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Ask EpicentRx™

“A real brew-haha”. Q: “I’ve been having trouble getting to sleep this week and getting up for work in the morning. What can I do?” -Sleepless in San Diego A: We have a diagnosis: Daylight Saving Time itis (DST-itis), which we have blogged about here. DST-itis occurs...
EpicentRx Word of the Week: Struwwelpeter

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Struwwelpeter

“Struwweleinstein”. Strewwelpeter noun STROO-uhl-pee-tuhr Definition: : tousle-head Example sentences: “Einstein … presented as a Struwwelpeter character, smiling from an aureole of almost electrified hair.” -Ronald Clark; Einstein: The Life and Times;...
Remission Possible

Remission Possible

Hello, dear reader. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to check out our new website design in which we prominently feature the tagline, “Remission Possible”. Here is a teaser below. If you fail to complete this mission, we promise not to disavow any...
DST-itis

DST-itis

Get ready to spring forward – one day later. This year Daylight Saving Time (DST) returns on March 10th instead of March 9th, because of the extra day that leap year adds to the end of the shortest month, February. The name, Daylight Saving Time (frequently and...
The Story Behind Cancer Awareness Ribbons

The Story Behind Cancer Awareness Ribbons

The year was 1979. Jimmy Carter was president. Tensions ran high. Gasoline was in short supply. Cars waited for hours to get it, and fisticuffs broke out in the long gas lines, some of which stretched on for miles because of strict rationing that limited fueling to...