There are laws that forbid incest and polygamy and suspending the laws against same sex marriage will enable (set precedent for) those laws to be thrown to the wind, like chaff. What man of sound judgment would ever think of marrying, or conjugally uniting with, his daughter or son? What mother would likewise consider the same with her son or daughter? One would have to jettison all innate sense of dignity, common sense and reason, if ever those things existed in a person of such repugnant inclination.

In 1961, while serving as a rotating intern, an astute general surgeon gave me a “clinical pearl” by teaching me that a man with unexplained back pain and an elevated blood sugar might have pancreatic cancer. Those were the days before CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, laparoscopy, etc and one suspected of having CA was subjected to a large midline abdominal wall incision for confirmation and treatment, the procedure being known as an “exploratory laboratory.“ For all these years after, I have never forgotten that valuable caveat and used it to diagnose that dreaded, incurable disease; fortunately in later years utilizing the newer technologies.

A sulfonylurea compound, used as an oral hypoglycemic agent, was first instituted in Berlin, Germany in 1952 and later immigrated to the US. Repeatedly, through the years, there have been attempts to blame the development of pancreatic cancer on both insulin and oral agents. Instead of saying that A (diabetics are more prone to pancreatic cancer) or B (that new onset, untreated diabetes may be the first sign of pancreatic cancer) the attorneys are jumping to C; the docs and the drugs are causing pancreatic cancer. They are “jumping to C-onclusions” unwarranted by the facts. Their mercenary  motives are blatantly obvious.

“Stem cell therapy is used for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal injury, degenerative joint disease, autoimmune diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus, cerebral palsy, critical limb ischemia, diabetes type 2, heart failure, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions. Adult stem cells are harvested from many areas of the body, including the bone marrow, fat and peripheral blood, and they are purified and reintroduced back in the patient. According to the theory, stem cells isolated from a patient (i.e. from the bone marrow or fat) have the ability to become different cell types (i.e. nerve cells, liver cells, heart cells and cartilage cells), and they are capable of "homing in" on and repairing damaged tissue. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can induce sustained remissions for more than 5 years in patients with severe autoimmune diseases refractory to conventional therapy. (Farge, 2010) Stem cell transplantation has potential for cartilage repair and cell-based therapies for osteoarthritis. (Mobasheri, 2009) Stem cells hold great promise to harness the body’s ability to heal itself, and to cure diseases and alleviate suffering without the use of drugs or invasive surgery, but there may be risks. In this study no complications were detected from stem cells re-injected into peripheral joints (n=213) or into intervertebral discs (n=13). (Centeno, 2010) In an animal study reported in the Lancet, tissue formed by stem cells from the host was implanted and re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage. Researchers hypothesized that such a joint should last longer and work more naturally than a metal joint, and the technique could benefit patients with advanced arthritis. While metal joints only last 10-15 years but this type should last longer, but not all patients may have this regenerative capacity, especially the elderly. (Lee, 2010) Note: This treatment is not FDA approved in the U.S. (FDA, 2010)” That last comment sums up the problem; it's all ideological and political.

For more information on this cutting edge technology that will eliminate all organ transplants and the need for toxic and expensive anti-rejection drugs for life, see the numerous articles previously written on this site. Those persons making the laws and controlling the purse strings of our economy in Washington, on both sides of the aisle, should be held culpable for the lack of progress in our country with regard to this life sparing technology. At this point we are more than a decade behind 10 other nations in the treatment of injury and illness with autologous stem cell transplants.  The reason is found in a “sequestering” of highly successful autologous stem cell transplants in the myth and fraud of embryonic stem cell research.

In the 3-21-86 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) an article was published describing in detail the patho-physiology of Christ’s death on the Cross. It is the most, scientific, graphic and detailed explanation I have ever read and I highly recommend it to all who have an interest in what our Savior suffered on our behalf. The article is eight pages in length and well worth the time taken to read it. I can hardly do it justice in a short blog but I will attempt to summarize what led to Christ’s voluntary demise which was accomplished as a result of “God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge” (Acts 2:23).

