Roger P. Freeman, D.D.S., Editor roger@iawareables.com
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Dear friends and colleagues,
 Talk to any turkey these days, you'll find a lot of pessimism. Can't say as we blame them - it's not likely many will retire and benefit from their pension plans, cosmetic surgery, lap bands and the like. But they WILL provide all of us some gastronomic pleasure, along with some reflective food for thought. Consider the upside of being a turkey - you'll come to peace with your dragons and demons. Happy Thanksgiving from the IA Team.
Visit the IA Showroom: A very cool snapshot of the complete Awareables necktie and scarf collection, past and present.
www.iawareables.com/servlet/-strse-Neckties/Categories
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1. WEBSITE UPDATES FOR IAWAREABLES.COM
| Put a broom to your browser!
iAwareables.com has been spiffed up just in time for the holidays. We think you'll be pleased with the easier "bread crumbs" navigation, along with the greater security and more intuitive browsing. Of course, the "intuitive" part was designed by a computer programmer, so it depends on what planet you're from to really appreciate its mysteries. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
ALERT: If you currently bookmark iAwareables.com in your browser, you may need to delete the current bookmark, and reinsert the iAwareables.com URL in order to launch to our site. We'd prefer you didn't ask why ;)
ANOTHER ALERT: As if that weren't annoying enough, we've been programmed into requiring all customers to provide a one-time info and password re-install before completing their first purchase on the updated site. We feel your pain.
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2. VACCINATE!
| T'is the season to follow the "herd."
"Herd immunity" (85-90% vaccination rate in order to protect total population, including the unvaccinated) is an important public health principle. Unfortunately, according to infectious disease experts, anti-vaccination and conspiracy theorists including medical charlatans and playboy bunnies have "fueled a resurgence of once-contained and deadly diseases, ...celebrity science has set us back a decade, and we're just now recovering...."
Our new Vaccinate! necktie design is now available to help. Visually recreating the production of antibodies against an infectious agent (in this case, H1N1), this design is guaranteed to provide silky, seasonal protection, at least in spirit.
Check the immunization recommendations and schedules and do great service for yourself, your family and the public health at large.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/ for CDC schedules and information
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| 3. IgŪNOBEL PRIZES 2010 |
You just have to love it!
The 20th First Annual 2010 IgŪNobel Prizes were awarded on September 30, 2010 at Harvard University. The IgNobel awards are presented each year by the Improbable Research organization for achievements that "first make people LAUGH then make them THINK." The Physics prize this year was presented to a New Zealand group of physicists who demonstrated that, on icy footpaths in wintertime, people would slip a lot less if they wore their socks on the outside of their shoes. Once again, IA keeps you on the cutting edge of Prevention. www.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3683/ The Public Health prize went to a group of dedicated scientists who determined by experiment that microbes cling to bearded scientists. We're assuming they mean in their beards. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC547091/?tool=pubmed
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| 4. HEPATITIS: A DANGEROUS ALPHABET | Awareness designs for two serious diseases.
Hepatitis B is an infectious illness of the liver caused byhepatitis B virus (HBV). The acute illness causes liver inflammation, vomiting, jaundice, and rarely, death. Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause liver cirrhosis and liver cancer - a fatal disease with very poor response to current chemotherapy. Transmission results from exposure to infectious blood or body fluids, and is PREVENTABLE BY VACCINATION.
Here is our new Hepatitis B scarf, designed in conjunction with the Hepatitis B Foundation, where you can find more information about this global public health problem. www.hepb.org/
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by a virus (HCV) that infects an estimated 4 million Americans, only a quarter of whom actually know they have the disease. Hep C is silent, deadly and is the leading cause for liver transplants in the US. Current treatments are limited, and are typically ineffective for a majority of patients. That may change soon, as Merck and Vertex have announced "breakthrough" drugs, purportedly with greatly increased cure rates. Both are expected to seek FDA approval at year's end.
Check out our Hep C designs, a portion of sales for which we will donate to the Greenview Foundation. www.hepcfund.org
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5. CREATIVE GIFTING
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Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Class of 2010 and Dr. Wilson CroneThanks to Dona Kilgore for sending us this great pic of her Physician Assistant class graduation, featuring Dr. Wilson Crone (proudly wearing an IA Syphilis necktie). Dr. Crone taught Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology to this group of young professionals, as well as serving as thesis mentor. Dedicated and generous with his time with students, Dr. Crone is described by Dona as a "truly a unique professor." Congratulations to all the graduates, and kudos to Dr. Crone for his good works...not to mention his impeccable taste in neckwear!  | | Albany Medical College Physician Assistant Class of 2010 with Dr. Wilson Crone |
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| 6. BUGS DU JOUR 2011 | Bedbugs vs Stinkbugs
Bedbugs are small parasitic insects, commonly part of the species that prefers to feed on human blood. Nice. The name 'bedbug' is derived from the insect's preferred habitat of houses and especially beds or other areas where people sleep. The infestation appears to be gaining ground in homes and hotels all over the country. These devious critters are mainly active at night, feeding unnoticed on their hosts, and combining the bloodsucking activity of mosquitoes with the survival talents of cockroaches. More bad news: there's no really safe and effective method of extermination.
Not to be outdone, Stinkbugs, or shield bugs are part of a superfamily of insects that have glands in their thorax between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul smelling liquid. This liquid is used defensively to deter potential predators and is sometimes released when the bugs are handled carelessly. They are a huge problem for farmers in the Mid Atlantic stages, damaging fruit and vegetable crops. Although they don't bite, they can disperse a crowd with skunk-like aroma when crushed. Coming to a state near you, looking for a warm place to spend the winter.
Hard to handicap a "winner" between these two charming crawlers.
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| 7. POSTCARD REMINDERS 2010 | | Just a reminder, we no longer send brochures - reaching the 35,000 customers-of-record mark has made hardcopy mailers im-postable. But be not troubled...we are pandemically present online at www.iAwareables.com. You have only to click us, and we will obey.
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 Here's to all things good things fowl for your T'giving season. And remember, "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." "Paraprosdokian" but timely when tending to turkeys of all description.
Until next month, our annual, last minute Crassly Commercial Gift Edition...
Awareably yours,
RPF
Roger P. Freeman, D.D.S. and the IA Team
Copyright 2010 Infectious Awareables, Inc.
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