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Random Quotes from the Bible

   ²⁷Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
   ²⁸And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   ²⁹And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
   ³⁰But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
KJV: Matthew 19:27-30

   ²⁷Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?"
   ²⁸And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   ²⁹"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
   ³⁰"But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.
NASB: Matthew 19:27-30

   ²⁷Peter answered him, "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"
   ²⁸Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   ²⁹And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
   ³⁰But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
NIV: Matthew 19:27-30

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⁷Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
⁸He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
KJV: 1 John 4:7-8

⁷Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
⁸The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
NASB: 1 John 4:7-8

⁷Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
⁸Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
NIV: 1 John 4:7-8

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Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
KJV: 1 Corinthians 7:23

You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.
NASB: 1 Corinthians 7:23

You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
NIV: 1 Corinthians 7:23

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With Online Training, You Can Run With Elite Coaches by Your Side (Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
I had already joined a local running group to begin gearing up for the Oct. 11 Chicago Marathon when Runner's World called to ask if I wanted to talk to Bart Yasso about the magazine's new online training program.

Obama Holds Health-Care Forum in Virginia (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama offered a wonkish defense of his embattled health-care reform effort during an hour-long town hall meeting in Northern Virginia yesterday that featured seven questions, including one sent via Twitter and several from a handpicked audience of supporters.

Integrity of Federal 'Organic' Label Questioned (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from a product carrying the federal organic label. Today the same additives, purported to boost brainpower and vision, can be found...

Arlington Man's Death Is Second Tied to Swine Flu in Va. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
An Arlington County area man whose health was already compromised has died after coming down with swine flu, becoming Virginia's second fatality related to the virus, state health officials said.

What 'Organic' Really Means Under the Law (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
What "organic" really means under federal law: "100 Percent Organic" products must show an ingredient list, the name and address of the handler (bottler, distributor, importer, manufacturer, packer, processor) of the finished product, and the name and seal of the organic certifier. These products...

To Curb Rising Costs, Hospitals Try to Reduce Repeat Admissions (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Doctors call them frequent fliers. They are the patients who leave the hospital, only to boomerang back days or weeks later. They have become a front-burner challenge not only for hospitals and doctors but also for those trying to rein in rising costs. Typically elderly and suffering from the chr...

Acetaminophen Worries (Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:10:58 EDT)
The Food and Drug Administration is pondering what to do about the wildly popular painkiller in Tylenol, Excedrin, Vicodin, Percocet and many other commonly used drugs to treat aches and pains and alleviate fevers. That's after an FDA panel called for sweeping changes yesterday at the conclusion of...

Wal-Mart Endorses Employer Health Insurance Mandate (Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
After years of strenuous opposition, Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, announced yesterday that it supports a controversial proposal requiring businesses to contribute to the cost of employee health insurance.

Dog 'Guilt' Probably Just Reaction to Owners' Cues, Study Finds (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Many dog owners have had this experience: Arriving home, they discover their pooch looking sheepish, with its head down, ears pulled back, tail tucked between the legs, maybe slinking behind the sofa. Puzzled, they soon discover the reason: a favorite pair of shoes chewed to pieces, or perhaps the...

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Odenton Couple Has Brand-New Quadruplets (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Doctors at Howard University Hospital successfully delivered quadruplets yesterday and said Folashade Omoyele and her three sons and daughter were doing well.

Newborns' Blood Samples Are Used for Research Without Parents' Consent (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Matthew Brzica and his wife hardly noticed when the hospital took a few drops of blood from each of their four newborn children for routine genetic testing. But then they discovered that the state had kept the dried blood samples ever since -- and was making them available to scientists for medic...

Critics Cite Serious Side Effects of Benzodiazepine Antidepressants (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Stan Starr, a 54-year-old financial consultant, sat in the back of the room filled with blue chairs, quietly tapping his Converse sneakers on the carpet. The 12 steps to recovery, enshrined by Alcoholics Anonymous, were printed in large black letters on a wall. But Starr was there because of a di...

