Google Trends is a pretty cool tool for seeing what the world is searching for over a given time period.  I subscribe to an RSS feed in Google Reader that delivers the latest hot trends.  Some pretty random stuff shows up.  For example, tonight's 11 pm feed shows Habba Syndrome at number 13.  

What is Habba Syndrome?

Habba Syndrome was first described by Saad F. Habba, MD. The main symptom of Habba Syndrome is post-pandrial diarrhea, (three or more bowel movements per day for at least three months, which can range from simple urgency to incontinence) which is generally thought to be due to dysfunctional gallbladder which produces inappropriate amount of bile, but cholecystectomy does not greatly influence the symptoms, and approximately 10% of patients have nearly no change. Hence, the gallbladder may not be the only factor causing the syndrome.

Making this odd query even odder, "cordless drill" is listed as a "related search" at the trend page. I'm sorry, but I don't want to be anywhere near a Habba Syndrome sufferer handling a cordless drill.  That situation holds the potential for a pretty decent mess.

Labels: disease, fun with words, internet, toilet

I have a cold.  As a result, I have a perfectly functioning left nostril and a continuously clogged right nostril.  I can successfully blow the right nostril clean for 0.238 seconds before it clogs back up.  

Labels: disease

I ate some Totino's Party Pizza last weekend. It was the first time I've noshed on Totino's in forever. My timing always blows, as indicated in this news:

Almost five million Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings are being recalled because the pepperoni may be contaminated with E. coli.

What did I do to deserve this? I know I have had diarrhea at least once since the ingestion, so I could easily be hosed. Do they actually expect people who buy Totino's to be willing to return them?

The frozen pizzas were produced in its Wellston, Ohio, plant and distributed throughout the United States. The plant is currently making other pizzas, but not with pepperoni, General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said.

Does this mean we won't be able to get pepperoni topping on Totino's Party Pizzas at any store? Have they taken them off the shelves completely? If not, you'd better run to the store before they start price gouging. If they are off the shelves, I hope you have a padlock for that Totino's stockpile in your freezer. This could get messy like the bloody excrement of an E. coli victim.


Side note: People who eat Jeno's pizzas probably do deserve E. coli.

Side note 2: I always thought the sausage was most likely to be tainted. Go figure.

Labels: disease, food