Archive for the ethics Tag

Dietary supplement industry; selling us a picture of health?

Guest post by Daryl Francis.  Thanks, Daryl! Has anyone else noticed a bit of an uprising going on in the way medications and health supplements, vitamins and minerals are treated in the media lately? Doubt, even cynicism about the claims of prescription medicines and supplements such as vitamins are on the rise. Questions regarding efficacy and side-effects are being asked by
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The doors are starting to open on spirituality in health care in Australia

Following my guest post by Daryl Francis on 11 July 2011, I am pleased to share his report,  following the Spirituality & Health Conference.  Thanks, Daryl! Last week I attended the 4th Australian Conference on Spirituality and Health Forgiveness, Spirituality and Health: From Brokenness to Wholeness, held on the campus of Adelaide University, Australia. I found it encouraging to hear that
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Ethics classes, school chaplains and spiritual education

The Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley said, “Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils.”  Jokes aside, it’s important to think about the moral, ethical and spiritual education in schools.  When all is said and done, education is meant to uplift the race.  With times a-changing we can all think, and contribute towards uplifting the race.  For
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