Autodrip
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Friday, November 13, 2009
A polite nod in the direction of my fellow F&F writer Susie Lloyd for this story.
“An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu—an electronic holy water dispenser.”
Apparently the Italians have been refraining from blessing themselves out of fear of flu germs.
I like these lines: “Luciano Marabese, who invented the dispenser, said he did so out of concern that fear of swine flu was eroding traditions.
And he is now blessing himself all the way to the bank.”
Swine Flu: Shall We Panic?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Tuesday, August 25, 2009
In keeping with the theme of the post below, let me ask this here:
Are you in a panic about swine flu yet?
They’re now predicting that it could infect as many as 1.8 million people, causing 90,000 deaths. This sounds pretty dire, no?
I would like to be the cool cucumber among us, but with a son who suffers chronic lung illness (CF) I must admit that I am already planning a strategy to ambush the pediatrician’s office and get my sweaty little hands on the vaccine, should such drastic action become necessary.
Talk me down from here.
Married With the Swine Flu
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, June 19, 2009
Due to our family’s circumstances this past winter, I’ve thought about illness a lot more than usual. How to get through it, how to avoid it… and how much to adjust our lives in order to deal with and avoid it.
I tend to be one of those people who likes to drop everything and hole up at home when our family is sick. But that’s not always possible, or practical.
Today I came across this story of... READ MORE
Swine Flu Hype?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Health on Sunday, May 03, 2009
This is just an editorial, but I find it refreshing to have at least one expert saying, “Calm down!” in the face of all the hysteria on the topic of the H1N1 strain of swine flu.
Read Dr. Marc Siegel’s article, “Swine Flu - It’s Not the Killer You Think It Is” here.
Flu, Faith and Fun with Grandparents
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, April 30, 2009
On this week’s episode of the Faith & Family Live! Cast, (click here to listen or click on the player above) we react to the recent news of the Swine Flu sweeping across the nation. Is it media hype or something to be worried about, and what can we do to protect and prepare our families for a larger outbreak?
This week, we share the good news about another Faith & Family feature product: All Things Guy: A Guide to Becoming a Man that Matters... READ MORE
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