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
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Has the next Messiah been Aborted?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Simons Singhs article on Chiropractic
Monday, August 10th, 2009I 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
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009From Oregon Live
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
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009The 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
Friday, June 5th, 2009Here’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.
via Gizmodo – Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month – Stem Cells.
This is why Stem Cell research is important and needs to be funded. The results of this test are impressive, even if the research team are still guarded about the long term effectiveness.
Delaying Death
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Now 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.
Hospital Chaplains
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009I 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.
