Devotionals

March 2, 2011

Thirty percent of breast cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes

The Boston Globe “Daily Dose” blog reports that a study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology “compared 6,386 healthy women with 3,074 breast cancer patients.”

March 2, 2011

Antidepressant eases menopausal hot flashes

For menopausal women suffering from hot flashes, nothing has proven more effective than hormone replacement. However, many women are reluctant to utilize this therapy, so they […]

March 2, 2011

Health officials urging adolescents, adults to get whooping cough booster shot

The Chicago Tribune reports that “whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory infection marked by violent coughing, has made a comeback in Chicago and in other parts of […]

February 28, 2011

Are full-body airport scanners safe?

Air travel has not been the same since September 11, 2001, when 3 commercial airplanes were hijacked and transformed into lethal weapons. Air passengers have since […]

February 28, 2011

Taking small breaks from sitting may help heart and metabolic health

Does lunch in front of a computer make us eat more? Two of my recent blogs warned of sitting too long in front of a computer […]

February 28, 2011

Update on Anastasha’s Family — Exciting news!

Readers of this blog were deeply touched by the journey of family physician, Craig DeLisi, his wife, Tonya, and their children during the prenatal life, birth […]

February 25, 2011

Scalp cooling may help patients undergoing chemotherapy save their hair

One of the more disturbing parts of some chemotherapy regimens, at least for my female patients, is the partial or complete loss of their hair. There’s […]

February 25, 2011

Shingles vaccine dramatically reduces risk of outbreaks

Readers of this blog know of my fondness for immunizations. For my patients, I recommended the shingles vaccine for people 60 years of age or older […]

January 1, 2021

The Power of Words for Good

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the […]

January 2, 2021

Like apples of gold in settings of silver

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke […]

January 2, 2021

Listen Before You Speak – 1

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. … Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise. Those who disregard […]

January 2, 2021

Listen Before You Speak – 2

Stop listening to instruction, my child, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. … To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

January 3, 2021

The words of the reckless pierce like swords …

… but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

January 3, 2021

Think Before You Speak

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.