I recently called a doctor's office during normal business hours. This is what I heard from the automated answering system (names changed, of course):
"Thank you for calling the offices of Dr.'s Smith, Jones, Robinson, McCarthy, Lipschutz, Passarelli, and Mehta."
[pause]
"Please listen carefully, as our menu options have changed."
[pause]
"If you are calling to schedule an appointment, to cancel an appointment, or to change an appointment, press 1 now."
[pause]
"If this is a true emergency, press 2 now. Do not press 2 unless this is a true emergency."
It took 20 seconds to get to the instruction for what to do in a 'true emergency', including taking over 5 seconds to let us know that their menu options have changed. Changed from what? In the previous version was the true emergency choice 47?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Placebos
I came across an article in which doctors were studying the effects of oral contraceptives containing estrogen on women with Lupus. The article quoted the New England Journal of Medicine as saying lupus symptoms in women taking the pills with estrogen were no worse than those using other forms of contraception, pills without estrogen, or those given placebos.
Where did they find the women willing to participate in this study?
The article failed to mention how many of those women taking the placebo birth control pills became PREGNANT!!!
Where did they find the women willing to participate in this study?
The article failed to mention how many of those women taking the placebo birth control pills became PREGNANT!!!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Just wondering - June 2
- If your yo-yo won't come back up, is it just a yo?
- How do you get out a club soda stain?
- How do you tell if Syrup of Ipecac has gone bad?
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