Advisers to FDA Urge Bans on Percocet, Vicodin (Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The prescription painkillers Percocet and Vicodin should be banned, and Tylenol, sold over the counter, should be taken in reduced doses, because one of the three medications' ingredients, acetaminophen, is linked to liver damage, federal advisers said.

Recession Takes a Bite Out of Snacking (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:37:23 EDT)
Eighty-five percent of women admit to eating between meals, having an average of two snacks a day, according to the Consumer Reports National Research Center's recent telephone survey of 1,003 women age 18 and older.

FDA Confirms Presence of E. Coli in Nestle Cookie Dough (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it had confirmed the presence of E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, in samples of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough produced at the company's plant in Danville, Va.

A Locavore's Fourth: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Really Fresh Produce (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Is eating locally produced food a civic duty? The folks at Kitchen Gardeners International might not call it a duty, exactly. But the group -- one of the organizations whose efforts led to the planting of a kitchen garden at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. this spring -- argues that buying and eating loca...

Aided by a Proponent of Mindfulness, Cancer Patient Focuses on Joys of Today (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
It was the size of the needle that made the biggest impression on me. Cindy Sanderson, a clinical psychologist in her mid-40s, was delivering a lecture to the psychiatry service of the cancer hospital where I was training. She didn't offer the usual research on this or that psychiatric issue; ins...

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D.C. Bocce Fans Put a Quasi-Healthful Spin on Happy Hour (Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The time has come to stop mocking Washington's young professionals for acting like a bunch of elementary school kids -- and mock them instead for acting like gray-haired gentlemen with a fondness for red sauce.

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Health-Care Activists Are Targeting Democrats Who Are Usually Allies (Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
In the high-stakes battle over health care, a growing cadre of liberal activists is aiming its sharpest firepower against Democratic senators who they accuse of being insufficiently committed to the cause.

Congress May Look to Ky. Schools' Healthy Example in Creating Nutritional Policy (Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
It didn't seem like a radical idea at the time. First, Ginger Gray, the food service director for Kenton County, Ky., schools, took away fried potato chips, offering students baked versions instead. Next, she phased out fruit drinks such as Kool-Aid in favor of 100 percent juices. She considered ...

Senators Near Agreement on Health-Care Bill (Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Senate health-care negotiators said yesterday they were closing in on a $1 trillion health-care bill that would be fully funded by tax increases, Medicare cuts and new penalties for employers who do not offer health insurance.

New York to Pay Women Who Give Eggs for Stem Cell Research (Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
New York has become the first state to allow taxpayer-funded researchers to pay women for giving their eggs for embryonic stem cell research, a move welcomed by many scientists but condemned by critics who fear it will lead to the exploitation of vulnerable women.

Corporate Coalition Announces Help for District's AIDS Effort (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A coalition of major corporations announced yesterday that the District is one of three cities in which it will help fight the spread of HIV and AIDS with better marketing, appearances by professional basketball players and financial donations to city health departments.

States Assert Place in Health-Care Debate: Governors Fear Shifting of Costs (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A bipartisan group of governors told President Obama yesterday that they share his urgent desire to restructure the nation's health-care system but warned that any changes should not place more burdens on strained state budgets or eliminate innovative programs they already have in place.

U.S. Appeals Court Votes 6-5 to Uphold Virginia's 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A sharply divided federal appeals court ruled constitutional yesterday a Virginia law banning "partial birth" abortion that was overturned four years ago, bringing the state in line with a federal ban on the controversial procedure.

Most Americans Want Health Reform but Worry About Costs, Quality (Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A majority of Americans see government action as critical to controlling runaway health-care costs, but there is broad public anxiety about the potential impact of reform legislation and conflicting views about the types of fixes being proposed on Capitol Hill, according to a new Washington Post-...

Memphis hospital confirms Jobs liver transplant (Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:07:45 EDT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital, a doctor confirmed Tuesday.

