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May 26, 2008

Are chimps persons? Do plants have human dignity? Soon, they might!

A couple of amazing bioethics stories caught my attention this Memorial Day weekend — a holiday in which we celebrate and honor the sacrifice of incredibly […]

May 26, 2008

Health Headlines

Bible guides some in fitness routines Premature babies ‘need cuddles’ Just Like Skin, Eyes Can ‘Burn’ in Strong Sun Dermatologists Make a Case Against Indoor Tanning

May 26, 2008

Dr. Walt’s Take on the Health Headlines – May 26, 2008

Here are Dr. Walt’s comments on today’s health headlines Bible guides some in fitness routines

May 26, 2008

Remembering my Dad on Memorial Day

It wasn’t until after his death, in 2003, that my brothers and I learned of our father’s bravery and courage in World War II. Philip B. […]

May 26, 2008

Family Physicians in Earthquake Ravaged China – Report #2

Last week I posted a report from my friend, Chris Place, M.D., from the Hope Medical Clinic is Macao, China, about a team he was leading […]

May 24, 2008

Team of Family Physicians in Myanmar – Report #5

Here is the 5th update on the brave young team of family physicians who crossed the border from Thailand into Myanmar to serve the victims of […]

May 23, 2008

Health Headlines

McCain Appears Cancer-Free, Healthy Experts Revisit Food Additives and ADHD Woman Wakes After Heart Stopped, Rigor Mortis Set In Oral hormone therapy pills double clot risk: […]

May 23, 2008

Dr. Walt’s Take on the Health Headlines – May 23, 2008

Here are Dr. Walt’s takes on today’s health headlines McCain Appears Cancer-Free, Healthy Three-time cancer thriver (not just survivor), John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong […]

June 5, 2011

Kids who sleep less gain more weight

If kids get fewer hours of sleep, they may start packing on the pounds, researchers say in a new study. In fact, each additional hour of sleep […]

June 2, 2011

How (and why) to increase the number of family meals at home

Family meals have long been an American tradition. During the past several decades, however, the American family has undergone radical changes—and family meals have changed at […]

June 2, 2011

Family meals reduce risk of children being overweight

The CNN “Eatocracy” blog reports, “A study in the journal Pediatrics finds that children and adolescents who share meals with their families at least three times per […]

June 1, 2011

IF cell phones can cause brain cancer, what can you do to prevent it?

A new alert about the safety of cell phones and the possibility that they might be associated with cancer (brain cancer in particular) has been reported […]

June 1, 2011

Earpieces, but not ear shields, can minimize possible cancer risks from cell phones

Over the last 24 hours, experts have been coming out of the woodwork giving advice based upon the warning that microwave radiation from cell phones could […]