Archive for January, 2007

America’s Top 10 Killers - Most Common Causes of Death

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

According to the CDC, the top 10 causes of death in the United States and the number of people affected are:
Heart Disease: 696,947
Cancer: 557,271
Stroke: 162,672
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816
Accidents: 106,742
Diabetes: 73,249
Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,681
Alzheimer’s disease: 58,866
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis: 40,974
Septicemia: 33,865
There were 30,622 suicides and 16,110 murders during the same year.

Death in Islam - Muslim Views on Death and the Afterlife

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Allah said in the Qur’an, “But those who believe and do good deeds, We will admit them to gardens (Paradise) in which rivers flow, lasting in them forever…” (Qur’an, 4:57)
For those that follow the believe in the oneness of God and do good works, God has prepared an everlasting Paradise. Anyone who follows and believes [...]

The Importance of Having a Will in a Non-traditional Relationship

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

People in non-traditional relationships often end up with a double whammy when a death occurs. There is the expected grief and sense of loss coupled with a realization that your relationship may not be recognized. This means if there’s no will, you probably will be excluded from asset distribution. It’s not just same sex couples [...]