Happy Christmas!!

Quote of the year:

"You start out playing Rock n' Roll so you can have sex & drugs , but you end up doing drugs so you can still play Rock n' Roll and have sex!"

Mick Jagger

Hi !! Just finished uploading photos of Reading Festival 2012 and some more Glastonbury 2011 for your perusal- all new photos taken by Ian Lark - key member of the Pit Medical Crew at Festival Medical Services!! Thanks, Ian......

Mike

Reading Rocks 2012

Well, it's that time of year again.....I'm off to Reading tomorrow to set up the Pit Medical Crew for Festival Medical Services at Reading........hope there's not too many pissed/drugged teenagers to treat, but it makes it very interesting & hope the weather holds out! Will, as usual. try to take loads of pictures and put them up on the website after the week-end.

Have lots of fun & DO REMEMBER.......DON'T mix alcohol and drugs!!

Mike

ARE U.S. SOLDIERS ON AMPHETAMINES??

I ask this question following yesterday's killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. Army soldier. During WWII, Korea and Vietnam, the U.S. gave their soldiers and airmen amphetamines and said they were "safe"!!! However, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency, serious potential side effects include psychotic behavior, depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia, aggression, violent behavior, confusion, insomnia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances and delusions. Such side effects long ago banished punch bowls full of Dexedrine from pre-game training tables in football clubhouses. I would be interested to know if the soldier who killed those 16 innocent civilians (a) has had a drug test or (b) just went "bonkers" on his own.........I strongly suspect he was "on drugs" of some kind!

Mike

Sorry I've been so slack in my Blogging!!
It's now nearly Spring.....and I have had a lot of queries about which A levels to take if you want to do Medicine at University...........most Universities like Biology, Chemistry and either Maths or Physics as the "Main" three A levels........if you want to do a fourth (at AS or A level) the choice is really up to you.....I would choose a subject that you either REALLY want to do & enjoy or a subject that you know you are good at.......Latin is still helpful, in that a lot of medical names, diseases, drugs, anatomy etc. have Latin names........but Universities are always looking for someone who "sticks out from the crowd".....so sometimes an unusal fourth choice (such as psychology/PE/French/German/Greek) might be good....but only if you enjoy doing it!! Keep up the good work and I hope this helps you get a place in Medicine!
Will update this Blog in a few weeks and let you all know what else is happening!!

Mike

READING FESTIVAL SOON!! Only 2 weeks to go 'till the Reading Festival........I'll be there, as usual, with my Pit Medical Team to help those in the crowd at the Main Stage . Don't forget........DO NOT mix alcohol and drugs and have a fantastic week-end!

Mike

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I hope you all have a great New Year and keep those questions rolling in..........forget the New Year resolutions.......tume in to Mikes Choices and keep up to date with all sorts of issues...........plus try not to drink too much alcohol!!!
In other words......HAVE FUN!!!!!

Mike