Fadi Bejjani

LATEST ARTICLES ( 78 )

• Dorothy Pegs Oz as New Good Housekeeping Seal

  Dr. Oz first appeared on the The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004, and later on Larry King Live and other TV programs. For a famed cardiovascular surgeon at... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• If You Must Pick and -ISM, Opt for Optimism

  The world has been replete of "-isms" since the early 20th century which caused a lot of wars in their name: communism, socialism, fascism, nazism, conservatism... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• "...And Then We F...ed Up the End Game" Charile Wilson

  

  "These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the endgame" Charlie Wilson, Texas Congressman, 1980s. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• OJ The Juice Turns DJ in Jail

  O.J. Simpson has spent the last 5 years in jail after his 2008 conviction of armed robbery and is now becoming gay. Simpson is serving a 9 to 33-year prison... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• Latest Reality Show: Meteorite on the Volga

  A meteorite plunged to earth in Russia's Ural Mountains today, exploding into flames in a powerful blast that smashed windows and injured around 1,000 people. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• She Says I Want a B NOT to the Plastic Surgeon

  Megan Thode's father is a professor at Lehigh University (PA) and got her in tuition free. That was not good enough, as she wanted free grades too. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• From LAPDog to Top Dog, the CD Life Story

  

  “I was told by my mother that sometimes bad things happen to good people. I refuse to accept that.” I got news for you CD you should listen to your mother. She... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• What Did Previous Popes Think About Resignation?

  

  Most modern popes have felt resignation is unacceptable. As Paul VI (whom I personally met in Rome in 1969) said: Paternity cannot be resigned. St Peter followe... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "I Don't Get No Respect!" That is the Danger Said Rodney

  Origin of RESPECT: Middle English (14th century) from Latin respectus,from verb respicere (re-specere) to look back, to look more at, to regard (from... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• From Almighty God to Almighty Gold

  Many a pilgrim came to the New World seeking the freedom to worship the Almighty God in whatever religion they choose. Soon enough that religion became the... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• De-Lovely Judd Full o' Nuts

  The actress Ashley Judd is considering a Senate bid next year in Kentucky against Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Judd was a delegate to the Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• Revisiting the Great Shopping Hour!

  No this is not one of those cacameni iPhone spell check snafus. I did that one all by myself. What I really meant was "Revisiting the Great Schopenhauer" (Germa... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• A Country of Emigrant FATCATS?

  

  Time magazine writes that, according to official figures, "Nearly 1,800 Americans relinquished their passports in 2011, a process that requires a special... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• More Jeopardy Than Alex Trebek

  

  Doctors, educated as they may be, are about the only group in America who is always guilty until proven otherwise (in contrast with the dogma: innocent until... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• Errare Humanum Est, Sed Perseverare Diabolicum

  

  "To err is human, but to persist is diabolical" Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher of the First Century A.D.It is common knowledge that humans do make... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Laments the Samaritan

  

  Chris Kyle, a retired Navy Seal, whose skill as a sharpshooter made him known as one of the military’s deadliest snipers (150+ kills) and whose autobiography... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• Carpe Diem Because Tempus Fugit

  “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied wit... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• What Do Veterans, Dentists and Scandinavians Have in Common?

  Does being around happy people make an unhappy person feel even worse? New research tracking suicide rates suggests it does. The new findings help to explain... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• "I Am a Jew in the Front Pew" Said Ed Koch

  

  Mayor Ed Koch died at 88 a few days ago and I became quite nostalgic. Koch was mayor when I was living in Manhattan 1982 to 1988. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• "Go Ahead Make My Day"...said the Teacher

  In Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota and Tennessee, legislators are about to allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom! Many questions arise: Will... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 SOCIETY