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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Spare the Rod? Is Spanking a Child Harmful or Helpful? – Part 3 – Does physical punishment establish the moral righteousness of hitting other persons?
Opposition to parents spanking their children has been growing significantly in elite circles over the past few years. And, my blogs on spanking are among the most read of those I publish. Therefore, I’ve decided to, with the help of … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged child abuse, child discipline, corporal punishment, discipline, spank, spanking
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After a tragic loss, family steps up in swine flu vaccine trials
News reports tell us about the fact that many parents are feeling cautious about the Swine flu (2009 H1N1 flu) vaccine. Here’s a tragic story about a family who chose not to immunize their children against the flu and their … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Parenting
Tagged 2009 H1N1 influenza, flu vaccine, h1n1, swine flu, swine flu vaccine
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An uninsured gorilla in Colorado Springs receives specialist service faster than a Canadian human might
There’s been big news at our local zoo, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, here in Colorado Springs. Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback lowland gorilla, took ill. When he did, medical attention was available immediately. Some of the finest doctors in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Medical Economics
Tagged nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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Does cinnamon help for diabetes?
I had a patient this week tell me she had heard that cinnamon would help treat diabetes. Could that be true?
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Nutritional Health
Tagged A1C, cholesterol, cinnamon, FBS, LDL, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes, type 2 DM
2 Comments
The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 6 – Alcohol
In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, teach what I call “The … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People, alcohol, alcohol abuse, beer, Cancer, cancer prevention, heart disease, heart disease prevention, high blood pressure, liquor, wine
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What’s the most convicting argument against abortion?
The baby. The unborn child is the best argument against abortion. The one thing in which the pro-abortion movement experienced the most success was stripping the unborn child of his or her personhood. “Just a clump of cells,” they said. … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics
Tagged abortion, abortion prevention, abortionist, ultrasound
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The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World – Part 2 – Canada
In the midst of our national debate about healthcare reform, people on both sides of the debate seem to pick and choose among the facts and myths about the nationalized healthcare available in a number of other countries. The fact … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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Spare the Rod? Is Spanking a Child Harmful or Helpful? – Part 2 – Do studies show that spanking is an improper form of discipline?
Opposition to parents spanking their children has been growing significantly in elite circles over the past few years. And, my blogs on spanking are among the most read of those I publish. Therefore, I’ve decided to, with the help of … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health
Tagged child abuse, corporal punishment, discipline, spank, spanking
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Surgeon Reports Abortion Ups Breast Cancer Risk
According to LifeNews.com, a prominent breast cancer surgeon and professor has written a new article for a medical publication saying that abortion increases a woman’s risk of contracting breast cancer. On the other hand, miscarriage has no effect while a … Continue reading
Posted in General Health
Tagged abortion, abortion breast cancer link, breast cancer, miscarriage
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DHA Formula Promoted as Baby Brain Booster
Breast-fed babies may have an advantage over bottle-fed infants in development and cognition, but a new study shows it may be possible to close the gap using infant formula fortified with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in breast milk.
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged breast feeding, breast milk, DHA, omega-3, omega-3 fatty acids
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The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 5 – Dental Health
In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, teach what I call “The … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People, dental health, fluoride, gingivitis, periodontitis, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing heart disease, preventive medicine
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The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World – Part 1
In the midst of our national debate about healthcare reform, people on both sides of the debate seem to pick and choose among the facts and myths about the nationalized healthcare available in a number of other countries. The fact … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 3 – Philosophy
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Today we’ll look at the costs of “birth philosophy.” … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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What do I do if I think I have the 2009 H1N1 Swine flu?
I’ve blogged before about “How to Tell the Difference Between a Cold and the Flu (or Swine or H1N1 influenza).” What used to be called the “Novel H1N1 flu,” or the “Swine Fly,” is now officially called the 2009 H1N1 flu. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Men's Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged 2009 H1N1 influenza, flu, h1n1, influenza, swine flu
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Spare the Rod? Is Spanking a Child Harmful or Helpful? – Part 1 – Introduction
My blogs on spanking are among the most read of those I publish. This may be due to the fact that opposition to parents spanking their children has been growing significantly in elite circles over the past few years. Therefore, … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Mental Health, Parenting
Tagged child abuse, corporal punishment, discipline, spank, spanking
3 Comments
Experts recommend N95 masks over surgical masks to stop spread of H1N1
In an earlier blog, I told you that the only facial apparatus that is likely to protect you from the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is what they call a “respirator,” which refers to an N95 or higher filtering facepiece respirator … Continue reading
Posted in General Health
Tagged 2009 H1N1 influenza, flu prevention, N95 respirator, preventing influenza, preventing the flu, swine flu
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How many uninsured people need additional help from taxpayers?
