We’ve crossed the threshold into a new year – 2012. As stated earlier, this has been touted as a pivotal year. In society (elections), in business (economic uncertainty) and in world security (“rumors of wars”), it seems that this year has a lot of milestones ahead that we are cautioned to look for. Even on the day of this writing the various caucuses and primaries are underway, launching the formulation of candidates to face off…
NO, I’m not referring to “The X-Factor”, the FOX/Simon Cowell talent search program. There are a number of “Factor X” related items in the medical world, as based on research for a number of years.But the newest thing on the medical scene is “Factor “X” “, that gives hope for a disease-free, longer life. Research with animals (currently, rats) has shown that a chromosome in adult stem cell material has been isolated that, when injected…
Here is an emotional account & thanks from Japanese people following the incredible outpouring of aid after the earthquake and tsunami last March (2011). The video is 8 minutes long but well worth your time!
In a short time we will be observing Valentine’s Day. More about that occasion in February, but for now the emphasis is on love – the word, the meaning and the expression. I have been around a LONG time and the word “love” has had several different meanings and applications over those years. In the ’50s “love” was seldom used except for an expression of deep (probably emotional) feelings for someone (of the opposite sex…
