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Showing posts with label mirror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mirror. Show all posts

June 07, 2012

ENT as Comic Book Hero (or Villain)

I had no idea that ENTs with our head mirrors are relatively common in the comic book world alternately portrayed as heroes or villains. (Most of us have upgraded to a headlight powered by battery, but some of us ENTs still use a head mirror.) There is a Family Practice physician who has compiled all the situations where ENTs were portrayed in comic book settings in his blog Polite Dissent . The full list can be found here . I have reproduced a few of my favorites below:
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November 14, 2010

Zyrtec (OTC) and Xyzal (Rx) Contain the SAME Active Ingredient? Prilosec (OTC) and Nexium (Rx) Too!

If zyrtec and xyzal ( allergy medications) both contain the same active ingredient ( cetirizine ), why are they "different" and one is sold over-the-counter (zyrtec) and the other available only by prescription (xyzal)? This is also true for reflux medication prilosec (OTC) and nexium (prescription) which contain the same active ingredient omeprazole . It's because of mirror images of the same active ingredient molecule... with one being biologically active and the other inac…
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