DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Flinch at the sight of needles? New technology may help you overcome your fear

via smartplanet.com

I hate needles! When I was a youngster with rheumatic fever and in the hospital, I was injected many times and blood taken with horrible large needles and syringes. Of course that was in the 1940's and technology was not as advanced as today. So this story is good news for us squeamish people; besides it reminds me of 'Star Trek' and how they gave injections aboard the Enterprise!

Thanks to the latest technology, the intradermal flu vaccine may offer squeamish patients an alternative to the traditional flu vaccine. Read the story here:
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/flinch-at-the-sight-of-...