Toys and Games Ease Kids Into the Dentist's Chair (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Just the idea of the dentist turns many adults into petulant children. Reasonable grown-ups leave that reminder postcard pinned up on the bulletin board for months before shuffling to the telephone like a mopey teenager to make the appointment. Once there, leaned back and incapable of anything mo...

Violence Is One of the Many Options No Longer Off-Limits to Seniors (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Shocking, you say, that the man charged in the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is 88! Could an octogenarian really commit such a horrific, hate-filled crime?

Nonprofit Group Teaches D.C. How to Take a Breather (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
About 200 people are sitting on yoga mats in a Washington hotel ballroom trying to learn how to do something they already do about 21,600 times a day: breathe.

Consumer Reports Insights: How to Hear Well in a Noisy World (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Consumer Reports recently set out to test hearing aids and encountered the same challenges that hearing-aid shoppers face every day: a fragmented and confusing marketplace, and difficulty sorting out good hearing-aid providers from less-capable ones.

By Studying a Syndrome That Affects Only a Few, Scientists Hope to Help the Many Who Overeat (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Imagine feeling hungry -- starving, even -- all the time, no matter how much you eat. So hungry that you would shoplift, sneak, steal or secretly order takeout food to sate your appetite, without regard for consequences.

A Good Dentist Sees More Than Teeth: The Mouth Holds Clues to Many Ills (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Your mouth can tell you a lot about your overall health.

Nestle Recall Leaves Mystery in Its Wake: the Link of Cookie Dough to E. Coli (Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Federal microbiologists and food safety investigators have descended on the Danville, Va., plant that makes Nestlé's refrigerated cookie dough, trying to crack a scientific mystery surrounding a national outbreak of illness from E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, which has been linked to the...

AARP to Endorse Plan to Cut Drug Costs (Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
AARP, the nation's largest seniors lobby, will give its blessing today to an offer by drug manufacturers to contribute $80 billion over the next decade to reduce the cost of comprehensive health reform, in part by discounting the price of Medicare prescriptions.

Dental Crowns Can Be a Royal Pain, Not to Mention a Sign of Aging (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
You probably don't feel like royalty when your dentist says you need a crown. Though you might feel as if you're paying a king's ransom.

Putting Teeth in Health-Care Reform: Advocates Pursue Dental Issues (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The 2007 death of a Prince George's County boy because of an untreated dental abscess was a tragic reminder of the connection between oral health and overall health.

Book World: Christine Montross on 'A Brain Wider Than the Sky' by Andrew Levy (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
This unflinching self-scrutiny is what elevates "A Brain Wider Than the Sky" beyond many less successful memoirs of illness. As readers, we're caught in Levy's conundrum.

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Obama Announces Agreement With Drug Companies (Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:40:00 EDT)
President Obama today announced an offer by drug manufacturers to contribute $80 billion over the next decade to narrow the controversial gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage, a deal the president said moves the nation a step closer to comprehensive health-care reform.

Price Tag of Health Reform Bill Prompts Sparring and a Delay in Congress (Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama's hopes for quick action on comprehensive health-care reform ran headlong this week into the realities of Congress, as lawmakers searching for the money to pay for a broad expansion of coverage discovered that it wasn't easy to find and descended into partisan -- and intraparty --...

Senate's Health-Care Draft Calls for Most to Buy Insurance, Nixes Obama's 'Public Option' (Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A draft proposal in the Senate to overhaul the nation's health-care system would require most people to buy health insurance, authorize an expansion of Medicaid coverage and create consumer-owned cooperative plans instead of the government coverage that President Obama is seeking.

You Don't Need High-Tech Tests to Figure Out Your Degree of Fitness (Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
I've never paid much attention to the number salad of statistics that experts use to measure fitness. For one thing, I'm convinced that "body mass index" and its ilk were devised by the same people who predict how much money I'll need in retirement: In both cases, it's just too depressing to do the...

Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Health Reform Efforts (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
As the debate on overhauling the nation's health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point: There are not enough primary-care doctors to meet current needs, and providing health insurance to 46 million more people would threaten to...

Under Agreement, Medicare Would Pay Less for Drugs (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Drug manufacturers have tentatively agreed to provide as much as $80 billion worth of discounts on medicines purchased for government programs such as Medicare, providing a bit of cash for President Obama's expensive and ambitious attempt to give health coverage to every American.

By the Numbers (Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:10:00 EDT)
There was a dramatic shift away from the four primary-care disciplines and toward specialization between 1998 and 2006. Here's how the numbers changed as medical school graduates selected residency programs:

E. Coli Fears Prompt Recall of Toll House Cookie Dough (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
NEW YORK, June 19 -- Federal authorities are investigating a new outbreak of bacteria-triggered illness related to packaged raw cookie dough.

EPA to Pay Health Bills for People Sickened by Asbestos From Montana Mine (Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday declared its first-ever "public health emergency," saying the federal government will funnel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana.

Debate on Health-Care Reform Gets Started With Delay (Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The debate over a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health-care system got off to a rocky start in the Senate yesterday as lawmakers delayed action on one key bill and engaged in partisan sniping over another.

Obama Health-Care Cuts Could Shift Costs to Private Sector (Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama's plan to rein in federal spending on health care could end up shifting costs to the private sector, economists say.

Obama's Health Plan Needs Spending Controls, CBO Says (Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama's plan to expand health coverage to the uninsured is likely to dig the nation deeper into debt unless policymakers adopt politically painful controls on spending, such as sharp reductions in payments to doctors, hospitals and other providers, congressional budget analysts said yes...

FDA Commissioner Faces Formidable To-Do List (Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:28:57 EDT)
Margaret A. Hamburg, the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, wants to reorient the sprawling bureaucracy and remake it into the key federal agency that protects public health.

Unexplained Fatigue? Sometimes It's Sleep Apnea. (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Sleeping used to be one of my favorite activities -- until I got lousy at it.

Drug Firms Jockey for Space Online (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
If you're relying solely on TV ads to get drug-company pitches, you're so last month. A growing number of drug firms are trying their luck with social media tools such as Facebook (which is being used to promote several attention-deficit-disorder drugs), YouTube (the asthma drug Symbicort), Twitt...

Their Parents' Keepers: Children Who Care for Elders Often Find It Rewarding (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
My father and I were waiting in the director's office for our tour to begin. With a recent haircut, he looked almost dapper despite the two hearing aids.

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Report: Pedestrians and Cyclists Account for Almost Half of Traffic Deaths (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Nearly half of the 1.2 million people killed in traffic accidents around the world each year are not in cars. They are on motorcycles and bicycles or walking along roadsides.

Study Finds Possible Link Between Childhood Deaths and Stimulants for ADHD (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Children taking stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are several times as likely to suffer sudden, unexplained death as children who are not taking such drugs, according to a study published yesterday that was funded by the Food and Drug Administration...

More Problems Than Solutions in Medicare Report (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Expanding access to Medicare will not solve the nation's health-care cost problem.

Diabetes Lobbyist Speaks Up: Third-Grader Joins Plea for Funds (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A month after President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, 150 children with Type 1 diabetes will go to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to raise awareness of the disease and increase funding for research. The disease was diagnosed in Sotomayor when she was 8.

Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health Benefits (Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The White House is caught in a battle within its own party over how to finance a comprehensive overhaul of America's health-care system , as key Democrats advocate a tax plan that could require President Obama to break his campaign pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class .

Md. Fines Doctors Community Hospital for Failing to Report Serious Errors (Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Doctors Community Hospital in Prince George's County has been fined by Maryland health regulators after failing to notify them that a patient had died and that at least seven others suffered serious harm last year as a result of mistakes by the medical staff.

