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Has the next Messiah been Aborted?

Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger claims that the current high rate of abortions is causing the delay of the coming of the next messiah.

From YNetNews via The Telegraph

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Simons Singhs article on Chiropractic

I know I’m a bit late with this, but I was on holiday and not keeping up with the blogging world (yes, it is possible ;) ). Anyway, here is a copy of Simons article that got him in trouble. Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results – and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh. [...]

Parents in faith-healing case never considered calling a doctor

OK, this just makes me sick. Some religious wacko parents have a daughter who is obviously very ill. Their religion dictates that they don’t seek medical help, but instead they must pray, lay on hands, and fast etc. Funnily enough (although funny is the last thing that it actually is), their daughter died as a result of their mistreatment. [...]

Always check the numbers

The current Swine Flu epidemic has prompted the company I work for to install little bottles of alcohol based hand sanitisers everywhere. I quickly scanned the label on one today and noticed it claims to kill 99.999% of all bacteria. That sounds impressive, but it made me think, what exactly does that mean. [...]

Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month

Here’s something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than a month by contact lenses cultured with stem cells. [...]

Delaying Death

Now that smoking is seriously on the decline, all the health campaigns that used to warn us about the seriousness of tobacco have had to move on to other things.

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Hospital Chaplains

I heard this on the radio this morning on my journey to work. The National Secular Society is calling for all Hospital chaplains (of any denomination) to be funded by the Church rather than by the Hospital.

BBC News Article

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