Comments on: Richard Lehman’s journal blog, 30 March 2009

By: Jonathan Isbit

Jonathan Isbit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:35:46 +0000

Dear Dr. Lehman,

Thanks so much for mentioning my crusade to get the western world to return to squatting. I am quite certain that this is the solution to many intractable diseases that plague our society. Every little mention of this concept helps to break the taboo.

I would invite everyone to visit my website, NaturesPlatform.com and carefully consider the evidence I have collected. As the American justice Louis Brandeis once said, “A little sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:20:18 +0000

How great to have you back! Thank you.

By: Seye Abimbola

Seye Abimbola — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:05:59 +0000

I am so happy Richard Lehman’s blog is back on bmj.com. It was sorely missed.

By: Pranab Chatterjee

Pranab Chatterjee — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:05:43 +0000

I have always been an awe-struck reader of your Journal Watch works every week on the cebm.net website. Great to see you bac here. Now its much easier for me to go through your words with ease!

By: Mike Barnes

Mike Barnes — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:32:48 +0000

It would appear that the effectiveness of vitamin D in preventing fractures is dose dependent which should come as no surprise to anyone. But what do you think of all the data on cancer prevention with vitamin D and possibly even a role in cancer treatment. The Canadian Cancer society recommends everyone takes vitamin D to prevent cancer. If you want to see some good summaries of the vitamin D data take a look at http://www.vitaminD3word.com

By: Ohad Oren

Ohad Oren — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:47:48 +0000

Thank you for the fantastic analysis of this week’s journal articles. With regard to circumcision in the Bible: It might also be interesting to ascribe Abram’s name transition to Abraham to God’s will to essentially make Abraham “Ab-hamon goyim”, which means “father of a host of nations”, and therefore adding ‘Ha’ to Abram. It is true that a biblical proximity exists between the introduction of circumcision to Jewish tradition and the adoption of Abram’s new name. However, the significance of this change in his name might be a more obvious manifestation of God’s desire to instill in him belief of what his broad future command over so many nations will look like. Or you may interpret these as two distinct measures to emphasize God’s promises to Abraham, the measures being awarding them (also Sarai) new names, and introducing circumcision, a religious as well as a symbolic act, both virtually an amplification of God’s promises to Abraham.

Ohad Oren
ohadoren@gmail.com

By: Dr Roger K.A. Allen

Dr Roger K.A. Allen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:46:32 +0000

Dear Richard, it is nice to read the work of a polished eclectic. Congratulations. I have written on doc2doc and have a blog on my website…mainly essays, that long lost literary form. Being an eclectic too, it is nice to see that the species is not yet extinct. Intelligent debate by doctors seems to be in danger.
Kind regards,
Roger Allen