Category: health

American healthcare failing

May 3, 2006 | 1 comment

Americans are sicker than the British despite twice the spending on healthcare in the USA as in Britain, a newly published study claims. “Why isn’t the richest country in the world the healthiest country in the world?” study co-author Dr.

Pill pushers

May 2, 2006 | 2 comments

Have you noticed how aggressively pharmaceutical companies have been pushing their pills? Forbes magazine claims Big Pharma’s focus is more market-driven than ever. Billions are spent on ad campaigns aimed at convincing consumers they need more medicine. Drug firms have

Not feeling down

April 13, 2006 | 1 comment

“I was feeling very down and wondering why,” a friend told me this morning. “Then I realized millions of people were lamenting the death of Jesus Christ in preparation for Easter. So I prayed to know their focus on death

Bird flu pandemic

April 7, 2006 | 1 comment

Do we have to fear the bird flu? New concerns have surfaced this week as authorities claim the bird flu virus is spreading at lightning speed. From a spiritual point of view, our first concern should be not letting fear

The Land of Oz

March 25, 2006 | No comments yet

Mortality is no more real than life in the Land of Oz as depicted in the classic book, “The Wizard of Oz.” After reading the book or seeing the movie, the characters and place of Oz take graphic form in