motd Monday Jan 23, 2012

[Guest guest]

MEDICINE'S BIBLE

Monday, 23 January 2012

It's been around for a long, long time. And,

because it has, we're a healthier society. I like to

think of this very important publication as Medicine's

Bible. You probably won't be able to guess

what I'm talking about so let me just say...Happy

Birthday to the New

England Journal of Medicine!

Whenever I need backup for

one of my daily messages, I look to the Journal for the most

accurate and researched information possible.

Most of us never see a copy of this publication but

I'll bet the name sounds familiar to you, doesn't it?

I mean, how many times have you heard a medical report

on the news that included these words...According

to the New

England Journal of Medicine. Lots of

times, huh? In fact, whenever I need backup for one

of my daily messages you read here, I look to the Journal for the most

accurate and researched information possible.

And, thank goodness, the Journal has been

around for 200

years now.

Their research and findings have helped bring medical

practice in this country out of the dark ages and

into the 21st century.

Can you just imagine what medical practice must have

been like in our country 200 years ago? No

stethoscopes, no X-rays, no vaccines. Back then, if

you needed surgery, you didn't get anesthesia. You

probably got a shot of whiskey and the doctor may

have had you bite down hard while holding a bullet between

your teeth. (Oh, my!)

200 years ago, American's life-expectancy was only in

the 40s or 50s for most men and women. That's right,

when it comes to how long we live, we really have

come, well...a long way, baby! And we can

thank the Journal for helping us

usher in the many medical miracles we've witnessed,

just in our own lifetimes.

The New

England Journal of Medicine is the oldest

continuously publishing medical journal in the world.

The New

England Journal of Medicine is the oldest

continuously publishing medical journal in the world.

It has touched our lives in more ways than you can

imagine. From stroke victims, to heart attack

treatments, to breast cancer research and in hundreds

of other areas, the journal's work has, over time,

surely helped save millions of lives. Maybe even the

life of someone close to you.

So today, I just want to give a

well-deserved salute to this great

American publication. Thank You, New

England Journal of Medicine. You've done so

much to improve the lives of so many Americans. I

mean it when I say, you really are Medicine's

Bible!

Love,