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Sunday, November 12, 2006

THERE ARE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS

And a brief squib in a recent New Scientist magazine highlights an important one, even though it neglects to ask it explicitly.

But CD4 counts can vary a lot naturally so if you follow the WHO guidelines to the letter, then some people started on anti-retrovirals would not even be infected with HIV, he concludes.

Posted by Earl on 11/12 at 12:14 PM
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REGARDLESS OF YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ROE v. WADE?

This was the Supreme Court decision that took jurisdiction over abortion away from the 50 States, and substituted the judgment of seven justices - based on Harry Blackmun’s reading of history and the law. Anyone who thinks Blackmun did a good job in this landmark decision had better read Joseph Dellapenna’s NEW BOOOK, Dispelling the Myths of Abortion History before expressing that opinion in the future.

Posted by Earl on 11/12 at 11:43 AM
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Saturday, November 11, 2006

NOW WE KNOW WHERE ABORTION LEADS…...

THE LONDON SUNDAY TIMES has been kind enough to inform us.

Doctors: let us kill disabled babies

That is the headline, and in the story we’re faced with the reality that the pro-abortion activists assured us for decades was unrelated to their cause.

The college is arguing that “active euthanasia” should be considered for the overall good of families, to spare parents the emotional burden and financial hardship of bringing up the sickest babies.

“A very disabled child can mean a disabled family,” it says. “If life-shortening and deliberate interventions to kill infants were available, they might have an impact on obstetric decision-making, even preventing some late abortions, as some parents would be more confident about continuing a pregnancy and taking a risk on outcome.”

Posted by Earl on 11/11 at 09:28 PM
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Monday, October 09, 2006

RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE A BIT…...

That’s the advice that at least some authorities are giving these days…..

Chocolate and red wine are good for you! Yoga causes as many injuries as jogging, and the mats you use have as many bacteria as airline blankets! Ewwwwww!

Cycling increases the rate of both prostate cancer and impotence among devotees, and the overweight live longer than the skinnies (and if you don’t believe that one, YOU COULD LOOK IT UP.)

Don’t get me wrong—looking out for your health is a good thing…..you feel better for the years you have. The question is whether we’ve been going overboard in response to the “health Nazis” who’ve just lowered normal blood pressure to 119/79, so all those kids with 120/80 are now “pre-hypertensives”. THAT’s who we’re talking about! READ THE WHOLE THING

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Posted by Earl on 10/09 at 08:02 PM
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Sunday, August 20, 2006

DOES ANYONE STILL BELIEVE THAT PROMISCUOUS SEX PRODUCES ANYTHING BUT MISERY?

They might try reading THIS EXCERPT from Robert Hughes’ forthcoming book, Things I Didn’t Know.

What is it that impels folk to continue with that which ends in such exquisite misery? It’s hard to be faithful, of course…...so? The dividends are great.

Hat Tip: brother Vic, who comments: Try to imagine having this guy’s memories. Gggaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Posted by Earl on 08/20 at 08:06 AM
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

GOT “SINUS HEADACHES” or MIGRAINES….DON’T SUFFER ANY LONGER!

The diagnosis, avoidance, and treatment of migraine headaches has come a long way in the last several years. I first got mine when I turned 35 or so—and spent a couple of months wondering what on earth was going on, as my 24-hour bouts made me miserable and grumpy for the first 8 or 9 hours, and completely stole the last 12-15 hours from me two or three times/month. But seeing a neurologist told me what was going on, and then we worked to avoid the headaches I could (mainlly with diet) and cure the ones that broke through. It’s gotten better and better for me—I still hardly ever have an “aura”, but I can sure tell when a headache is coming, and a big jolt of caffeine will usually short-circuit it. If not, there is Imitrex.

But, enough about me—and the dark ages of migraine control (I still remember Cafergot suppositories!!)......today, if you have awful headaches regularly, there is GOOD NEWS.

Preventives and treatments are numerous. If one doesn’t work, try another.

Perhaps most important in finding relief is seeing a doctor highly experienced in diagnosing and treating migraines. Too many people try to muddle through, sometimes causing more frequent migraines by overusing self-prescribed medications. Others may see a physician who fails to help and then conclude that their headaches are beyond help. Even if an expert was unable to help you years ago, there are now so many new therapies — and a far better understanding of the nature of migraines — that you’d be wise to try again.

Posted by Earl on 08/09 at 09:48 AM
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Saturday, March 25, 2006

REAL SEX: The Naked Truth About Chastity

THAT got your attention, no? Mine, too. I read a positive review of this book (I think in BOOKS and CULTURE), and knew I had to read it.

Conservative Christian churches (and conservative Christians generally) have a real problem in today’s culture, when they attempt to defend what seems so very important to us to an increasingly secular society. And that increasingly secular society includes so many (in my more discouraged moments, I would say “most”) of our fellow-Christians. In fact, if we’re brutally honest and even reasonably self-aware, we are constantly getting sucked in, ourselves.

Posted by Earl on 03/25 at 05:07 PM
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