Tag: protection

God as a first resort

December 12, 2006 | 3 comments

This weekend it hit me how foreign the concept of turning to God first in times of emergency is for many people. I was filling out a medical release form to allow our daughter to attend a trip away from

Treat people nicely to avoid lawsuits

November 25, 2006 | No comments yet

Have you ever noticed that some people get sued a whole lot more than others? Ever wondered why? In the popular book, “Blink,” the author, Malcolm Gladwell, explains why some doctors get sued and others don’t even though both make

0 in 7

November 1, 2006 | 2 comments

Have you ever noticed ads by pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, or health-focused foundations that predict odds of people catching a particular disease? They read something like: “1 in 7 people will get [fill in the illness] by age 65.” These ads

A safer route to healing?

October 26, 2006 | No comments yet

In the October 2006 issue of Readers Digest, the Health IQ section reported… The Institute of Medicine looked at the prevalence of medication errors and found scary stuff: The average hospital patient is the victim of about one medication error

Learning to love

October 26, 2006 | No comments yet

Leo Buscaglia wrote thirteen books, most on the subject of love. At one time, five of his books appeared on the New York Times best-seller list concurrently. His writings have sold over 18 million copies, and his first book, “Love,”