Is Dental Health A Forgotten Area Of Health?
Most people recognise the importance of seeing a doctor when they have symptoms of an illness or if they feel under the …
Protecting Our Elders from Abuse and Neglect in the Nursing Home
When we think of our aging parents or grandparents, we want them to have the best of care in their “golden” years. …
Infographic: The Human Side of Health
Financing health care is a political issue that gets a lot of media attention. Within health care facilities, some professionals are focused …
Save the Zygotes?
Facebook led me to an interesting blog post by Libby Anne the other night about how she was originally pro-life and, due to …
Breast Cancer Awareness—For the Good of the Many
I was asked recently why we still have breast cancer awareness campaigns—after all, isn’t everyone already aware of breast cancer’s existence? While, …
When Doctors Complain
I’d like to just first point out that the medical professionals I’ve interacted with have never once complained about their pay. They consider it …
Vegetarian Mexican-Style Layer Bean Dip
I’ve been a vegetarian my whole life, so when people tell me how they couldn’t last a week without meat, I just …
Should Vaccinations Be a Civic Duty?
Ever since Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study allegedly linking vaccines to autism, parents have wondered whether getting their child vaccinated is worth …
On Birth Control and the Line Between Morality and Legality
My attention was recently directed to a U.S. News article about how free birth control reduces the abortion rate. This might immediately …