Archives By Author: Del Meyer
Does exercise alone lead to weight loss?
Why you shouldn’t exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies By Julia Belluz and Javier Zarracina Updated Oct 31, 2017 Welcome to Show Me the Evidence, where we go beyond the frenzy of daily headlines to take a deeper look at the state of science surrounding the most pressing health questions of the day. […]
Healthcare’s Medical Gluttony
Dan Munro , Contributor I write about the intersection of healthcare innovation and policy. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Seems to me we always have a few big breaking healthcare stories early in the year. I remember last year when Mary Meeker released her stunning report – USA, Inc.
Retiring early at 62 on Social Security May Shorten your life
Cornell-Melbourne Research: Retiring Early Just Might Kill You We already know you’re better off financially the later you begin claiming Social Security. Now it seems there’s another reason to hold off on collecting those checks: If you retire early you’re more likely to die early as well.
International Medicine Programs
For over 23 years, the Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has cultivated global partnerships to create transformational mutual exchange in medical education, training, and research. IMP’s goal is to provide life-changing opportunities to build the capacity of other countries and share the latest advances […]
Health-Care Giant Not Built Around Doctors
Deal seeks to create an integrated system, but without the key cost gatekeepers The companies said the merged CVS’s stores will offer wellness services, as well as vision, hearing, nutrition and medical equipment. By Anna Wilde Mathews and Sharon Terlep The Wall Street Journal | December 4, 2017 CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. are […]
One Hundred Million Killed
100 Years of Communism—and 100 Million Dead The Bolshevik plague that began in Russia was the greatest catastrophe in human history. By David Satter | WSJ | Nov. 6, 2017 Armed Bolsheviks seized the Winter Palace in Petrograd—now St. Petersburg—100 years ago this week and arrested ministers of Russia’s provisional government. They set in motion […]
Talk Radio Dialogues Connect with almost Everyone
In Depth Discussions with public, civic, national and international leaders, cultural, educational, political and religious commentary to broaden your perspective of our country and the world in which we live. __________ Heard on Salem National Radio (The ANSWER) sites include:: DrDennisPrager.com, HughHewitt.com, MikeGallagher.com, MichaelMedved.com, LarryElder.com, MetaxasTalk.com, SRNNews.com, SRNStore.com, Michael Medved, http://www.michaelmedved.com/
Life of Luther – 1483 – 1546
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation October 31, 1517 to October 31, 2017 Martin Luther was born in Eisleben Germany in 1483, nine years before the discovery of America. His father Hans Luther was a rather prosperous miner and his mother, Margaretta, was a strict disciplinarian. Because his son was so brilliant, Hans enrolled Martin […]
Talking at Luther’s Table
“In Luther’s household the day began at sunrise, and the principal meal of the day was eaten about ten o’clock in the morning. About five o’clock in the afternoon supper was served, and this meal was often shared by exiled clergymen, escaped nuns, government officials, visitors from abroad, and colleagues of Luther in the university […]
The Hippocratic Oath: Never give a poison or cause an abortion
The following original paragraph has been deleted from the original as being politically incorrect. I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrong-doing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such […]