People With Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Should Tell a Doctor (Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
It is hard to tell that someone has sleep apnea simply by reviewing symptoms. A firm diagnosis can be made only after a patient undergoes an overnight sleep study, in which his or her breathing is monitored. If you have symptoms that might indicate apnea, discuss them with your regular doctor, wh...

House Passes Tobacco Regulation Bill (Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
By a ratio of 3 to 1, the House of Representatives yesterday approved the Senate version of a bill that gives the federal government sweeping new powers to regulate tobacco.

WHO Calls Swine Flu a Pandemic (Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The World Health Organization yesterday declared the seven-week-old outbreak of the novel H1N1 influenza virus a pandemic, marking it as a historic global health event, one whose consequences may not be known for years.

Senate Approves Bill to Allow FDA Regulation of Tobacco (Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Landmark legislation approved by the Senate yesterday will give the federal government sweeping new powers to oversee tobacco products, allowing regulators to control factors including the amount of addictive nicotine in a cigarette and how that cigarette is packaged and marketed.

Obama Administration Eyes Health Care in Green Bay as Possible Model (Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
When President Obama touches down today in Green Bay, Wis., he will be landing in one of the highest-value health communities in the nation, a city that by numerous measures has managed to control medical spending while steadily improving health outcomes.

Visits to Immigrant Detention Facility Suspended Due to Swine Flu Fears (Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:31:00 EDT)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today suspended attorney and social visits to the federal government's immigrant detention facility in Miami through this weekend because of a suspected swine flu epidemic.

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Family of Slain Doctor George Tiller Shutters Abortion Clinic (Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
CHICAGO, June 9 -- The family of slain abortion provider George R. Tiller announced Tuesday that it will not reopen his Kansas clinic, eliminating one of the few medical practices in the country that performed abortions late in pregnancies.

On Health Care, Congress Must Navigate Tricky Political Terrain (Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The new president stood before a joint session of Congress and called for health-care reform in the most urgent terms possible.

Pr. William Student Contracts Swine Flu (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:44:58 EDT)
A student at a Prince William County elementary school has contracted swine flu and is recovering at home, the school system said Tuesday night.

Few Diners Wash Their Hands Before Digging Into Finger Food at District Eateries (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Come lunchtime, Washingtonians step out of their germ-laden offices to grab a bite to eat. And likely as not, they'll be eating with their fingers.

Peanuts, Anyone? Researchers Expose Kids to Risky Foods in Order to Cure Them (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Ever since she was an infant, Reagan Roberts could not tolerate being anywhere near cow's milk. A mere sip would leave her vomiting and gasping for breath. If she were even touched by someone with milk on their hands, she would break out in hives and a bright red rash.

Doctors 'Were Not Thinking Outside Their Box' (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
For weeks doctors had been debating what to do about Anna Jewell's rising liver enzyme levels.

Decision Makers Differ on How to Reshape Nation's Medical Services Into Better System (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Nowhere else in the world is so much money spent with such poor results.

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Mainstream Physicians Try Such Alternatives as Herbs, Acupuncture and Yoga (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
A patient who comes to Marie Steinmetz with clogged sinuses might be in for a surprise.

A Boy Outgrows His Peanut Allergy, at Least for a While (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Thirteen years ago, when I was 1, I was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. So it was always second nature for me to ask whether I could have any food that I was offered. My parents told me I would get really sick if I ate something that contained peanuts, so every time I came across a food we didn'...

A Blogging Dietitian Invites People to Watch Her Watch What She Eats (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
On June 2, Cristin Dillon-Jones had Kashi Heart to Heart cereal mixed with Total Cinnamon Crunch, skim milk and blueberries for breakfast, canned vegetarian black-bean chili and a mozzarella/tomato/basil salad for lunch, and grilled salmon and potatoes with steamed broccoli for dinner. And she ha...

In the Long Run, Boomers May Discover That Racewalking Is the Way to Go (Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
There's a running gag in my family that goes like this: We'll be driving through some neighborhood and come upon one of those women (it's always a woman) power-walking down the sidewalk. You know the type: wildly exaggerated stride, arms pumping furiously, sometimes with a small weight in each hand.

