In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Peachy
I'm back from Georgia where I had a fantastically relaxing time with some friends. We toured Macon, St. Simons Island, and Savannah. Among many things, we practiced Southern accents, swam in the Atlantic, ate peach ice cream, sang Disney songs, and debated Flannery O'Connor. In any case, it really helped make this so-called "last summer ever" seem more summery. I'm getting back into the groove of labwork and blogging about life as a medical student (or something like that). I still have some vacation inertia; all I want to do is kick back with a good read and some dark chocolate (which, according to a recent JAMA randomized control trial, reduces blood pressure and improves formation of nitric oxide as a vasodilator). Right.
hm, i wonder if i can ask my HMO to prescribe me chocolate 10g bid/prn
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