absent from this list was Ricardo Stracciari (1875-1955). Stracciari was such a great singer that I am uncertain why I omitted him. He was born in Casalecchio di Reno and died in Rome. In between he sang at […]

The Vulture Has Landed

December 19, 2016

I’ve been out of the country for a few weeks, but am now back (see below for the gruesome details). Thus regular posting will resume. First the important stuff. If you take a cruise bring your own salt and a shaker. No cruise line I know of has decent salt shakers. They tend to use […]

About the Editor

Neil Kurtzman

Physician. Professor. Writer.

Neil A Kurtzman MD is the Grover E Murray Professor Emeritus and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He has combined careers in clinical medicine, education, basic research, and administration for more than 40 years.