Someone at a recent family function told me that the reason Devin was misbehaving was probably due to the television shows that he watches. I thought that was quite interesting for a many reasons. One reason was that other than the Saturday morning cartoons on CBS (Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, Little Bill, etc.) that [...]
The "Five Minute Father" is something that I came up with last year to talk to the father with lots going on and barely five minutes to spare. There are audio podcasts, and scripts, which are occasionally strayed from. It's a little advice, a little of my personal experience, and sometimes funny. Enjoy, and feel [...]
For months I've been whispering to my boss, an educator, that I thought watching TV was helping my son become an even better reader than he already is. (I say that I was "whispering" because my boss has a much stricter TV policy than I do, so I was kind of embarrassed to suggest that [...]
It truly bothers me that the majority of the arguments and analysis that have appeared both in print and on-line surrounding the Provenge issue have come not from the prostate cancer community, but instead from the financial community! Sure, I understand that there are millions of dollars at stake, but I also understand that there [...]
The controversy that has been haunting the FDA approval of Provenge (sipuleucel-T) still continues with major fireworks on all sides. I have written a number of pieces about Provenge in this blog, so if you are not familiar with this potential new treatment you might want to go back and read them. Pay particular attention [...]