Monticello Photos
An opportunity to take pictures is always welcome. Sunday was such a day. Ray and I got the chance to go on a private tour of Monticello. It was a beautiful day which allowed for some stunning outdoor shots.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Where have I seen this topic before?
Oh yea, it was in my Public Comment to the HRSA advisory committee. AAAAI: Rotavirus Vaccine May Cause Infections in SCID Kids By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: March 18, 2009 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. WASHINGTON, […]
Universal newborn SCID screening has potential to save lives, money
Universal newborn SCID screening has potential to save lives, money Existing blood tests may help unlock some of the mysteries surrounding infant immunodeficiency syndromes, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology Annual Meeting held in Washington this week. Performing inexpensive quantitative polymerase chain reaction […]
Public Comment
On 2/26/09 The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children met at the Pooks Hill Marriott. This is the committee who decides whether or not to recommend any new newborn screening tests to HRSA. The committee has been meeting since June 2004 and so far has not recommended […]
Test for 1st Degree Black Belt
It was one week ago that Ray took his test for his 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I have to admit that for a couple of weeks prior to the test I was very concerned and ready to stop him from testing. Every belt test he’s had […]
Airsoft Practice
One of the things Ray wanted for his birthday was an airsoft gun. Here, he and Don are out practicing. He was actually pretty accurate considering it’s only a spring loaded pellet.