I recently read, A Charter for Compassion, on David Elpern’s, MD wonderful blog, Cell 2 Soul. “The Charter seeks to remind the world that while all faiths are not the same, they all share the core principle of compassion and the Golden Rule.” Based on my life experiences and interactions, I believe in a rule...
Holy J.U.P.I.T.E.R. Batman! Last week the results of a “landmark” drug study ‘that could dramatically change the treatment of cardiovascular disease’ were broadcast to the world. The study called JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention; an Intervention Trial Evaluation Rosuvastatin (Crestor) claims ‘new data showing that the treatment of apparently healthy...
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“Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.” President-Elect Barack Obama (Note: link “Today” to youtube to hear: will.i.am It’s a New Day)
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Eight years ago a wedge of hate and anger was driven into the heart of America. In the ensuing years it spread like a cancer and we spiraled downward, losing our way, our vision and our hope. And, we came perilously close to losing our democracy. Today, that reign of terror has ended. We have...
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It’s Flu Season, or Is It? This is the time of year that the pharmaceutical-medical-government triad revs up their fear-based campaign about the flu. Flyers from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) exhort the public to get the flu shot. And now, some states are mandating them. The flyers claim; ‘200,000 are hospitalized with the...
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