mvenus929's blog

In our last discussion, we focused on ethics when it came to placebo pills. In part two of our discussion, we'll focus on another issue: Should patients using marijuana be denied organ transplants?  Read More »

I've decided, in an effort to stretch my ability to answer ethical questions, to take a look at a few ethical dilemmas. Since I'll most certainly face a number of ethical questions in my future profession (as a physician), I figure this is as good of a time as any to delve into these questions.  Read More »

I recently read an article in the New York Times about an organic baby formula Similac puts out. It basically says that while this formula is organic (and thus supposedly better for you), it uses cane sugar instead of other sugars.  Read More »

I had actually wrote this blog ages ago, but it was around the time my computer just died on me, and I couldn't recover it. I've just now had time to sit down and rewrite it.  Read More »

Something irks me more than anything else. I cannot stand it, especially after being on this site for a year and a half, being a faculty member for a year of that. I have read all sorts of different opinions about various topics.  Read More »

I hate slowing down. It makes me think more, which at this time is making me rather depressed. So, rather than sitting here living with my depressed state, I figure one of the best ways to deal with it is to talk. And since I don't have anyone to talk to right now, blogging is the second best option. With that introduction, welcome to my musings on relationships and friendships.  Read More »

My 'job' here on the site is to meet the demands of all your bloggers. Over the past year (or so), I have gradually climbed the ranks and become the Director of Member Services (though my title may change soon as we undergo another transformation this summer). I basically work for everyone who is not a volunteer on the site (the volunteers are under Fanaile's control).  Read More »

I have been rather touched by death recently. My ex-boyfriend's mother died almost two months ago, we all just recently found out about a dear friend to many of us has died, and my friend's grandfather passed away earlier this week. Needless to say, this has caused a lot of thought about death and memories in my group of friends recently.  Read More »