Bipartisan WMD Panel Criticizes Obama Plan to Fund Swine Flu Vaccine (Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama's contingency plan to help finance production of a swine flu vaccine with funds set aside to develop defenses against biological attacks would weaken the nation's preparedness for terrorism, the leaders of a bipartisan commission on weapons of mass destruction said yesterday.

Antiabortion Efforts Move to the State Level (Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Twelve women sat gloomily in a windowless conference room as Joseph Booker, M.D., recited the instructions required by the state of Mississippi before he can perform an abortion.

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Slaying of George Tiller Focuses Attention on Late-Term Abortions (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
When Susan Fitzgerald went in for a routine ultrasound near the end of her pregnancy, she was expecting good news. Instead, she was stunned to learn that the fetus had a rare condition that left his bones so brittle he would live less than a day.

Republicans Can Win the Debate Over Health Care (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Republicans still have a chance to win the health-care debate.

At World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Nobody Is Saying the Words 'Swine Flu' (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
DES MOINES -- Here at the World Pork Expo, H1N1 influenza is many contradictory things -- an unfolding disaster and a passing inconvenience, a cause of the pork industry's woes and an excuse for them, evidence of good animal husbandry and a challenge to it.

Kennedy Readies Health-Care Bill (Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) has laid down the first marker in this year's debate over how to revamp the nation's health-care system, writing a bill that would put strict new requirements on individuals and businesses to purchase insurance.

Trapeze School Comes to Washington, D.C. (Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
It has to be a good thing when the District gets a little weirder.

Obama Warms to Idea of Requiring Health Insurance (Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
One day after signaling a fresh willingness to consider taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, President Obama indicated yesterday a new openness toward a nationwide requirement that every American have health coverage.

Despite Campaign Rhetoric, Obama Pivots on Taxing Health-Care Benefits (Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
President Obama, in a pivot from some of his harshest campaign rhetoric, told Democratic senators yesterday that he is willing to consider taxing employer-sponsored health benefits to help pay for a broad expansion of coverage.

Souring Economy Spurs a Surge at Free Clinics (Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
At the Arlington Free Clinic, applications to see a doctor have more than doubled in a year. In Reston, a similar clinic has seen 40 percent more patients in 10 months.

As Patients Feel Financial Pain, Doctors Offer Discounts and Other Assistance (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Until recently, the sagging economy wasn't a subject Mary Newman routinely discussed during office visits. But after a steady stream of longtime patients confided that they had been laid off, were about to lose their health insurance or that their pay had been slashed, she added the recession to ...

Death Reported of Va. Woman Who Had Swine Flu and Other Illnesses (Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
RICHMOND, June 2 -- A woman from Chesapeake who had swine flu, among other illnesses, died Tuesday, state officials said.

It's Time for the Rides of My Life (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The little boy was eyeing me warily. "Mom!" he stage-whispered to the woman next to him. "What is that lady doing?"

Featured Advertiser (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)

Relief for Aching Backs (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:53:52 EDT)
About 80 percent of U.S. adults have at some point been bothered by back pain. The Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center recently surveyed more than 14,000 subscribers who had lower-back pain in the past year but had never had back surgery. More than half said pain severely limited their daily r...

Living With Parkinson's Disease: Let Me Speak for Myself (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
When people first meet me, they may not be able to tell that I have Parkinson's disease. I'm 45, and the average age at diagnosis is 55 to 60. (I was 34 when my case was diagnosed.) I don't really have a tremor, and in 2006, I underwent deep brain stimulation, a procedure that controls most of th...

Hands-on Therapies Were Top-Rated by 14,000 Consumers (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:11 EDT)

The MisFits: A Clothes-Conscious Trainer Can Help You Dress for Fitness Success (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
The most accurate scale of all isn't sitting on your bathroom floor. It's in your closet.

