Feature Articles
JULY 31, 2013
Bringing home Babe: What you need to know before bringing home your first pig
When most people think of their ideal pet a certain breed of dog or cat instantly comes to mind. However, for those that love more exotic pets and are willing to put in a little more time and effort a pot-bellied pig can be an ideal choice.
MULLET OVER BY JAMES K. WHITE | JULY 31, 2013
There are now no Rabbs frogs left in the wild
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) turned out to be a training episode for a U.S. internal war that began some 13 years afterward. 
More than 200 combatants who participated in the 1840s conflict became generals during the American Civil War.
In 2005, zoologists traveled to Panama to rescue the endangered Rabbs tree frog. A chytrid fungus (I do not make up these names) was killing the Rabbs population by the thousands.
Hundreds of the threatened frogs were taken to various sites around the United States in order to set up breeding programs and re-establish the species.
DR. DAVE HEPBURN | JULY 17, 2013
Weighing the risk benefit ratio some would stop breathing!
The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will Study author suggests doctors give patients less info on potential drug side effects, but is that ethical? I tell you why. I encourage my patients to NOT read the S/E profile that some pharmacists delight in giving. The number of patients I have seen who have come back with a significant worsening of their condition because they read about a S/ E and it scared them.
