There is no question that ever since penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, that antibiotics have been used to save countless lives combating infectious diseases. In fact, most persons reading this have experienced the power of thoughtful and responsible use of physician ...
NEWBERRY — “There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.” Henry David Thoreau, one of America’s most celebrated Transcendentalist philosophers and writers, once went into the woods to “live deliberately.” He and so ...
Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show our appreciation for all our military personnel who are serving at the present time and those who have served in the past. This month reminds us to honor the ...
This is the story of Jack and his experiences with modern medical care. Jack received a bird’s eye view of the inadequacies of the U.S. healthcare system, which has a well-deserved reputation for a failure to emphasize preventive care. He eventually suffered a fate too often endured by ...
Why do we think and feel the way we do? In his book ‘Becoming Myself,’ Dr. Irvin D. Yalom asks himself why he, at the age of 85, is still seeing patients. Yalom is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of several fascinating books including Love’s ...
The average American family sits down for dinner to find food on the table. As a generalization, they will be ingesting protein, fats, and carbohydrates. But in what form and flavor is an important question. We know the food we eat is tremendously important to our health and well-being, so a ...
