The Saturday Evening Post articles from March 2003

The Saturday Evening Post archives from March 2003

CPR on President Lincoln. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Your emphasis on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) brought to mind an article about the use of CPR on President Lincoln. A copy has been in my file for the past 38 years and is an example of the hubris that causes a current generation to take...

Fighting cancer with folate. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I want you to know how moved I was by the article by Patrick Perry in the Sept./Oct. 2002 issue of the Post--"Outsmarting Cancer With Folate." I lost my mother to cancer recently. However, after her original diagnosis in the spring, I...

To the teeth. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... One of the funniest and most well-written articles I have ever read was printed in the March/April 2002 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Having worked for 15 years for a group of eight dentists, I could relate to the humor involved in...

Thanks for your support. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... This is a note to thank everyone at your magazine for the articles on cancer and especially your attention to pancreatic cancer. My husband, Ron, died June 17, 1999, after a very short, intensive battle against this cancer. It was devastating...

Scholarship winner. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Our grandson came to the Tulip Time Scholarship Games that were featured in the Post a few years ago and won a scholarship, of which he is very proud. At the time, he told us about Gregory Smith, who was a guest of honor at the event. We wonder...

Stocking stuffer. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Apropos of your article about nursing homes, I thought you would get a chuckle from this picture of my Christmas stocking-stuffer gift from my irreverent daughter. Nancy Hubbard Memphis, Tennessee

The headline read. (Post People).(Frasier)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The headline read: "`Frasier' steals `Mary Tyler Moore' Emmy record!" The story that follows: "`The Mary Tyler Moore Show' lost its title of most Emmy-winning show of all time when NBC's `Frasier' picked up three awards at the Creative...

Qualifying for the Academy of Television Arts and Science Hall of Fame. (Post People).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Qualifying for the Academy of Television Arts and Science Hall of Fame requires only that one helps shape the most important and influential medium of our time with a talent to entertain, inform, and enrich a mass audience. We're talking...

Blessed are the peacemakers, and one of America's foremost behind-the-scenes peacemakers for the past 20 years on the international scene has been Dr. Landrum Bolling. (Post People).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Blessed are the peacemakers, and one of America's foremost behind-the-scenes peacemakers for the past 20 years on the international scene has been Dr. Landrum Bolling. A past president of Quaker-founded Earlham College and a World War II...

The role of C-reactive protein in heart disease: combining cholesterol screening with a simple and inexpensive test to measure levels of C-reactive protein better predicts risk for heart attack and stroke. (Heartbeat: the healthy heart report).(Interview)
March 1, 2003... Several years ago, brilliant young cardiologist Dr. Paul Ridker became intrigued with the fact that half of all heart attacks occurred in people with normal cholesterol levels. For decades, experts considered cholesterol the principal agent...

In other words.
March 1, 2003... "Since the divorce, I no longer have to wash dishes." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Life's funny. In a year I'll go from being `precocious' to being a smart aleck." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SORRY, NO MORE APPOINTMENTS TODAY. I HAVE...

Tips for vibrant health and beauty at every age. (Look Good, Feel Good).
March 1, 2003... Soothing Dry Skin Dry itchy skin can be prevented with a few simple changes to your skin care routine, says dermatologist Stephen Webster, professor of dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. To correct some of the...

Striding with poles: research shows the new method of exercise beats walking by a mile.
March 1, 2003... Nearly three years ago, Anne-Marie Westenberg's doctor told her she should start walking for her health. But at five feet, six inches tall and weighing nearly 400 pounds, the 42-year-old woman found walking to be a tall order. Then she...

Pancreatic cancer update: across the globe, researchers are on the trail of a cure for, and prevention of, pancreatic cancer, and Post readers are helping.
March 1, 2003... Pancreatic Cancer Survey--Post Readers Respond Over 1,500 Post readers participated in the "Pancreatic Cancer Survey" published in previous issues of the Post and on our Web site at satevepost.org. The survey is helping key researchers at...

Post scripts.
March 1, 2003... Heavy Thinking There comes a time in life when we get to wonder which is the lesser of two evils--age or weight? --Gil Stern Professionals' Background Music Geologist--rock Painter--blues Dancer--chorus ...

Thomas Kinkade's American dream.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2003... We're on the phone with mega-artist Thomas Kinkade, whose tranquil scenes of village streets and buildings glowing with light have delighted millions of Americans. It's 10:00 a.m., and the artist is in his studio, a 60-footwalk from his home...

The promise of gene therapy for diabetes: can gene therapy ease the pain of diabetic neuropathy?(Interview)
March 1, 2003... The pioneering work of renowned gene therapist Dr. Jeffrey Isner of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston resumes, as colleagues launch a new trial using a novel gene therapy to alleviate the suffering of patients with diabetic neuropathy....

Home groan: when the clay in a garden spot ruptures the horse doing the plowing, you've got trouble.
March 1, 2003... The only garden space available at our latest residence in Panama City Beach, FL, has been usurped by you-know-who for the vital growing of pansies. But as I think of it--and I do think of it--perhaps it's just as well. The thought takes...

Preserving the rhythm of life: leading heart experts call for broader use of implantable defibrillator technology that is improving and saving the lives of heart attack survivors.(Interview)
March 1, 2003... For the millions of Americans at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), new guidelines crafted by cardiology experts from three leading medical organizations may help save their lives. After impressive results of clinical trials reported on in...

