By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — I cannot see the future and I’m no prophet, but I have seen the future — so to speak — and it’s dank, dark and dystopian. In 500 years, if we do not tame climate change and global warming worldwide, Israel will be no more and the entire Middle
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The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution will Create Better Health Care by Eric Topol M.D.; Basic Books, 2012, ISBN-13: 9780465025503, 320 pages. By Joel A. Moskowitz MD, FAPA, FAAP LA JOLLA, California–Dr. Eric Topol is a genius, who is based here in La Jolla. The beginning of his book, The Creative Destruction of
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — No one will ever really know what goes on in the basement laundry of the children’s hospital in question. That’s part of what makes “the blessing of the hands” so miraculous—it doesn’t involve publicity agents, news anchors, or RSS feeds. But what I saw will never be
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By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — For over the last 2,300 years, the subject of circumcision has always been controversial. When one considers the latest attempts to ban circumcision, one can see the subject will continue to awaken strong emotions in people—Jews and non-Jews alike. Freudian analysis would probably suggest that the
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Joel Moskowitz, M.D. SAN DIEGO — At a recent meeting of the Obstetrics and Gynecologic Society in the San Diego Convention Center, those entering were confronted by a myriad of anti-circumcisIon signs held by young males and females: “Circumcision is Unnecessary” A photo of a young baby boy “You’re gonna cut off what?!” “Circumcision
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Gussie K. Singer Chapter for City of Hope will honor Sherry Berman Ahern with the prestigious “Mother of the Year” award at its annual luncheon May 24, 2012 at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton. “Sherry’s passion for finding a cure for diabetes compliments the major milestones and current research taking
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Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Israeli-American and Jewish-American families across the United States are participating in a new children’s program through which they are mailed monthly – for free – a quality Jewish children’s book in Hebrew. Sifriyat Pijama B’America (SP-BA) provides an opportunity for young Jewish children, ages three to six, with or without Israeli
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By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Last week it was asteroid mining, as Peter Diamandis and his partners showed us their bold new venture, Planetary Resources, aiming eventually to start harvesting trillions of dollars worth of materials that would then no longer have to be ripped out of Mother Earth. This glimpse of a vigorously
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Every custom has a remarkable history and story. In dealing with someone who has an unusual seminal discharge, the Torah defines that person as being ritually and ceremonially “impure” and is called a “zab” (cf. Lev. 15:8). Historically, such persons often experienced being shunned by the general
Torah’s lesson, if followed, could have saved many patients Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Horace Mann School of Cherry Hill, NJ, is still living in the dark ages. It is ironic that the original Horace Mann opposed corporal punishment in the classroom. He was an early advocate for teaching moral values in the classroom, and that the character formation was as
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Science, Medicine, & Education
Dear Friends in the Community, It is with a mixture of joy and sadness that I inform you I will be retiring at the end of this semester. Much of my decision is personal. I began as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois in 1965, and, then spent my graduate years at the University
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Joel A. Moskowitz M D LA JOLLA, California — Experimental Biology is the name of the multidisciplinary conference that has attracted 17,000 registrants from all over the world to the San Diego Convention Center. I was privileged to attend this vital assemblage of the newest developments in matters of human health. AAA (not
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy David Brin ENCINITAS, California — A look at how technology enables greater transparency…but not always both ways: Google Goggles… or Project Glass… is finally announced. See the official preview… and an amusing satire. These futuristic Goggles would project information directly in your field of vision, offering updates on the time, weather, map directions, road
Are we using the new technology, or vice versa? Read More »
Science, Medicine, & EducationBy David Brin ENCINITAS, California — In some cool, exciting news, I can now formally announce the fruition of a project that I’ve been helping put together for some time, led by my colleague, UCSD professor Sheldon Brown. The University of California, San Diego and the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation have agreed to establish the
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