Denver Christian Docs

Stand to Reason looks good. I heard about it on the Hugh Hewitt show this afternoon. Greg is a theologian and philosopher and likes to do things in a loving but rigorous way. Concerned about the old problem of "how could a good God allow evil in the world?" Here is Augustine's answer, in a few paragraphs. There is a whole list of essays on bioethics. Looks like a good site to bookmark to me.

Just found this blog, called smartchristian.com. Looks interesting, check it out.

Stem cells are cells that have the potential to grow into adult tissues and repair damage. There is a lot of misinformation out there. The controversy is over one type, embryonic stem cells. Some scientists think these are the best chance of giving us "miracle cures" of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, spinal trauma, etc. Others favor using adult stem cells, which are stem cells that have partially differentiated (matured). While theoretically less flexible, adult stem cells also are much easier to control. To date, there are some adult stem cell therapies that actually work (bone marrow transplantation for leukemia comes to mind.) Embryonic stem cells so far, after many years of animal work and some human work, have gone nowhere.

There are some interesting articles for your consideration. Charles Krauthammer, who is Pro-Choice and does not believe that life/personhood begin at conception, thinks that using embryonic stem cells is ethically dangerous.

Maureen Condic, a neuroscience researcher, wrote a detailed article in First Things this January. She essentially says that embryonic stem cell research has such formidable barriers that anyone interested in fast results should not support it. For example, using embryonic stem cells has many of the same problems with immune rejection that any other transplant could have, and embryonic stem cells in animals tend to form nasty tumors (teratomas.)

She also wrote a good basics article in 2002.

Our congresswoman, Diana Degette, sponsored the recent bill passed in the House. Prayers are needed.

An ongoing Cancer Group meets every Wednesday evening at Hope Fellowship Church office, 6970 S. Holly Circle, #202 at 6:45 PM. Call for more information: 720 560 7684. It has been going for years, led by nurses and other caring experts. I highly recommend it for you and your patients to get through what can be a trying time. We all need to remember that we in medicine never save lives, we only prolong them (sometimes!) and it is in caring that we leave the greatest legacy.

Thanks to Chuck Swindoll for these. He is on KRKS (94.7 FM) from 7:30-8AM every morning with Insight for Living.

I Corinthians 15:50-58 (the famous "death where is thy sting?" passage.)
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 (We are confident and would rather live with the Lord...)
Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
first Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope...
Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

AMEN!

Sanctify, O Lord, those whom you have called to the study and practice of the arts of healing, and to the prevention of disease and pain. Strengthen them by your life-giving Spirit, that by their ministries the health of the community may be promoted and your creation glorified; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer, 1979 (thanks to Beliefnet.com)

We're on...here's Christian Med's site...here is Human Trafficking site.

To find a christian doctor, go to this link.

Geographic tongue article....

Sitting at Gino's shop, here is a great book title: I don't have enough faith to be an atheist by Geisler and Turek.

Breast cancer in young women. Found an article for your interest.

For Clostridium difficile infections, try this...