Evidence & Economics, Emotion & Entitlement:The Politics of Proof in the Current Breast Cancer Debate

Eric Dishman I am not a breast cancer expert. Nor are the majority of you who are reading this. Nor are the hundreds of millions of Americans witnessing the media- and partisan-fed furor over the change in guidelines about breast cancer screening for women between 40 and 50 years of age. I’m pretty sure no […]

DAILY CHOICE: Friday, November 20, 2009

Perfection vs. Imperfection REFLECTION: None of us is perfect. We all have cracks, some more visible than others. But that does not mean that we shouldn’t try to reach the stars, that we should intentionally sell short ourselves. We may be earthbound but we should be heaven bent. Commit to pursuing your highest aspirations. That’s […]

DAILY CHOICE: Thursday, November 19, 2009

Passionate vs. Cynical REFLECTION: Fervor flows with the first breath of life. In a perfect world, this stream of energy would be constant, relentless, unimpeded through all one’s time. Yet life presents obstacles, both internal and external. Complacency finds its way through the door of comfort and luxury on the one hand or through the […]

Is There Formaldehyde In Your Bedroom?

Mike Magee VIDEO (press here) If you talk to most doctors about their medical school training, many will tell you that one of the most impactful experiences was participating in the human anatomy lab. Beyond the humbling nature of learning from a human cadaver, the physical nature of the experience – sights, sounds, and especially […]

DAILY CHOICE: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Freedom vs. Bondage REFLECTION: The human race throughout all time has been subjected to many forms of bondage. Freedom has been the response, the willingness to take a chance understanding that the worst is already today’s reality. With all else gone, the chains are broken. What do we fight for? To speak our mind and […]

Seventh Generation Supports Toxic Chemical Reform Act

Meredith Magee Donnelly Seventh Generation, creator of non-toxic household products, is now demanding Congress to support the Toxic Chemical Reform Act that would create a stronger law regarding chemicals used in products. According to the Seventh Generation website “the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals […]

DAILY CHOICE: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Include vs. Exclude REFLECTION: Exclusion creates a special brand of loneliness made worse again by distrust or lack of confidence. The world has witnessed many forms of exclusion, each justified with its own convoluted rationale, but none that has stood the test of time, or reason, or good sense. Excluding sets in motion changes that […]

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