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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 8 – Illegitimate Spiritual Practices.
Alternative medicine as a whole is not rooted in any particular religious tradition, but some therapies are. A number of healing rituals and traditions are part of the Wiccan religion (also called “white witchcraft”). Eastern religions often view healing as … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Children's Health, General Health, Marriage and Family Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, astrology, channeling, crystal gazing, divination, magic, magical charms, magical spells, mediumship, necromancy, new age, omens, psychic, psychic powers, Satan, sorcery, spirit, spirit world, spiritists, Spiritual Health, spiritualism, spirituality, spirituality in medicine, tarot cards, therapeutic touch, white witchcraft, witch, witchcraft
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Parents continue to have unwarranted fears and delusions about pediatric vaccines.
Infants and children get a lot of shots (vaccinations) to prevent against many different potentially fatal diseases. For this reason, parents or caregivers sometimes ask us as healthcare professionals to space apart, separate, or even not give some vaccines. Parents … Continue reading
How you can help protect your doctor’s freedom (You must act immediately)
President Obama said it clearly. He wants to hear from you. But he’s given you a deadline: You’ve got two weeks to voice your concerns – to speak out for America’s pro-life medical professionals … and their moral conscience – … Continue reading
Gardening Not Only Saves Money, It’s Highly Healthy
I don’t know about your part of the world, but here in Colorado, the weather was downright balmy last week. And on Friday spring was sprung! These facts turned my and Barb’s minds toward preparing for this year’s gardening. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Obesity, Woman's Health
Tagged anger, depression, exercise, gardening, heart attack, hostility, self-esteem
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Why Embryonic Stem Cell Research Is Obsolete
A listener to one of my interviews on a Chicago Radio Station (WMBI) wrote, “IF adult stem cells are just as good as embryonic cells, why are we all-fired up to use embryonic cells. The simple answer is: (adult stem … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Cancer, Children's Health, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged adult stem cell, adult stem cell research, adult stem cells, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, embryonic-like stem cells, stem cell, stem cell research, stem cells
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 7 – Not All Healing is From God
How we pursue health and healing is very important. Our concern, as Christians, is that there are wrong ways (even evil ways) people can pursue and receive healing. We wish to make the case that healing achieved by inappropriate means … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged God's intervention, healing, health, Spiritual Health, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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Charles Krauthammer says Obama is morally flawed about stem cells and science
As long-time readers of this blog know, I’m strongly opposed to using embryonic stem cells for research. Primary among my complaints is that using embryonic stem cells requires the death of pre-born human life – in other words, the cells … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Cancer, Children's Health, General Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged adult stem cell, adult stem cells, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cells, embryonic-like stem cells, stem cell research
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Routine Prostate Cancer Screenings Don’t Significantly Prevent Deaths, Research Shows
Two large, long-awaited studies have failed to produce convincing evidence that routine prostate cancer screening significantly reduces the chances of dying from the disease without putting men at risk for potentially dangerous and unnecessary treatment. Does this information surprise you … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Medical Economics, Men's Health
Tagged Cancer, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA
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Q & A: Should men still get PSAs screenings or not?
Two eagerly awaited studies of a total of 250,000 men have raised new questions and concerns about the risks and benefits of the prostate-specific antigen test, or PSA. USA TODAY talked to experts about the studies, the test and why … Continue reading
How to buy the best fish for your family
Fish, which is high in “good fat,” omega-3 fatty acids, confers multiple health benefits, but it can be challenging to find freshest fish as so often fresh fish has been frozen. A surprising tip can be to try whole fish: … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged aquaculture, catfish, cod, dioxin, farmed fish, fish, flounder, frozen-at-sea, king mackerel, line-caught, mercury, net-caught, omega-3, omega-3 fatty acids, PCBs, pollock, salmon, shark, swordfish, tilapia, tilefish, tuna
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Obesity associated with large losses in expected lifespan: Study indicates. What can you do for your family?
