Staircase!
The European Society of Cardiology’s Preventive Cardiology Conference, a scientific congress of the organization, is currently under way in Athens, Greece. Among the presentations was this: “Evaluating the Cardiovascular Benefits of Stair Climbing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Dr. Sophie Paddock, from Norfolk, U.K.
Cardiovascular disease is largely preventable through actions like exercise. However, more than one in four adults worldwide do not meet
Residence?
Tax time deadline was midnight, last Monday, April 15, 2024. And when it comes to taxes, for the wealthy, and where you are each minute matters.
According to Bloomberg, at New Jersey’s Teterboro and Long Island’s Islip airports, dozens of private jets destined for Florida took off at times such as 23:42 or 23:54, shortly before midnight. Tax attorneys tell stories of clients idling in their luxury SUVs near the New Jersey entrance to the George Washington Bridge shortly
Warning!
Way back in the 1940s, to gauge the incidence and prevalence of polio, scientists checked sewage in different parts of the country to see there was any polio virus being excreted.
But now, building off from those attempts to see if certain diseases are on the verge of becoming epidemics or pandemics, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (your faithful blogger’s alma mater) have been analyzing public wastewater. They showed they could detect over 450 disease-causing
Bullies!
Yes, playground bullies thrive! And we have proof: Children who displayed aggressive behavior at school, such as bullying or temper outbursts, are likely to earn more money in middle age, according to a five-decade study that upends the maxim that bullies do not prosper. They are also more likely to have higher job satisfaction and be in more desirable jobs, say researchers from the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, U. K.
The British
Long-Term Preaching!
Folks, here’s a recent article published in Southern Seminary’s journal, Southern Equip, discussing long-term preaching: “Preaching for the Long Haul.” (For more details, see my A Manual for Preaching: The Journey from Text to Sermon, Baker, 2019.)
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.