Tag: "Health"
Keep the Prayers Coming for Andrew
There has been no major news in the last couple days about Andrew, who remains in stable (but critical) condition and in a medically-induced coma. Doctors have taken him off one medication and have reduced others and he’s tolerating the new regimen well, which is a small bit of good news. His family has no [...]
A Prayer Request for My Friend, Andrew Lawton
Those of you who read The Shack regularly will be familiar with Andrew Lawton. He has two very successful websites, Strictly Right and Strictly Pop, co-hosts the widely-heard Strictly Right podcast, and is a major figure in Canadian conservative political circles. He’s not just a master of new media, but he’s also an all-round good guy [...]
Breaking: People in High-Pressure Job More Prone to High Blood Pressure
CNN seems baffled by the discovery that professional football players are more prone to high blood pressure than other American men. The mystery lies in the prevalence of borderline high blood pressure among NFL players and neither the reporter nor the doctor who conducted the study seem to be able to figure out why. “So [...]
What Happens if We Hit .00006 Percent?
Reuters is reporting that the number of confirmed swine flu cases has reached 109. This will no doubt cause folks to run around screaming about pandemics and, somewhere, Stephen King is getting just the tiniest bit nervous. I just want to help keep things in perspective. The Census Bureau estimates the population of the United [...]
Remember What Your Mom Taught You About the Flu and You’ll Be Fine
Randall Munroe gets on the Swine Flu/Twitter humor train early and decisively. I posted the comic after the jump. It’s funny, trust me (and there’s another webcomic joke in there that you may or may not get). More seriously, let’s get real, folks. Swine Flu is not a screaming hot deal here in the United [...]
Can You Think Yourself Young? Well, Maybe…
You know the saying “You’re only as old as you think”? Well, turns out it might not be hooey after all if the study by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer holds up. Langer did a study like this with a group of elderly men some years ago, retrofitting an isolated old New England hotel so that [...]
Medical Miracles Don’t Happen By Accident, Except All the Ones That Did
Something from President Obama’s signing ceremony today really bothered me but I couldn’t put my finger on it until just a few minutes ago, when I read some of his statements in isolation. Here’s what I read: “Medical miracles do not happen simply by accident. They result from painstaking and costly research,” Obama said. That’s [...]
That’s What You Said