A brave man dies once…a coward a thousand times-Chinese proverb

“Be kind and generous, strive to create a warm, homelike atmosphere,” Sakichi Toyoda Sakichi Toyoda was born in the year of Canada’s confederation, 1867. He invented of a variety of automatic looms during the period between 1890 and 1924. His inventions revolutionized the textile industry. In 1926 he founded the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. This company evolved into Toyota Corporation, a global automobile manufacturing giant. Mr. Toyoda had strong views about how best to run a company.

"It may be that without a vaccine, we can't really stop this epidemic" … Peter Piot, a co-discoverer of the Ebola virus in 1976 and director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine     http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/intervie

 I was recently part of a group of faculty members asked to talk to the 4^th year Medical Students at Queen’s University as part of a Pearls of Practice Session focused on imparting wisdom about how to be a resilient physician and avoid burnout. Dr. Tony Sanfilippo and Dr. Reneé Fitzpatrick instructed us to provide 3 brief Pearls revealing (in 3 minutes or less), “How we have managed to remain positive and committed to our careers despite heavy workloads, competing demands and all the stresses of your busy lives.”  

Editorial Assistance: Anya Archer

“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ―Abraham Lincoln

Angioedema (or so-called Angioneurotic Angiodema) is one of the most frightening medical emergencies. Angioedema is defined as a localized swelling of the skinand/or mucosal tissues. It typically affects areas with loose connective tissues such as face, lips, mouth, throat, larynx, uvula, extremities, or genitalia.