Malocclusion: Disease of Civilization, Part VI

Early Postnatal Face and Jaw Development The face and jaws change more from birth to age four than at any other period of development after ...

Christmas Nostalgia

Member of the Beauticult of America

I love this image from Shorpy: http://www.shorpy.com/node/7158?size=_original From the description: Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Marc...

Find The Fault No 48

Well, we've come to last Transport Series card this morning. And a good one to end on, I think. Next week we'll have something diffe...

Home Sweet Home

Snow Queen

Christmas & Hot Chocolate

New Variations on an Old Theme

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: American Hairdresser, June 1946

Is your university ready for a disaster? Plan and prepare now

At colleges and universities across the nation, millions of bright young minds regularly bask in a safe environment of learning and personal...

Christmas & Oranges

Pin Curls and How to Set Them

(You know the drill: click on the images to enlarge.) Source: A Girl and Her Hair, 1947

Weekly Update on H1N1 in Maine 11/12/2009

Maine CDC/DHHS Update on 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus November 12, 2009 Highlights As expected, H1N1 continues to expand and worsen – 65 school...

Vintage Christmas

Chocolate News

So. The manufacturer of Velveeta ('bedder than cheddar') wants to take over one of our most 'treasured institutions'. Kraft...

Wooly Christmas

Malocclusion: Disease of Civilization, Part V

Prenatal Development of the Face and Jaws The structures of the face and jaws take shape during the first trimester of pregnancy. The 5th t...

To Try Your Skills

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: Dell 1000 Hints - Your Hairdo, January 1958

Christmas Kitty

Christmas Gifts

Find The Fault No 47

I must apologise for the poor quality of this image. I snapped it last night, and it looks like I did it by candlelight. So you'll have ...

Questions about second dose of H1N1 flu vaccine for children under 10

Q. My child is under 10 and has received his first dose of H1N1 vaccine. Will there be enough vaccine to get the second dose 28 days later? ...

Nostalgie de Noel

Behind the Scenes on H1N1

For many Americans, preparing for H1N1 flu has been fairly simple: more handwashing, getting an immunization (if available), stocking up on...

Best Friends Forever

Buttonholed

I can't remember another year when the wearing of a poppy has been so intensively debated. All last week the papers had letters from Tun...

Christmas in a Country Town

Christmas Notebooks

Notebook tutorial here

Vintage Christmas

Infectious disease, infect me not!

Trying to get your community prepared in the midst of flu season? Looking for ways to teach your colleagues, classmates or neighbors about s...

Corner of a Foreign Field

A German military ambulance in Unmitigated England? Mein Gott! But it was at this year's English Heritage Festival of History. And I lik...

Christmas Dreams

Snow White

Increased flu activity in Maine, guidance for schools, treatment, vaccine prioritization, and more

From this week's update: Increased Flu Activity in Maine and the US The 2009 H1N1 flu continues to be widespread in Maine, more widespre...

I have the flu. Why won’t my doctor test me for H1N1?

In many cases, it is unlikely that your doctor will test you for H1N1 flu. There are several reasons: We are monitoring the progress of H1N1...

A Christmas Story

Impressions of Hawai'i

I recently went to Hawai'i for the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in Waikiki, followed by a one-week vacation on Kaua'i ...