"Only one life, 'twill soon be past; Only what's done for Christ will last."
When my brother-in-law, Jim, was 18, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and told he only had a few months to live. The Lord had other plans though, and following treatment, Jim lived a full life for the next 22 years. In the summer of 2004, the tumor unexpectedly returned, and in time it became clear that medical treatments weren't going to save him. Again he was told that only a few short months remained. This time it was true.
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Largest-ever study of U.S. child health beginsScientists begin recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York this week for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed — aiming eventually to track 100,000 around the country from conception to age 21.
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There’s the rub: Vicks might make kids sicker
Vicks VapoRub, the menthol salve used to soothe generations of congested kids, may actually make some little ones worse, a new study suggests.
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Harry W. O. Kinnard, Who Said One Word Would Do, Dies at 93
Lt. Gen. Harry W. O. Kinnard, who inspired the storied retort “nuts” to a German surrender ultimatum during the Battle of the Bulge, died Monday in Arlington, Va. He was 93.
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Surgeon general for a new health-conscious era
The U.S. Surgeon General may be best known for cigarette warnings that helped to cut the percentage of American smokers in half over 40 years.
The job promises to return to a higher profile in coming years as medicine gets more sophisticated, demanding more nuanced public-health advice for consumers on how to make better risk-benefit decisions about prescription drugs and recommended procedures, for example.
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