Miranda’s Thought Provoking Comment

Miranda writes an interesting comment today. What do others think?

Contrary to you I do believe Ginko improves cognitive functions because it has improved my mothers faculties.
I can however not get over the conflict of interest between the pharmaceutical industry and the scientific reserach.
Of course you are a physician and believing there is something worng with all that will put your entire life under a difficult light.
If alternative medicine does not work why would we spend so much money on it?
I am not an MD but I am a Master of Sciences and I do not need a doctor to see what works. For me many herbal remedies do work.
I cured myself of endometriosis when doctors believe it is incurable.
Because people can think for themselvesand canexperiment with their life they go for herbal treatements which do not give side effects and help improve our quality of life.
These are the reasons why we spend money on herbals.
By the way I am not an american. English is not my moother language.

Interest of 50% nitrous oxide and oxygen premix sedation in gerodontology

Interest of 50% nitrous oxide and oxygen premix sedation in gerodontology (the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons)

Emmanuel Nicolas^1,2, Claire Lassauzay^1,2

¹CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; ²Université Clermont 1, EA 3847, Faculty of Dentistry, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France

Abstract: Elderly patients presenting cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurological disorders require a specific  dental care approach, especially patients presenting Alzheimer’s disease. Sedative procedures can prevent dental care-induced stress, even when there is effective pain control, but they have to be adapted to accommodate age-induced physiological modifications, age-related pathologies, and the concomitant treatments. In many situations, routine sedative prescriptions for dental care, such as benzodiazepine or antihistaminics, are NOT recommended for these patients. Nitrous oxide inhalation together with a specific behavioral threshold is currently the only sedative procedure adapted to cognitively-impaired elderly patients. Nitrous oxide is able to curb stress and its cardiovascular consequences, improve oxygenation, and optimize cooperation during dental care, making not only rehabilitation treatments but also routine dental care a viable option.

God will give you Courage, Strength, and Faith in Him to Face the New Year

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. –Joshua 1:9

Each year at this time, thousands of people stand in the cold in Times Square, New York. No big event beckons them. No ballgame is being played. No rock concert is getting underway. It’s simply a huge, lighted ball that drops from a tall building. And within a few seconds, hardly worth fighting traffic and crowd pushing for, it descends marking a new year.

Why has this nonevent turned into a huge, money-making holiday? Most other holidays celebrate a reputable person, famous birthdays, document signings, or a noted event. But New Year’s Eve only celebrates the passage of time–something that most of us would rather not recognize. We make a huge deal out of it because it signals the end of an old era and the start of a new one.

The old year’s problems, heartaches, and struggles seem to vanish and become a faded memory when we think of getting the chance of a new year and a new start. It must have been the same way for the Israelites when they stood with Joshua looking forward to a new era ahead of them. They had wandered for 40 years in the desert, and finally they could see land flowing with milk and honey ahead. Better yet, they had God’s promise that He would never leave or forsake them.

As you stand with your back to the old year and look forward to the new one, you can have hope in the promises of God. You will certainly face both trying and joyful times ahead, but you can rest assure that He “will never leave you nor forsake you” (Joshua 1:5). That promise is enough to celebrate the new year ahead!

Ask God to give you courage, strength, and faith in Him to face the days ahead. Thank Him for being faithful and for never leaving your side.

Warmly…………..David