Archive for July 13th, 2007

The Real Reason for Obesity Health Scares

A recent episode of the cult-hit Scrubs had a bit where a morbidly obese man came in for treatment. The main character, JD's, comment about the "dreaded" patient hit the nail on the head: "big patients are harder to treat." Things aren't fitted for people over 250 pounds. Needles can be too small. Veins are harder to find. And, as Big Fat Blog [...]