Swine Flu Spurs Experts to Rethink Definition of Pandemic (Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
Influenza experts are acknowledging that they were almost completely surprised by the way the current swine flu outbreak unfolded, so much so it is forcing the world to rethink what a pandemic is and what pandemic preparedness means.

Amid Efforts to Give Foods More Antioxidant Punch, Mysteries Remain (Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
In a greenhouse in Beltsville, Steve Britz aims light-emitting diodes at rows of plants, hoping to coax more color out of the leaves.

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Are the Chemicals Released by Fireworks Dangerous? (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:49:07 GMT)
Are "green" fireworks the answer to unhealthy pyrotechnics?�

Biologists Struggle to Make Sense of Genomics (Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:04:19 GMT)
Ten years ago, the human genome was medicine's holy grail. Playing the part of King Arthur's knights were rival teams of biologists racing to sequence all the genetic instructions required to make a human being. And just as the actual Holy Grail was believed to have miraculous healing powers, some promised that the genome would change medicine forever. Biotech companies raced to cash in—Human Genome Sciences, for instance, filed patents on 100,000 genes and, in 1999, saw its stock quadruple. But genomic science didn't deliver fast breakthroughs. Today Human Genome's stock price is down below $3, and its vast patent portfolio looks like overkill, considering that a human has only about 20,000 genes altogether.

Eric Kandel: A Biology of Mind (Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:44:04 GMT)
Understanding the biology of mental illness would be a paradigm shift in our thinking about mind. It would not only inform us about some of the most devastating diseases of humankind but, because these are diseases of thought and feeling, it would also tell us more about who we are and how we function. I naively thought we were on the verge of such a paradigm change in 1983, when James Gusella and Nancy Wexler were tracking down the gene that causes Huntington's disease. I expected that within 10 years we would have found the major genes that contribute to schizophrenia, depression, and autism. Since then, there has been a lot of enthusiasm about genes and mental illness and some false starts, but surprisingly little progress.

Life's Complexities Just Begin with the Genome (Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:54:01 GMT)
The genome's bounty is further off than expected, but it may yet yield deeper and wider insights.

Healthy Competition Advances the Field of Biology (Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:52:31 GMT)
About 10 years ago, biology entered betting season. An upstart scientist named J. Craig Venter jolted the genetics establishment by launching his own gene-sequencing outfit, funded by commercial investment, and setting off toward biology's holy grail—the human genome—on his own. It was Venter versus the old guard—old because of where they got their money (governments and trusts) and the sequencing technique they wanted to hold onto. Venter won that race, and not because he got there first. By combining the freedom of academic inquiry and commercial capital, he came up with a new way of doing science so effective that it forced the old institutions to either ramp up or play second fiddle.

After Swine Flu, Another Puzzling Virus (Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:08:14 GMT)
While the world focuses on swine flu, another enigmatic virus is making a reappearance. Why hard-hit Turkey is divided on the best defense.

Dubious Health Lessons From Reality TV (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:42:21 GMT)
And other dubious health lessons from reality TV.

Life Without Summer Camp (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:48:29 GMT)
The economic downturn could be the best thing that ever happened to kids. The return of free play.

How We Perceive Male and Female Emotions (Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:28:13 GMT)
She's emotional. He's having a bad day.

Can We Blame Our Bad Behavior on Stone-Age Genes? (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:47:02 GMT)
The fault, dear Darwin, lies not in our ancestors, but in ourselves.

Alter: Obama Must Make Insurers Compete (Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:53:24 GMT)
Obama must make insurers compete.

Doctor Who Adopted Thousands of Abandoned Embryos (Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:18:14 GMT)
In 1995, a California doctor took responsibility for thousands of unwanted embryos. He's still figuring out what to do with them.

FactCheck: Investigating Obama's Health Care Claims (Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:22:58 GMT)
He says the uninsured cost the rest of U.S. families $1,000 a year.

Opinion: Why I Support Legal Late-Term Abortions (Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:49:25 GMT)
Abortion wasn't an option for my parents, but raising my severely retarded brother nearly destroyed our family.

