The Truth About Men: Revealing the Mysteries of the Men’s Weekends. By Howard J. Fox. Rhinebeck, New York: Epigraph Books, 2009. 153 pp. $16.95. www.epigraphPS.com; www.howardjfox.com Los Angeles-based “cooperative divorce†lawyer Howard J. Fox has produced a book that I believe is unique: a true introduction for the uninitiated to the benefits of and...
Welcome to Weekly Health Update By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers†VITAMIN D, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & DEATH There is mounting evidence that Vitamin D plays a much more complex role in maintaining health beyond its primary function in regulating calcium absorption. Increasingly,...
Weekly Health Update: Concord Grape Juice Improves Memory “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  01/31/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making...
Weekly Health Update: Mozart, Music, Babies & Health “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  01/24/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making...
On February 17, at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, DC, a young Nigerian terrorist named Farouk Abdul al Faisal attempted to board United Airlines flight 1497 to Stuttgart, Germany. He had eluded detection by the FBI, and was not on the Terrorist Watch List. He seemed to have succeeded in his aims. Al...
Weekly Health Update: Preventing Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) after Surgery “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  01/10/2010 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician...
I’ll begin this article with a few justifications to try to preempt irate emails from Obama supporters: First off, I write on faith, politics, and the presidency, having done books on the subject and lots of articles; this includes the faith of President Obama. Second, I’ve been recently writing on Mao’s China; specifically, on...
Weekly Health Update: Ginkgo Biloba, Memory & Cognitive Health “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any...
Weekly Health Update: CT Scans & Cancer Risk “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  12/20/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any...
Once again the nativity season brings attacks by those offended by ubiquitous displays of Christmas. This Christmas, I’m drawn to the similar ways some Christians and Republicans create opposition to their beliefs and, like the innkeepers of Bethlehem, provide no shelter for travelers. Every year brings new incidents of holiday political correctness, from removal...
The questions I ask every feminist I hear these accusations from is, why exactly is a man who wants to opt out of his responsibilities as a father a coward and a woman who does the same thing with abortion “empowered†and “beating the patriarchy†or something like that? Why are these obligations that...
Last week I was on a university panel formed to debate the issue of science and religion. My argument was the same one I’ve been making for years: given the known laws of physics  in particular, general relativity (Einstein’s theory of gravity) and quantum mechanics  we have no choice but to conclude...
Confidential Memo To: All Men Re: Operation “Feminist Movement†Men, our long twilight struggle with the opposite sex is over. Our victory is total. Can you believe the way things used to be? Remember when our fathers and grandfathers would drag themselves to mind-numbing jobs every day, having the sole responsibility for the feeding,...
Some of the emails leaked in Climategate discuss my work. Following is a comment on that, and on something more important. In 2007, I published a peer-reviewed paper alleging that some important research relied upon by the IPCC (for the treatment of urbanization effects) was fraudulent. The emails show that Tom Wigley  one...
Heroes of the Blue Sky Rebellion. By Jack Kammer. Halethorpe, Maryland: Healthy Village Press, 2009. 99 pp. $9.95. www.blueskyrebellion.com Jack Kammer, author of two excellent previous volumes, Good Will Toward Men: Women Talk Candidly About the Balance of Power Between the Sexes and If Men Have All the Power, How Come Women Make the...
Health Report: Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Risk “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle...
Health Report: Breast Cancer Treatment & Chronic Pain “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  11/15/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making...
Health Report: HPV Virus & Risk of Breast Cancer “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated:  10/25/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before...
Imported food makes up a substantial and growing portion of the U.S. food supply and, considering the health and safety concerns of keeping American’s safe, Washington insiders seem oblivious to that part of protecting American citizens. To ensure imported food safety, federal agencies must focus their resources on high risk foods and coordinate efforts,...
Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joe Arpaio — hailed by many as America’s Sheriff — is under attack for cracking down on illegal aliens. The liberal-left politicians, activists and members of the news media are vilifying Sheriff Arpaio for his department’s immigration and crime sweeps in and around Phoenix. On Friday, government officials with the...
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