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Bloomberg and the Mighty Dollar
Posted on November 15th, 2005 on
Washington, D.C. never did come through with the level of support it pledged to New York City in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. One of th...

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Christians Advocating Cervical Cancer for Other People
Posted on November 2nd, 2005 on
A new vaccine is near completion–one that has been proven almost 100% effective at preventing a major cause of cervical lesions that lead ...

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Hypocrisy in Anti-Drug Laws
Posted on October 16th, 2005 on
Hypocrisy isn’t hard to come by, and is particularly easy to find when examining society’s attitudes towards recreational drug use. Very ...

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Avian Flu Preparations
Posted on October 13th, 2005 on
It is encouraging to see the press so concerned about our health and welfare. Too bad, it took a series of catastrophes to bring out their comp...

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Troubleshooting Troublesome Traffic
Posted on October 7th, 2005 on
We love our cars. Devoted so entirely to our automobiles are we, that taking a bus or train is simply out of the question. We are willing to...

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H. Pilori In The News
Posted on October 5th, 2005 on
Two Australian scientists, Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren, won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. An important l...

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Long Live the Death with Dignity Act
Posted on October 5th, 2005 on
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of Oregon’s assisted suicide law again. I’m not going to focus on whether or not the Court should...

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Too Ill For Health Care
Posted on September 14th, 2005 on
If you have ever been ill enough to need major medical care, you will understand the following statistics. The Kaiser Family Foundation pr...

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Uh-Oh, He’s Talking About Abortion
Posted on September 12th, 2005 on
No, I’m not writing about the idea that the death penalty might techincally apply to doctors who perform abortions outside the boundaries of law. I’m writing about the laws that br...

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The Conception of Fetal Pain
Posted on August 29th, 2005 on
The Journal of the American Medical Association published an article this week that discussed the idea of fetal pain during abortion, and some peop...

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Condoms Can Break
Posted on August 27th, 2005 on
The good news is that the Plan B emergency contraceptive will be available over the counter soon. The bad news is that this won’t ne...

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