Mayo Clinic Minute: The difference in brain aneurysms

Each year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptured brain aneurysm, which means about 1 in 50 people might have one. A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral aneurysm, is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. Dr. Chris Fox, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, says there are two broad categories of aneurysms: ruptured aneurysms, which are neurosurgical emergencies, and unruptured aneurysms, where…

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Colorectal cancer in young adults

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend was just diagnosed with colorectal cancer. She’s only 30. I didn’t know young people could get this cancer. Can you tell me more about it? ANSWER: Unfortunately, your friend is among a growing number of adults under 50 who are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Many younger adults don’t consider themselves at risk, since screening for colorectal cancer typically doesn’t start until age 45. That’s why it’s especially important to…

Otoichi Kawakami’s diet

What he said he swallowed on a bet: 13 safety razors complete with blades, 21 nails, a fountain pen, a pencil, 56 toothbrushes, 20 chop sticks, a piece of wire netting, and part of the ribs of an umbrella. I doubt he ate these things on a bet. I’m guessing he suffered from acuphagia (the compulsion to eat sharp metal objects). Edwardsville Intelligencer – July 31, 1956