"… suggests it may be possible for lesbian couples to have their own biological children." But it probably won’t work. hit the link for the whole article, from the UK Telegraph Sperm cells created from female embryo – Telegraph However, Dr Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell and sex determination expert at the National Institute for … Read more
As I posted this morning, this is the second anniversary of the end of my 20 day stay at Sloan Kettering Tom Faranda’s Folly: Two years ago today, I was discharged after my 20 day Sloan Kettering stay. Coincidentally, I had my annual (or maybe more like 18 month!) physical with my internist, Dr. Al … Read more
Quite hard to believe. Coincidentally, I have a physical today with my internist Al Sheehy, in Tarrytown. Here’s what I posted two years ago – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Day 20 – noontime – YIPPEE – we are outta here! and here’ the next day’s posting – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Sunday – first full day out … Read more
The Washington Post had a very good article yesterday on the elderly, and one of their biggest dangers: falling. The posting I did a few days ago kind of ties into this topic – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Good articles on preserving a fundamental sense: balance Here’s the Washington Post feature: Guarding Health, And Independence – … Read more
The author is a physician who is also a Jesuit preparing for ordination. Crucial point about people dissenting from Catholic/Christian teachings, without being able to explain the teaching! On Faith: Guest Voices: A Jesuit’s Perspective on Abortion … A further note on killing the other person: As a practicing physician licensed to care for pregnant … Read more
Sort of, as they endorse Senator Clinton forthe Democratic nomination and Senator McCain forthe Republicans. I favor Clinton because I think she’s less likely to damage the country then Obama or Edwards. And McCain is my second choice, but first choice Thompson has dropped out. I found reading the editorials to be nauseating, so I’m … Read more
The NY Times health section ran a two part series this month on something we tend to take for granted – until we start losing it – our sense of balance. I was very interested, since I feel my own sense of balance is not what it was, even only a few years ago. Here’s … Read more
As we always do (exception: when I’m hospitalized for chemotherapy! Then it’s a threesome.) the four of us were at the March in Washington yesterday. Helped to organize two buses with 89 participants; about half were Jr high school or high school students. Joe took this picture looking back down Constitution Ave, where the Avenue … Read more
Today is the 35th annual March for Life, protesting the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision which by judicial fiat made abortion on demand the law of the land. The Washington Post yesterday had an article on the rising right-to-life youth movement. Movement Gets a Youthful Infusion – washingtonpost.com Ellie Baum, a student at Purdue University … Read more
Horrendous. Mature Human Embryos Created From Adult Skin Cells – washingtonpost.com Creation of the embryos — grown from cells taken from the company’s chief executive and one of its investors — also offered sobering evidence that few, if any, technical barriers may remain to the creation of cloned babies. That reality could prompt renewed controversy … Read more