Little Ones Who Live
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, January 27, 2012
Did you know that when Roe v. Wade was issued, it said that a woman has a right to an abortion only until the baby is viable outside the womb? The Supreme Court later rejected this, but I find that in discussions about abortion, few people are willing to defend the practice of aborting after the viability point.
But it’s interesting: the Roe v. Wade decision says that viability “is usually placed... READ MORE
NOT a Vegetable
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Have you seen this story yet?
A three-year-old boy in New York is missing his cerebellum - a vital part of his brain - and yet continues to learn and develop, defying medical expectations.
According to the article, little Chase Britton’s case is “leaving doctors bewildered and experts rethinking what they thought they knew about the human brain.”
To me, the most inspiring part of the story are the words of his mother, who says of her son, “People could view this as a tragic story. But that depends on how you look at life. You can be angry or you can appreciate what you have been given. Chase was meant to be with us.”
Read the whole thing here.
Medical Fraud
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, January 06, 2011
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How about a nice vaccination debate to start the new year?
Have you seen the new finding that the paper linking autism to the MMR vaccine was not only erroneous, but a fraud?
There are loads of popular stories out there, but here’s the first installment—fully footnoted—from the... READ MORE
Think Happy, Live Longer
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Thursday, November 18, 2010
Do optimists live longer?
According to some very preliminary research, it appears they might. This article has the details.
The team that did the study made it clear that this could be a correlative rather than a causal relationship: “Pessimistic people may be more prone to developing habits and problems that cut life short, such as smoking, obesity and hypertension.”
I know very little about medicine... READ MORE
A Different Type of Stem Cell
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Thursday, November 04, 2010
Along with many pro-lifers, I was saddened to read recently that researchers at the University of Michigan have created our state’s first embryonic stem cell line. But today I read about a different stem cell development that made me happy.
It can be frustrating to read news articles about stem cell research because it seems like most coverage fails to mention the fact that adult stem cell research... READ MORE
Strep-tastic
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Friday, August 20, 2010
“I feel like I’ve been whining for two days straight,” I whined to my husband last night as we went to bed.
“You have,” he responded matter-of-factly.
I do have an excuse. I’m sick. Or to give you a better idea of what I’ve been like to live with lately, I should probably say, “I’m siiiiiiiiick ...”
I don’t get sick often. I am sure my family is grateful for this.
This particular illness comes with... READ MORE
A Real Public Service
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Thursday, August 05, 2010
Bert was always my favorite character in Mary Poppins, but I like Dick Van Dyke even more now.
The actor is donating his time as the new spokesperson for the Cell Therapy Foundation, which supports and educates about adult stem cell research. It’s good work!
You can see the first PSA featuring Mr. Van Dyke at the Cell Therapy Foundation’s website.
Skin To Skin
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, August 24, 2009
This amazing story touched my heart.
The mother pictured here is holding her blue 20 oz. “preemie.”
At the time of the photo, doctors had given the baby up for lost and this was to be a “goodbye” cuddle.
Except, it wasn’t.
Obama's Euthanasia Mistake
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Here’s one of the most interesting pieces I’ve read on our health care debate.
It’s written by a bona fide Liberal who has little sympathy with “right-to-lifers” and ardently desires universal health care.
But he thinks the “end-of-life” issues in the current proposals are morally repugnant.
Bad for everyone, but especially for the poor they’re supposed to benefit.
Read the whole thing for an interesting... READ MORE
Breakthrough!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Friday, August 07, 2009
The HIV genome has been mapped, researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill announced yesterday.
Scientists hope this new information will enable them to fight the HIV virus by vaccine or genetic manipulation.
What hopeful news!