To my surprise, the most popular blogs I’ve ever written are on healthcare reform. So, now that we are on the eve of the Senate unveiling its healthcare proposal, I want to put you in the decision-maker’s seat. Which of … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized he
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Parents Unnecessarily Wary of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine for Children
Many younger parents are wary of the 2009 H1N1 (Swine flu) vaccine for their children. They need not be.
Posted in General Health
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The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 4 – Marriage
In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, teach what I call “The 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage and Family Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged abstinence, AIDS, cervical cancer, cervical cancer prevention, chlamydia, condom, condoms, gonorrhea, healthy marriage, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, herpes, HIV, marriage, Marriage and Family Health, marriage and health, penile cancer, prostate cancer, safe sex, sexually transmitted disease, STD, STI, syphillis
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Retail medical clinics offer low-cost care at similar quality to physicians’ offices
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that “retail clinics provide less costly treatment than physician offices or urgent care centers for 3 common illnesses, with no apparent adverse effect on quality of care or delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Economics, Men's Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged otitis media, pharyngitis, retail health clinics, urinary tract infection, UTI
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Vaccine Myth #2: Vaccines Don’t Work
This is the second entry in a series from my book God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Child. Probably the best recent example of the positive impact of vaccines is the Hib vaccine, which prevents meningitis, ear infections, and other … Continue reading
Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 5 – What Causes Sickness?
Theologians tell us that, in one sense, from a Biblical perspective, all sickness has its ultimate origin in sin because human suffering stems from the fall and the sin of Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:15 – 17; Romans 1:28 – … Continue reading
How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 2 – The Costs of Abnormal Labor
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Today we’ll look at the costs of “abnormal labor.” … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, cesarean birth, dysfunctional labor, dystocia, EFM, electronic fetal monitoring, fetal distress, fetal monitoring, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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The AMA says “Comprehensive Sex Ed Said to Have Most Impact.” Baloney.
An AMA report says abstinence should be one part – but not the only one – of teaching kids about sexual activity. Are they correct, or not?
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Marriage and Family Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged abstinence, abstinence education, abstinence-only sex education, comprehensive sex education, condom, condoms, sex education, sexually transmitted disease, STD
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More Outrage about President Obama’s “Misrepresentations” in His Healthcare Reform Speech Last Night
Last night, after the President’s speech to Congress on healthcare reform, I asked, “Did He Lie?” Then, I shared with you a number of misrepresentations he made. Today, more of his inaccuracies are being exposed. Here are some more.
Posted in Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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FDA panel backs Gardasil (HPV vaccine) safety and efficacy for genital warts in young men
News outlets are reporting that an FDA advisory panel “endorsed the use of” Merck’s Gardasil “for boys and young men.” The panel “voted in favor of the safety and efficacy of” the vaccine “to inhibit genital warts in boys and … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Children's Health, Men's Health, Parenting
Tagged cervical cancer, Gardasil, genital warts, HPV, HPV vaccine
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President Obama’s Speech on Healthcare Reform – Did He Lie?
Earlier today, I gave you a report card you could use to grade the President’s speech tonight on healthcare reform. By my count, the president failed (with a grade of 30 out of 100). Early returns showed others agreed with … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, General Health, Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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Sarah Palin Bashes Rationing in Health Care Bills
Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has penned an opinion column running in the Wall Street Journal that again bashes Obama and Congress. She expands on her previous comments about “death panels” by saying that the bills wrongly endorse health care … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Medical Economics
Tagged healthcare reform, nationalized health insurance, nationalized healthcare, Obamacare, socialized healthcare
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Healthcare Reform that Most Americans Support
Readers have sent notes to this blog asking, in essence, “Dr. Walt, what healthcare reform do you support?” And, in his labor day speech about healthcare reform, President Obama had sharp words for those of us who have loudly opposed … Continue reading