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Category Archives: Health
New York Mashgiach Says Orthodox Union Only Interested In Making Money, Not In Policing Kashrut
According to Wikipedia: "In Judaism, a Mashgiach (Hebrew: ?????, pl. ???????, mashgichim) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment." Thursday evening, Robert Frank, a New York mashgiach, emailed me: "Dear Mr. Ford, I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Jewish Journalism, Kashrut, Orthodox Union, Robert Frank
Tagged consumer fraud, consumer fruad, hospital cafeteria, kosher status, kosher supervision, mashgiach, Orthodox Union
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Dennis Prager Says New Mammogram Guidelines Are A Taste Of Obamacare
Dennis Prager opened his radio show today: "This latest announcement that women should not get mammograms until they are 50 is a telling statement of what is in store for you if the House and Senate bills are paid. "Do … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Health, Politics
Tagged breast cancer screening, cathy mcmorris, cathy mcmorris rogers, Dennis Prager, marsha blackburn, united states preventive services task force
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Pork In Flu Vaccine
Fox 35 reports: FOX 35 has discovered that the H1N1, swine flu vaccine contains an ingredient that raises questions whether its use is permissible under certain religious, dietary laws. The Jewish, Muslim and Seventh-Day Adventist faiths all forbid members from … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged congregation ohev shalom, florida conference of seventh day adventists, flu mist, fox 35, rabbi david kay, swine flu vaccine
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Let’s Debate Fundamental Principles
Thomas Frank, who’s left of center, writes for the Wall Street Journal: What’s dragging the Democrats down in the health-care debate isn’t confusion about details. On this the president and his supporters have proven themselves the ablest of technocrats, easily … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Health, Politics
Tagged ablest, american council on science and health, Dennis Prager, flow charts, health care debate, jeff stier, thomas frank, town hall meetings, wall street journal
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Tosser’s Tunnel Syndrome
Lyn Paul Taylor‘s granddaughter Savannah ushers me into his office this morning. I arrange my worldly belongings according to the teachings of my Feing Shui instructor and get centered, preparing for transfiguration. Lyn walks in. "I’m a wreck," I say. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged holy covenant, light unto the nations, lyn paul, neshama, wilshire blvd, worldly belongings
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I Don’t Have HIV!
My blood work is back from Kaiser and here are the only disturbing results (I’ve had these problems for a couple of years now and no matter how much I pray about them, they don’t seem to go away): CHOLESTEROL … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged albacore tuna, american heart association, blood work, cholesterol, coronary artery disease, high density lipoprotein, kaiser, omega 3 fatty acids, risk factors for coronary artery disease, triglyceride
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Museum Terrace Apartments
Here’s some background to this story. A tenant emails: Another pipe burst last night @ 11:00pn. Alarm rang for 30 minutes throughout building. Flooded the garage again. And once again it’s a “mysterious van” that hits a pipe that’s never … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Health, Los Angeles
Tagged fire trucks, horrible smell, long long time, sick building syndrome, terrace apartments, time power
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Massive Mold Cleanup At Museum Terrace Apartment Complex
A source emails: Hey- So they wont give me the mold results from April 15th. But the day after the test was done here All American Fire Safety were brought in for one month to suck whatever mold out of … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Health, Los Angeles
Tagged american fire, apartment, fire safety, mold cleanup
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Jewish Medical Ethics Conference
From Hirhurim: Torah in Motion, The Orthodox Union and Yeshiva University, invite you to The International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics August 20th to 23rd, 2009 At the foot of the Majestic Laurentian Peaks at the inspired mountain chateau Fairmont … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Hirhurim
Tagged avraham steinberg, emory university atlanta, hematology oncology, interested laymen, jewish medical ethics, torah in motion
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