By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Scurvy is often a slang term used for someone who is mean or despicable. The Scurvy Song also known as We’ve Got Scurvy is performed by the artist Pink as a bonus track on the album Spongebob’s Greatest Hits as part of the television series Spongebob Square Pants. The song is written as a sea shanty and was released in 2009. Scurvy is usually associated with pirates since sailors were susceptible to scurvy In a January 10, 2022 article published in the Military Health System news (health.mil), author Janet A. Aker reports 2 million sailors died of scurvy between the 16th and 18th centuries. Historians have documented that scurvy has caused the most suffering throughout history related to vitamin deficiencies.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 1984, Glenn Frey recorded The Heat is On for the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop. The single hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1985. The song was written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey for Glenn Frey. This single was the highest charting solo by any member of the band known as The Eagles.
On the last Friday of the month, the Ohio Northern University Healthwise program provides a mobile health clinic with free health screenings at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
The idiom “wake up and smell the coffee” is used to refer to realizing the truth about one’s situation or to become more aware of what is happening around you. I have heard this phrase more in the last two years than in my previous years. The plethora of misinformation during the pandemic has truly been a difficult situation for healthcare professionals and unfortunately, much of the misinformation is still circulating. The suggestion has been made to wake up and smell the coffee regarding the facts surrounding the pandemic. This idiom applies to so much more as well.
A better title for this article would be wake up and drink your coffee! Some recent studies have shed light on the benefits of java or a cup of joe.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
The idiom "my cup of tea" is used to refer to something one likes to do. For example, I love to read historical fiction and recently finished a book by one of my favorite authors. Sandra Dallas as an author is my cup of tea! I became familiar with her works when she wrote The Persian Pickle Club about a quilting club in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. I enjoy her books to the point where I order them from the library without looking at the subject. So, I put a loan request in (thanks, Ada Public Library) for her latest novel The Little Souls without thinking about the topic.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Fifty-one years ago, Marvin Gaye released his album titled, What’s Going On that included the hit single by the same name. The album was released on May 21, 1971 and was hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as a thematic approach to social and political issues. The song was a response to violence and riots in the United States related to the war in Vietnam, as well as race relations.
