Framingham as a verb

[Mark Mandel]

I should have added: this person is a pharmacist.

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On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:
> From an acquaintance's blog:
>
> So, because I am a giant nerd, I had asked if we could stop in
> Framingham on the way to the hotel. Framingham is the site of
> basically the largest long-term study of risk factors for heart
> disease, and the results are in very wide use in the medical world.
> When you assess someone for their 10-year risk of a stroke or heart
> attack, you Framingham them. I wanted to Framingham someone IN
> FRAMINGHAM. Robin, oh thrice blessed guest liaison Robin, was not only
> willing to detour to Framingham, but found directions to the study's
> head office. I now have a picture of me assessing Dr. Sloan for her
> risk of a cardiac event in front of the Framingham Heart Study sign.
> Bwahahaha! We giggled all the way to dinner.

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