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November 26, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 6 – The Spiritual Wheel of Health

Here’s the sixth of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on health in Coach Joe Gibbs best-selling book, Gameplan for Life. The devotional […]

November 26, 2010

Give Thanksgiving leftovers a healthy and delicious overhaul

One of the wonderful things about Thanksgiving dinner is there are often lots of delicious leftovers. You can just warm up a few of your favorite […]

November 26, 2010

Comparing Weight Loss Plans, Dollars Per Pound

Well, it’s the day after Thanksgiving, and there are at least two or three things on most people’s minds: (1) Black Friday shopping, (2) Football, and/or […]

November 26, 2010

Update on Anastasha – 1 month after birth and death

Many of you have been following the notes sent to me by family physician Craig DeLisi, MD, about his daughter, Anastasha. Here’s an update, about a […]

November 24, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 5 – The Relational Wheel of Health

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 1 – IntroductioHere’s the fifth of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on […]

November 24, 2010

Physicians’ group and FDA say radiation risk from TSA scanning is “miniscule”

With all the news today about the new body scanners that TSA is using, I thought it might be reassuring for my readers to understand that […]

November 22, 2010

Devotional for Men – Healthy Through and Through – Part 4 – The Emotional Wheel of Health

Here’s the fourth of an eight-part devotional for men based upon my chapter on health in Coach Joe Gibbs best-selling book, Gameplan for Life. The devotional […]

November 22, 2010

FDA announces crackdown on chelation therapy — finally!

I’ve written about chelation for many years. In my book, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, I conclude, “Evidence against (chelation’s) effectiveness in heart disease is so clear, its […]

February 1, 2010

Media Alert – Larimores Discuss Sexual Abuse on “Focus on the Family” Broadcast today and tomorrow

The Larimores (Barb, Kate, Scott, and I) will be on a two-day Focus on the Family Daily Radio Broadcast discussing the topic “Finding Healing from Sexual […]

February 5, 2010

Half of teen girls have STIs by 2 years of first sex

Reuters Health is reporting that within 2 years of having sex for the first time, half of teenage girls may be at least one of three […]

February 5, 2010

Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex

Reuters Health is reporting that abstinence-only sex education can work – if it’s based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other […]

February 5, 2010

Brain scans of patients in vegetative state reveal some activity

A stunning new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that many “patients in a vegetative state … are more conscious than previously […]

February 5, 2010

Vegetative patient “talks” using brain waves

According to a report in Reuters, man in a deeply unconscious state for five years has been able to communicate with doctors using just his thoughts […]

February 10, 2010

Lancet formally retracts paper linking vaccine to autism

U.S. study clears measles vaccine of autism link One of the world’s most respected medical journals, The Lancet, is formally retracting an article that sparked a fierce […]