Health & Medicine
Musical Cures
The Office Workout
"Doctor's" Orders
Health Observances
100
Doing this lifesaving procedure to the beat of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees can help keep a proper rate.
CPR
100
This old school punk band exclaims "Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go, I wanna be sedated."
The Ramones
100
The Mayo Clinic suggests sitting on an exercise ball--you'll improve this, the way you sit, starting with a straight back.
your posture
100
"The Chronic", the solo debut album by this faux medico & former member of NWA.
Dr. Dre
100
On September 25, we celebrate these professionals that dispense prescription medications and provide information to patients about drugs and their use.
Pharmacists
200
A sideways curve of the spine characterized by an abnormal S-shaped or C-shaped curve of the spine.
scoliosis
200
"There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease" says this band in their song "Bad Medicine."
Bon Jovi
200
Practice the office version of this exercise by sitting down & standing up in rapid succession a few times a day.
squats
200
The "Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits" describes this "Right Place Wrong Time" man as a "swamp-rock singer/pianist."
Dr. John
200
Be a sweetheart on this date when national donor day is observed & consider giving the gift of life.
February 14th
300
Jaundice can be a symptom of this liver inflammation that has 5 main viruses labeled A-E.
hepatitis
300
Robert Palmer tells his "doctor, doctor" he's got a "bad case of" this.
loving you
300
With water bottles, you can tone these muscles in the front of the upper arms
the biceps
300
DAILY DOUBLE!
This "doctor" won 3 straight ABA MVP awards in the '70s & an NBA MVP in the 1980s.
Dr. J / Julius Erving
300
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has been a big advocate in designating April as awareness month for this disease.
Parkinson's disease
400
In this early stage of periodontal disease, your gums may become swollen & bleed.
gingivitis
400
This big-hair band's 1989 album "Dr. Feelgood" was partly inspired by the band's days at a detox clinic.
Motley Crue
400
This exercise can be done while standing at your desk by raising your heels a few inches off the ground and then slowly lowering them back down.
calf raises
400
Despite its name, this synth-pop English band who gave us 1984's "Doctor! Doctor!" was a trio.
The Thompson Twins
400
January is the month to raise awareness of this sight-stealing disease caused by a buildup of pressure in the eye.
glaucoma
500
It's the widening of an artery due to a weakness in the wall, which can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke.
an aneurysm
500
Natalie Cole teamed up with Ray Charles for this classic song associated with Peggy Lee.
"Fever"
500
On your break, walk laps around the office, tracking your steps on this gadget; 10,000 a day is your goal.
pedometer
500
The song "Two Princes" was on this band's "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" album.
Political aides who put a positive slant on an event or the group who sang "Two Princes."
Spin Doctors
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
November is awareness month for this disease, which our beloved Alex Trebek helped raise awareness for.
pancreatic cancer