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Posted on September 17, 2019 4:18 am By Del Meyer in The Worldwide Public Forum

Michael Medved, http://www.michaelmedved.com/ The Greatest Country on God’s Green Earth. The Michael Medved Show gives you insightful columns and commentary about culture, politics, videos, movie reviews, and more Should Government Block “Fat Shaming”?Transgender Awareness in Kindergarten?   When Political Organizations Celebrate MurderWhen Politics Trumps Faith, Marriage SuffersHow Faith Improves Sex—and Vice VersaDon’t Lose Touch with American […]

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Richard M. DeVos, Founder of Amway March 4, 1926 ~ September 6, 2018 (age 92)

Posted on September 17, 2019 4:09 am By Del Meyer in In Memoriam

Amway co-founder and Orlando Magic Senior Chairman Richard M. DeVos died September 6, 2018, at his home in Ada, Michigan. He was 92.  Rich was known globally for his business achievements and locally in West Michigan and Central Florida for his community leadership and giving, but often referred to himself simply as “just a sinner saved […]

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August

Posted on September 17, 2019 4:02 am By Del Meyer in Last Month's Postings

Featured Article: Communism and Nazism Are Now Legally Synonymous in Ukraine By Jon Miltimore | Managing Editor: FEE.org | Saturday, July 27, 2019 In the News: How California wins elections International Medicine: As Reflected at our Southern Border: A human tragedy Medicare: Entitlement dependency delivers a heavy blow against success in America. Medical Gluttony: The Gluttons […]

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Aphorisms

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:59 am By Del Meyer in Words Of Wisdom

Attributing overweight to overeating is hardly more illuminating than ascribing alcoholism to alcohol.              —Jean Mayer All that running, and exercise can do for you is make you healthy. —Denny McClain A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the […]

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Has Hippocrates been Hoodwinked in California?

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:57 am By Del Meyer in Hippocrates & His Kin

Doctors will no longer be the final authority on medical exemptions from vaccinations and could be investigated if they write too many. Opponents say physicians may now be afraid to provide waivers, even for kids who need them. In California, children are required to be vaccinated, or have a medical exemption, to attend school. The […]

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Life after ELGOOG by George Gilder George Gilder: Forget Cloud Computing, Blockchain is the Future

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:54 am By Del Meyer in The Bookshelf

In the prologue, Gilder examines that computing was still largely in the 2-D flat universe system. Everyone seemed to be comfortable in flat land and the parallax relationships of near and far objects, angles and edges. The math all jibed. “Three dimensions?” you might ask. “I have no need for that hypothesis.” Under Google’s guidance, […]

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Letter to an aspiring Doctor Continued from August By Theodore Dalrymple

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:49 am By Del Meyer in Voices of Medicine

Let me give you a concrete example of the dangers of not thinking critically. In 1980, a letter was published in the New England Journal of Medicine pointing out that patients in hospital who were prescribed strong opiates for post-operative, heart attack, or cancer pain never became addicted to the drug they were given. At […]

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Do the Liberals really think we need a revolution?

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:46 am By Del Meyer in Overheard in the Medical Staff Lounge

Dr. Rosen:       The research by Professor Paul Kengor into how President Obama got elected is rather worrisome. The inside story is that we would have a revolution is very hard to fathom. Where would be the battle line? Who would be the enemy? The two coasts or the vast central? The fact that this subterfuge […]

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High Deductible Insurance with Copays Increase Health Costs

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:40 am By Del Meyer in Medical Myths

Medical Myths & Rumors There are several factors in healthcare insurance that are confusing people. Some insurance carriers are advertising low cost policies with no deductibles or no copayments. This, however, results in an increase utilization which will increase the cost of healthcare. The insurance company in turn then acts as the “palace guard” by […]

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Health insurance leads to gluttonous healthcare

Posted on September 17, 2019 3:35 am By Del Meyer in Medical Gluttony

When patients request tests and procedures that are not medically indicated, the common response we always hear. “Hey, it doesn’t cost me anything. It’s covered by my insurance.” But the facts are actually reversed. It does cost and the cost is about twice as high as it could be if he paid directly for this. […]

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