Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Staunchly Democratic, converted after the GOP receded from its Eisenhower roots.
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Tag Archives: Health
Reflections on Fried Chicken
As fellow blogger Pied Type noted this morning, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg has done a significant thing by banning sugary drink sizes larger than 16 ounces. Pied Type doesn’t like this interference in private affairs at all. I for one … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, government regulation
Tagged ABC News, Bloomberg, EMTALA, Health, healthcare, Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Soft drink
10 Comments
A Medical Glimmer
The largest problem for America right now is not terrorists threatening to kill Americans, like they killed three thousand Americans 10 years ago. (In 2008, 39,000 Americans died in automobile accidents.) No, the biggest problem is economics, a.k.a., debt. And, … Continue reading
Navy Coffin Nails
Our hometown newspaper, the Joplin Globe, has a Sunday feature that I increasingly like. Called “Forum”, it examines contentious issues and usually presents positions on both sides. This is good journalism. It not only sells papers but encourages the public … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, Culture, Health
Tagged Cancer, Cigarette, cigarette package labels, coffin nails, government intrusion, Health, Joplin Globe, nanny state, Ron Paul, smoking
23 Comments
The Elusive Palace of Wisdom
Perhaps this would be a good time to summarize the many roots of America’s financial malaise. While most pundits bemoan its symptoms, they tend to shun its root causes. Symptoms include the high costs of gasoline, air fares, baggage fees, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged budget deficit, college costs, Economic, economy, educaion policy, energy policy, financial crisis, Health, Health care, health care costs, immigration, immigration policy, John McCain, national debt, OPEC, Republicans, student loan debt, United States, William Blake
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A Medical Hobson’s Choice
In a post titled Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes last week I expressed my opinion that healthcare is at the core of America’s financial crisis, and that the profession of doctor is being corrupted by the medical industrial complex through the … Continue reading
Ice Bergs and Ice Cubes
The financial crisis in healthcare dwarfs all other federal budget problems. It is an iceberg, and the ship of state is headed right for it. The ACA does not do enough to rein in medical costs that continue to outpace … Continue reading
It Isn’t Nice To Fool Mother Nature
Yet another article on vitamin D! It was in USA Today (3/31/2011). The headline proclaims that “One-third aren’t getting benefit for heart, bones”. For years I have been seeing warnings about not getting enough vitamin D, with particular concern for … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Health, Nature
Tagged aging, common sense, Health, Human skin color, pharmaceutical industry, Ultraviolet, Vitamin D
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Alms To Riches?
Is it ethical to get rich by running a charity? Oral Roberts, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim & Tammy Bakker, and Tony Alamo, among others apparently thought so. Me, I don’t. In fact, it seems downright nefarious. I just received my latest solicitation … Continue reading
It’s Bedlam, Do You Mind?
Hospitals are dangerous places. They are a necessity if you are in acute need but if you want to keep your health you would be wise to minimize your stay. Let me tell you a true story about hospitals. Forty-nine … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Health, Medical errors, Medicine
Tagged AARP, Facilities, Health, Health care, Hospital, hospital dementia, ICU psychosis, Medicine, Nursing home, steroids, United States
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