Ever wonder what PPO really stands for when you are perusing health insurance policies? Well, it really means pig people from outer space. If you’ve been screwed by health insurance, can’t afford it, have a policy that sucks, or just want to laugh, take a look at this video from ConsumerWatchdog.org

This little video is especially “hysterical” if you happen to have the fortune or misfortune of living in California. Arnold, are you listening?

Okay, I’m a day behind in health history. But no bother, here’s the big highlight for July 14, which incidentally, is also Bastille Day. What kind of Francophone am I, that I didn’t mention it? A stressed out one, I think, with too much to do and not enough time to get it done.

But on July 14, 1883, the first issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association appeared in print. I love reading the articles in old medical journals–absolutely fascinating. And I’m sure, a hundred years from now, people will be reading about our so-called state of the art discoveries and theories and wonder, “What were these idiots thinking?”

Anyway, the journal was published with Nathan S. Davis, M.D., a major proponent for medical education and the driving force behind the creation of the American Medical Association 36 years earlier, as the editor. The first issue was only 32 pages long (probably not a lot of advertising). Today, there are about 90 pages of editorial content, and it is published weekly.