On this date, in 1937, aviatrix extraordinaire, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific as she was attempting the first round-the-world plane trip.  She was later found in Argentina shacked up with Maria.

But I digress….

Big news on  the anti-smoking drugs , Chantix and Zyban.  There’s concern that they could trigger depression and suicide.  In fact, a boxed warning has been mandated.  Of course, the drug companies have problems with this stigma.  I’d be depressed too if I wasn’t able to enjoy all that carcinogenic heat waft through my bronchi and nest in my alveoli.
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/fda-news-release-on-chantix-and-zyban/
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/chantix-and-zyban-i-could-just-kill-myself/

Do you think you can’t see free air on a flat-plate belly film?  Think again.  Here is a case and x-rays on a guy with pneumoperitoneum.
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/find-the-free-air-on-a-kub/

Here is the news and the study abstract indicating that survival from CPR in the elderly hasn’t gotten better over the years.  How to improv the stats?  Stop doing CPR on the elderly!
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/cpr-the-elderly/
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/epidemiologic-study-of-in-hospital-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-in-the-elderly/

It’s no surprised to most of us that Americans are getting fatter than ever.  After all, who is getting the strained backs and pulled muscles shoveling these chunks of lard in and out of ambulance, helicopters and off gurneys.  Thsi article cites a study showing how bad the problem is.  Ole Miss is the number 1 state with 32.5% obesity rate.  In fact, it’s getting so fat it’s squeezing Alabama.
http://omniphysicians.com/2009/07/02/what-state-has-the-most-fatties/

Paul R.