Comments on: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:16:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Metz77 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481717 Metz77 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:21:16 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481717 Adrian: That sounds like pretty good confirmation she got it from one of those Canadian pharmaceutical companies Sean Duggan mentioned. Adrian: That sounds like pretty good confirmation she got it from one of those Canadian pharmaceutical companies Sean Duggan mentioned.

]]> By: Bash http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481659 Bash Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:38:17 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481659 How come in the second panel spidey looks like SpiderWOman? Those are awfully big(and shapely) pecs. How come in the second panel spidey looks like SpiderWOman? Those are awfully big(and shapely) pecs.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481578 Adrian Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:05:10 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481578 Acetaminophen is called paracetamol in every country in the entire world apart from the United States - where I am we call it paracetamol too, and I'm not in Europe. Perhaps she got her drugs from outside the US? Acetaminophen is called paracetamol in every country in the entire world apart from the United States – where I am we call it paracetamol too, and I’m not in Europe. Perhaps she got her drugs from outside the US?

]]> By: Harvey http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481367 Harvey Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:55:59 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481367 Daredevil villain Alexander Bont died of a heart attack because of his use of M.G.H., so I think your theory is valid. Daredevil villain Alexander Bont died of a heart attack because of his use of M.G.H., so I think your theory is valid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481357 Anonymous Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:00:05 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481357 "Why is there no aspirin in the jungle? Because the acetaminophen" Just doesn't work. “Why is there no aspirin in the jungle?
Because the acetaminophen”
Just doesn’t work.

]]> By: guayec http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481354 guayec Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:34:43 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481354 We call it paracetamol here in South America too. Don't forget than Guggenheim worked as supervising editor for Law & Order and CSI: Miami (ugh), so the plot could really go anywhere. We call it paracetamol here in South America too.

Don’t forget than Guggenheim worked as supervising editor for Law & Order and CSI: Miami (ugh), so the plot could really go anywhere.

]]> By: Sean Duggan http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2234/comment-page-1#comment-481312 Sean Duggan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:41:01 +0000 http://politedissent.com/?p=2234#comment-481312 The inclusion of acetaminophen is kind of a nice touch given I remember that elevated levels of it is one of the things they check for in the Olympic Games (basically, by taking large quantities beforehand, they get a prophylactic effect against pain and muscle inflammation during the contest). Of course, she may have also been taking it for injuries sustained during superheroing, both the getting knocked about and the likely muscle tears and strains from the unaccustomed mutant powers. As for the different name, my immediate impulse would be that she gets her massive supply of drugs from one of those Canadian pharmacies that one occasionally gets spam for. Combination of it being cheaper bundled in with all of the other drugs and that it leaves less of a paper trail. Could lead to a nice segue of Spider-Man finding out the source and starring in a PSA about how you shouldn't buy your drugs from Canada^Mshady online companies. The inclusion of acetaminophen is kind of a nice touch given I remember that elevated levels of it is one of the things they check for in the Olympic Games (basically, by taking large quantities beforehand, they get a prophylactic effect against pain and muscle inflammation during the contest). Of course, she may have also been taking it for injuries sustained during superheroing, both the getting knocked about and the likely muscle tears and strains from the unaccustomed mutant powers.

As for the different name, my immediate impulse would be that she gets her massive supply of drugs from one of those Canadian pharmacies that one occasionally gets spam for. Combination of it being cheaper bundled in with all of the other drugs and that it leaves less of a paper trail. Could lead to a nice segue of Spider-Man finding out the source and starring in a PSA about how you shouldn’t buy your drugs from Canada^Mshady online companies.

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