My kingdom for Jones: now at last it can be told--the truly wonderful story of the equally wonderful horse that played third base for Brooklyn.
March 1, 2003... The first day Jones played third base for Brooklyn was like the day Galileo turned his telescope on the planets or Columbus sailed back to Spain. First, people said it couldn't be true; then they said things will never be the same. Timothy...

Have you heard what they're saying about gossip? Students of one of humankind's most ancient pastimes are finding that its virtues may outweigh its vices.
March 1, 2003... St. Paul didn't like it. Moses warned his people against it. Hesiod declared it "mischievous" and "hard to get rid of," but Oscar Wilde said, "Gossip is charming." "History is merely gossip," he wrote in one of his famous plays. "But...

Sir John Templeton--the eternal optimist: a Wall Street titan, Sir John Templeton now devotes his life, enthusiasm, and fortune to enriching people's lives by investing in the greatest treasure--spiritual wealth.(Interview)
March 1, 2003... As a boy growing up in the rural town of Winchester, Tennessee, young John Marks Templeton displayed a keen interest and exceptional aptitude for math and astronomy. Peering through a telescope on the roof of his family's home, the curious boy...

Laws of life.(essay contest)
March 1, 2003... "To be a happy and useful person, we must understand and practice the laws of life," Sir John Templeton writes. "The world operates on spiritual and moral principles just as it does on the laws of physics and gravity. It is up to us to learn...

Singing, makeup, and macular degeneration: it's frustrating, yes. But there are worse things than losing your frontal vision.
March 1, 2003... In 1996, on my routine visit to my ophthalmologist, he asked me to read the chart on the wall with my left eye. My comment was, "I'm sorry, Doctor, but there is something drastically wrong with your machine. I can't see anything!" His response...

Can you name this picture?
March 1, 2003... ... contest: The Saturday Evening Post will award $100 to the author of the winning limerick for this picture. Your limerick must contain exactly five lines. Send your entry on a postcard. Entries will not be returned. Enter as many times...

Where do you think you are?
March 1, 2003... East or West, North or South, each of the distinctive areas above appears on the map of a single city, state, or province. In terms of routes, state parks, mountains, and memorials, there is, as the saying goes, "no place like it." Can you...

The perfect squelch.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... It was the predinner period, and Mrs. Staley, a woman who delighted in talking, was well-launched on her favorite subject. "I simply adore formality in dining," she told her guests. "A well-appointed table means more to me than food. Little...

You be the judge.(child welfare)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Welfare Department threatened to take away the five Smith children unless their parents cleaned and improved their home to make it a fit dwelling. The frightened parents worked so hard cleaning up that their unwatched youngsters managed to...

Gene therapy trials for diabetic neuropathy. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I recently read your article in the Jan./Feb. 2002 issue of The Saturday Evening Post about Dr. Isner's marvelous work in gene therapy. I am a diabetic with a growing problem of neuropathy in my lower legs and both...

Bipolar and pregnant. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I am bipolar and would like to start a family. I am on lithium. Have there been any studies about how lithium might affect the unborn? Janice O'Brien via e-mail We sent your letter to Dr. John Nurnberger, Jr.,...

Another tea diet success story. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: Your column is informative and very helpful, and the first thing I read when I receive my magazine. Keep up the good work in telling us readers about medical news! I love iced tea, so I decided to give Dr. Tao's tea...

Carbonated drink helps his swallowing problem. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I was especially interested in the letter of Scott George in the Nov./Dec. issue describing his problem at times with swallowing food. I have been living with this problem for years. It feels like a spasm in the lower...

Home is where the defibrillator is. (Medical Mailbox).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A new defibrillator is FDA-approved specifically to help save people who suffer cardiac arrest at home. When turned on, the HeartStart Home Defibrillator, manufactured by Philips Medical Systems, gives step-by-step directions on how to place...

Coral calcium pills. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: Do you have an opinion about the use of corm calcium, which has been advertised heavily lately? Virginia McManigal Santa Maria, California We invite Post readers to share their opinions on the popular...

Add CRP to cholesterol and homocysteine screens. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: What is your opinion of the test for C-reactive protein? Ellen Weaver Springdale, Arkansas Studies show that a simple and inexpensive blood test for C-reactive protein (CRP)--an indicator of inflammation--may...

Reader offers simple remedy for mouth sores. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: "Medical Mailbox" has been read here for many years. There are so many answers giving us very good ideas. I am a female, 78 years of age. For many months I have had ulcers (as the doctors call them) on the inside of...

Pancreatic cancer research. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I read an article in the Nov./Dec. 2002 Saturday Evening Post about a possible vaccine for pancreatic cancer. It has raised a question in my mind that you may be able to answer for me. My sister and I are...

Sign up to save a life. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: A no-cost way to get more organ donors--start a national list of potential donors and give the people on this list a priority to receive an organ if the time ever came. A well-publicized campaign could get many people to...

New drug for stress incontinence. (Medical Mailbox).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Eli Lilly and Company has filed for FDA approval of duloxetine for stress urinary incontinence. In clinical trials, duloxetine 40 mg twice daily significantly reduced the frequency of incontinence episodes and was generally well tolerated....

Drugs may cause hair loss. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: Is there any information you could give me on hair loss? I am a 78-year-old woman, and hair loss is a big problem for me. I take medicine for diabetes and heart problems. I now have a defibrillator-pacemaker device. Could...

It's not blepharitis. (Medical Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I know this is a trite and trivial question, but I cannot be the only person who wants to know. What is that little white matter you get in the corner of your eye? Does it have a name? Why do we get it? Kathleen...