USA Today reports, “Weighing too much may take as much as a decade off your life, according a new analysis of studies that involved 900,000 people.” What are the details? And, what can you do to protect your family … Continue reading
Ironically, the most devout are the most likely to utilize death-to-the-end treatment
The New York Times reports, “Terminally ill cancer patients who drew comfort from religion were far more likely to seek aggressive, life-prolonging care in the week before they died than were less religious patients.” What does this story mean? More … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Bioethics, Cancer, General Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Cancer, end of life care, Spiritual Health, spiritual history, spirituality, spirituality in medicine, terminal cancer, terminal care
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Is Prince Charles Endorsing Quackery? His Herbal Detox Products Stir Controversy
In an unusual turn of events, a prominent scientist in the United Kingdom is accusing Prince Charles of contributing to the “ill health of the nation” by backing with his name an herbal detox product that sells for about $13.75 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged colonics, detox, detoxification, herbs, homeopathy, natural medications, Prince Charles, quackery, quacks
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Faith-Based Health and Healing – Part 6 – Why God’s Response to Prayer Isn’t Always to Heal
Despite what many television preachers tell us, the Bible does not teach that God’s response to a prayer to cure illness is an immediate physical healing. The overall teaching of the Bible is that sickness can have different origins. Therefore, … Continue reading
Research suggests wine neither increases nor reduces breast cancer risk
In a recent blog I told you about a study of more than 1.2 million women in the UK that concluded that alcohol consumption may account for nearly 13% of all breast, liver, rectal, and upper digestive tract cancers in women. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged alcohol, breast cancer, Cancer, liver cancer, rectal cancer, red wine, stomach cancer, white wine, wine
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For Kids’ Sake, Make Family Meals a Habit
Listen up, kids. Sitting down to eat with your parents night after night might seem like a drag, but over the long run, it’ll be good for you, a new study says. Regular family meals improve diet quality during the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Marriage and Family Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged family, family meals, nutrition, Nutritional Health
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Making Family Meals a Priority Worth the Effort in Every Measurable Way
Most of us think more about what our children are eating than where they’re eating it. Yet, where makes a huge difference. Making family meals a priority is more than worth the effort. Here’s why … More Information:
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Marriage and Family Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged family, family meals
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What if healthcare reform in America led to the banning of life-prolonging cancer drugs? Don’t think it could happen? Then read this.
My friend, Gary Bauer, wrote in his daily email blast, “During the debate on the so-called ‘stimulus’ bill, many conservatives warned against a provision snuck into the bill that would lead us toward government control over our health care.” Of … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Cancer, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Federal Coordinating Council of Comparative Effectivene, healthcare reform, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, NICE
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Obama to reverse life-saving stem cell research policies
USA Today reports, “Obama will sign an executive order … lifting limits on human embryonic stem cell research and will direct federal agencies to ‘restore scientific integrity’ to decision-making, White House aides said Sunday.” ABC and NBC reported the story … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Cancer, Children's Health, Heart Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged adult stem cell research, adult stem cells, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, embryonic-like stem cells, stem cell, stem cell research, stem cells
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Sen. Brownback supports partial-birth abortion advocate, Governor Sebelius — pro-Lifers stunned
According to LifeSiteNews.com, “Kansas’ U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, who has long identified with the pro-life movement, has shocked pro-life leaders by supporting the nomination of extreme pro-abortion Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.” … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Woman's Health
Tagged abortion, American Life League, Health and Human Services, HHS, Judie Brown, partial birth abortion, Planned Parenthood, pro-life, Sebelius, Senator Sam Brownback
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Study suggests heartburn drugs may reduce Plavix effectiveness
A CBS Evening News story had patients calling my office today. Katie Couric reported, “A warning tonight for heart patients who combine Plavix [clopidogrel bisulfate] with heartburn drugs. Plavix is commonly prescribed to help keep arteries open, but it can … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged Aciphex, cimetidine, clopidogrel, esomeprazole, famotidine, lansoprazole, Nexium, nizatidine, omeprazole, Plavix, Prevacid, Prilosec, proton pump inhibitor, raberprazole, ranitidine
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