Beyond Jon & Kate: Growing Up a Pisner Quint (Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:47:46 GMT)
Before 'Jon & Kate plus Eight,' there were the Pisner quintuplets. As they've grown, so has our mania for multiples.

FactCheck: Health Insurance Ad Misses the Mark (Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:50:51 GMT)
Could a public insurance plan spell the end of private insurance companies?

Consumerism: It's An Evolutionary Urge (Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:37:16 GMT)
Marketers understand that humans, like other animals, have evolved finely tuned mechanisms for competing for status—and that our choice of a consumer brand is less about the material item itself and more about advertising our wealth, beauty and power to (hopefully jealous) onlookers. But in his new book, evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller argues that our species is also driven to show off such characteristics as agreeableness (see Whole Foods and Fair Trade coffee) and conscientiousness (see a well-maintained lawn). While Miller thinks it's improbable that humans will ever give up "their runaway quest for self-display," he notes that our instincts to show off, say, kindness and intelligence can privilege different forms of consumption. For example, we're already seeing a shift away from items that scream "I can afford to waste outlandish amounts of resources!" (big yachts, caviar-and-champagne blowouts) to items that trumpet "I'm ecoconscious!" (electric cars, organic eggs). Guess the phrase "green with envy" is about to take on a whole new meaning.

My Family Was an Abortion-War Casualty (Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:32:56 GMT)
My uncle was murdered for terminating pregnancies. The Tiller shooting has brought it all back.

Do 50-Year-Old Women Really Need a Sex Life? (Fri, 29 May 2009 03:32:48 GMT)
Do 50-year-old women really want the sex life they had at age 25?

Is Our Brain to Blame If We’re Not Sociable? (Thu, 28 May 2009 20:52:53 GMT)
Is our biology to blame if we're not the sociable type?

A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage (Hardcover) by H. Leon McBeth

Spiritual Warfare in a Believer's Life (Paperback) by C. H. Spurgeon, Robert Hall

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Stressed mothers may raise fat children: study (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:40:21 -0400)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday.

Guide helps doctors manage vaccine allergies (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:43:33 -0400)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - With careful monitoring, even children who have had allergic reactions to a vaccine can still be vaccinated, a U.S. team of experts said on Tuesday.

Expensive ads sell few prescription drugs: study (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:06:44 -0400)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expensive advertising of prescription drugs directly to consumers may do little to encourage sales, U.S. and Canadian researchers reported on Monday.

Lack of joy in life ups early death risk: study (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:38:52 -0400)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who don't think life is worth living are more likely to die within the next few years, research from Japan shows.

Newer joint replacements need more revisions: study (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:03:49 -0400)
LONDON (Reuters) - New techniques used for hip and knee replacements appear to need reworking at a higher rate than older methods, British researchers said on Tuesday.

Study finds more allergic reactions after HPV jab (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:05:29 -0400)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young women in Australia who got a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer were five to 20 times more likely to have a rare but severe allergic reaction than girls who got other vaccines in comparable school-based vaccination programs, researchers said on Monday.

Circumcision problems impair HIV prevention: study (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:30:09 -0400)
GENEVA (Reuters) - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling "shocking" rates of complications.

Bird flu vaccine gives strong protection in mice (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:17:27 -0400)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An experimental bird flu vaccine that uses DNA from various strains of the H5N1 virus appears to trigger a strong immune response in mice after it is injected straight into the muscles, a study has shown.

Kids with older dads at higher bipolar risk: study (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:04:17 -0400)
LONDON (Reuters) - Children born to fathers older than 30 are more likely to develop bipolar disorder, a common condition sometimes known as manic depression, researchers reported on Monday.

High doses of vitamin D safe for children (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:26:53 -0400)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving school children very high doses of vitamin D is safe, and may be necessary to bring their blood levels of the nutrient up to the amount necessary for optimum bone growth and health, a new study shows.

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