Melinda Blau

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New York Magazine

Middle Class Mice and How to Get Rid of Them

December 12, 1988 by Melinda Blau

Middle Class Mice and How to Get Rid of Them From New York Magazine Mice have changed my life. I remember what it was like when it was safe to leave the Brie out to breathe, when I could eat rye bread without the dark seeds’ making me queasy. Read more…

Learning the Hard Way: How to Help Children Triumph Over Learning Disabilities

August 23, 1988 by Melinda Blau

Learning the Hard Way: How to Help Children Triumph Over Learning Disabilities From New York Magazine By the time she was in twelfth grade, Jessica Dupont thought she was retarded. Read more…

The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses

August 23, 1983 by Melinda Blau

The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses From New York Magazine Twenty-five years ago, Otto Wichterle dropped a pebble into the pool of optical technology, and we’ve yet to feel the last ripple. Read more…

Conquering Pain

March 23, 1982 by Melinda Blau

Conquering Pain From New York Magazine There are 50 million Americans like David, victims of chronic, intractable pain, many of whom are depressed, drug-dependent, and desperate. Read more…

Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life

April 23, 1980 by Melinda Blau

Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life From New York Magazine You dial 911—and then what? Would you know what to do in those first crucial moments when it’s literally, do or let die? Read more…

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ABOUT ME
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