by Henry Oliner | Apr 18, 2020 | Business, Health
Human progress seems to come in waves of euphoria and depression, and each is in many ways a reaction to the other. At our pinnacles we delude ourselves into thinking we have overcome our fragility; in the abyss we underestimate our inner strengths and resiliencies. ...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 17, 2010 | Foreign policy, Health, Israel, Random
Some perspectives on the Hillary/ Biden/ Obama smackdown of Israel for building Jewish homes in Jerusalem: from The Jerusalem Post Obama has Crossed the Line- by Isi Leibner Excerpts: The administration “condemns” us for building homes, not in densely Arab populated...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 16, 2010 | Foreign policy, Health, Israel, Politics
The race in Massachusetts is stunning. If Democrat Coakley is unable to beat Republican Brown in the bluest of blue states, then any Democrat is vulnerable. Just the fact that this race is close should be a startling wakeup call to the Democratic party. It appears...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 7, 2010 | Health, Religion
May is a high risk month to have a baby in Michigan and Uganda. Why? Ramadan. Some parts of Michigan and parts of Uganda have a large Muslim population that fasts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which runs from about August to September (It is based on a...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 25, 2009 | Health
French researcher Bertran Auvert discovered a way to dramatically reduce the risk of AIDS infection in heterosexual males after trials in South Africa. The results were confirmed in studies in Kenya and Uganda. For reasons not clearly understood circumcision reduced...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 30, 2009 | Health
A tragedy is what happens to somebody else. A catastrophe is what happens to everybody including us.We have a health care problem that needs some new rules. For an individual family with serious illness bankrupted by medical bills it is a hardship and a tragedy.But...
