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Winter 2010: Fear and the Flu - Issue #58, Vol. 15
What Are Epidemics?
By Philip F. Incao, MD
An epidemic, say of influenza, like many things in life, seems at first easy to understand, but on deeper examination becomes surprisingly complex.
We think of an epidemic as a contagious infection, a contamination of our inner bodily environment with an outer disease germ, that takes hold of one or more people and then spreads widely by human contact throughout a larger population. A pandemic is an epidemic that spreads over the entire world.
The great epidemic of black plague in the 1300s is estimated to have killed more than half the population of Europe. The great flu pandemic of 1918-1919 killed over 40 million people worldwide, including a half million deaths in the U.S.
In 1976 a soldier at Fort Dix, New Jersey died of a respiratory infection and was found to have had a new type of swine flu virus to which the U.S. population had not been exposed, but was very similar to the Spanish Flu pandemic virus of 1918-1919. The flu experts, who had been worrying for some time about the next great flu pandemic, thought this new swine flu virus was an excellent candidate for a major 20th century pandemic. Medical experts convened urgent meetings, studied the virus from every angle, and consulted with U.S. President Gerald Ford. It was decided to recommend the new hastily prepared swine flu vaccine for every man, woman and child in the U.S. At the time, I was the medical director of Camphill Village for adults with special needs in Copake, New York. The staff members could decide for themselves to take the vaccine or not, but what about the mentally handicapped residents? Read Full Article
Genetically Modified Foods
Are our freedoms eroding?
Laura Langford Schnur
Daily, email, mail and media describe desperate conditions, events, crimes against people or nature, appealing for aid and help with petitions. There is so much need in the world! It’s almost overwhelming to know.
My soul responds in horror, my will forces engage, muscles tense and I’m mobilized to do something. But what? I can occasionally make a small token donation, but don’t know what else to do except forward the email along or say a silent prayer as I toss the letter into the basket.
Although I’ve gotten away with the above thoughts and attitudes before, there is one giant issue affecting all of us on the planet which I’ve awakened to recently and cannot live with myself if I ignore it. Sure, I knew superficial tidbits about it 10 years ago, but beginning in January, much to my great embarrassment and anger (that I didn’t know before), I awakened fully to the full reality of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as foods. It took a film: The Future of Food and other documentaries to awaken me.
We each need to wake up and be aware of what’s happening to our human rights and freedoms when it comes to what we eat. They have steadily been eroding for many years while most of the public slumbers in complete trust. Yes, we may try to avoid the chemicals and additives, buy organic and think we are on top of it but those are minor compared to the genetic manipulation of our foods which has snowballed to unbelievable proportions. Read Full Article
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Special Issue
Living with Cancer: Perspectives in the Pursuit of Health
CANCER: A POSSIBLE PATH THROUGH FOUR DOMAINS OF FREEDOM
By Gerald Karnow, M.D.
How dare you talk about something you have not experienced as a reality in your life?
I can well imagine being asked such a question, so will begin by saying that, as a physician, I encounter varied forms of cancer and varied approaches to the disease through my contact with many in whom cancer is a physical reality. I stress the word “physical” because cancer is generally considered a bodily, physical affliction. However, a little deeper look reveals that any physical manifestation of cancer is preceded and accompanied by pre-conditions, pre-cancerous states, which occur not just on a tissue level, but on a physiological level, a psychological level, and even on a spiritual level. Thoughtful physicians come to know cancer not merely as identical with the tumor, but as an illness of the entire human being. With this understanding we can explore how each dimension of the human being – body, life, psyche and spirit – is integral to the arising, the development, and the healing (or non-healing) of the illness. If we address only one dimension of the whole, we will not be facing reality.
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