Category: Iraq

Doctors in Baghdad have turned to an alternative medicine in treating pregnancies while they experienced a shortage in the supply of a much used anti-natal drug. When doctors and anaesthetists realised their stocks of oxytocin was running low they considered the possible alternatives in tackling the pain endured during labour.

They chose to experiment with a practice known as acupuncture in which they inserted fine needles into certain points on the body to determine whether they could reduce or replace the need for the drug which was in low supply at the time. They found that the ancient Chinese method could be a useful addition to standard medical practice.

Over a period of two years, the doctors conducted the treatment with patients who needed emergency caesarean procedures. It was used in place of the drug which was used to help the womb contract and cut the risk of bleeding. Acupuncture the most widely used of alternative medicines and is based on the theory that inserting and manipulating fine needles at specific points will control the body’s natural ‘Chi’ or energy.

In the study, six acupuncture needles were inserted as soon as possible after delivery into the mother’s toes and ankles and manually stimulated for five to 10 minutes. The acupuncture points related to bleeding from the womb, prolapse of the womb, difficult labour, uterine contractions, and retention of the placenta.

The results are widely regarded as a great step forward in a world of necessity such as war torn Baghdad. But the study is not without it’s critics, Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at Britain’s Peninsula Medical School said Zcherky’s study was misleading and “The fact is that, until fairly recently, women gave birth without medication or acupuncture and, in some parts of the world, they still do.”

The Baghdad doctors have begun controlled tests on other patients to investigate the possibilities of the treatment in other areas of medicine, they have noted that it is not an attempt to use a cheaper alternative to drugs but to develop an emergency substitute to them if there was a disruption in the supply.

Jesus warned his disciples in some very sobering terms with regard to this earth’s final crisis. He said,”And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:” Mark 13:7,8.

He similarly pointed out that these matters must be, but the end is not yet. As a matter of fact there were and have been wars and rumors of wars on numerous occasions since he pronounced the statement, but the conclusion is not yet. There were additional occurrences that had to come to fruition, but the prophetic significance is that these wars, and rumors thereof, will escalate as the end draws closer and closer.

The prophetic significance that I would like to call attention to here is that of the present U.S. war (billed as part of the broad war on terror) as it concerns the damage done to the United States and the rights of its citizens. The large majority of the American citizenry are opposed to this war, in point of fact, very many of them believe that it was based on absolute deception.

What is disquieting about it however is the refusal of the elected representatives to respect the will of the people. The American taxpayer is being bullied to spend billions and billions of dollars for a war that they have very clearly spoken that they do not want.

Further, many Americans are losing their dwellings, paying higher gas prices, food prices etc., while seeing billions of their tax dollars being pledged to war spending, and bank bailouts. Notwithstanding the mantra of “government by the people” in “free” America is still touted.

The Bible prophets warned us that the basic representative government in this country would eventually come under assault, and at length be altogether altered but the great majority of the American people have not cared to heed or regard the voice of the prophets.