Between Thursday evening (around midnight) and His via dolorosa on Friday during which He carried the cross used in His crucifixion, Christ underwent five trials (Before Annus, Caiaphas (high priest) and the Sanhedrin, Pontius Pilate, King Herod and finally back to Pilate. During that time he was flogged with sheep vertebrae attached to leather thongs that ripped the flesh from his back, spat upon and crowned with a ring of thorns that tore into his scalp and brow. The trials were exhausting and he was deprived of food and water. The flogging and the crown of thorns produced extensive bleeding and the saliva delivered bacteria that would have found easy access to Christ’s blood stream through the open wounds. The human mouth is known to be the filthiest, germ ridden cavity on our planet. Bacteria in the blood stream create septic shock and combined with the blood loss and dehydration would have dropped our Lord’s blood pressure to imperceptible levels.

When he was nailed to the cross, more hemorrhage occurred from His wrists and feet and the pain of severing the nerves in His wrists sent further neurological signals that cause reactive shock. The feet of all persons who were crucified were placed on a small platform (a sedile) that was affixed to the upright portion of the cross. Given the fact that they were suspended from the cross bar by their wrists, they had to push up on the sedile in order to breath. Gradually, due to increasing shock the strength to do so was insidiously lost and steady accumulations of carbon dioxide occurred, leading to respiratory acidosis, further perpetuating the shock. As His agony increased His heart began to fail and accumulate fluid in the pericardial sac that surrounds it. If it took too long for condemned prisoners to die, the soldiers attending to the crucifixion were instructed to break the legs of the convicts so they could no longer push up on the sedile. In the case of Christ, He said “It is finished” and “gave up His spirit” (John 19:20) voluntarily and His bones remained in tact, in keeping with prophecy (Exodus 12:46). To assure that He was dead, a spear was thrust into His side thus piercing His heart muscle bringing a sudden flow of blood and water (John 19:34); the “water” being pericardial fluid.

What a price Christ paid for you and me! What a Savior! What good news that true life, eternal life, fulfilling life did not end with an empty cross but really began for those of us who follow Christ with an empty tomb. He is not there; He is Risen!

to protect and maintain the quality of canned foods and beverages (since 1963), and until recently were thought to be entirely harmless, and supposedly inert, materials.

The issue of soft drink safety is not new. In 1942 the American Medical Association mentioned soft drinks specifically in a strong recommendation to limit intake of added sugar; citing obesity as the main concern. At that time, annual US production of carbonated soft drinks was 90 eight ounce servings (5.6 gallons) per person, but by 2000 this number had risen to more than 600 servings (37.5 gallons) and by 2002 to 57 gallons per person. According to a 2012 market report from Beverage Digest, the average U.S. consumer drank 714 eight ounce servings (44.6 gallons) of carbonated soft drinks the previous year, down from 45.5 gallons in 2010. Total consumption in 2011 was down 1% from 2010 and fortunately the seventh consecutive year of decline. If a 50 year use of BPA in the lining of aluminum cans is the cause of the suspected intra-arterial damage to the linings of our vascular system, we can expect a precipitous rise in the incidence of coronary artery and other cardiovascular diseases in the coming years; especially given the pandemic rise of obesity currently seen in our nation and the precarious nature of the delivery of healthcare in the not too distant future.

However, recent findings from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggest that BPA may have particularly adverse effects on the endothelial lining of the arteries that supply our brains, hearts and other vital organs such as liver and kidneys. Dr Leonardo Transande of the NYU school of medicine has completed research on the output of albumin in the urine of 710 children between the years 2009 and 2012, the results of which have led him to recommend that manufacturers of aluminum cans should seek other alternatives in lining their product so as to decrease the exposure, of especially youngsters, to this chemical. Damage to the endothelium of renal (kidney) vessels first manifests in the leakage of albumin into the urine. This has long been recognized by clinicians as an indication particularly in diabetics that their disease has finally begun to damage their kidneys.