Jun 15, 2014
BODY AS PROTEST; THE CUBAN CONTEXT
BODY AS A PROTEST: THE CUBAN CONTEXT Two very distinct, contrary to each other, changes has been occurring to the Cuban Bodies over the course of few years. 1. Overweight…
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Medical Themes: <span>Food Culture</span>
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Jun 15, 2014
CAMBODIA: AN EYEFUL FOR AN ANTHROPOLOGIST
I was recently in Siem Reap and fondly recollected the first visits in 2002 and 2003, when it was but a village with very few amenities. there has been explosion…
Jun 15, 2014
WELCOME TO FRIENDLY CHICAGO TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY 2014
FRIENDLY CHICAGO This was my first visit to the Windy City, by the lake to attend the annual meeting of the professional association I belong to, The Endocrine Society, They…
Apr 15, 2014
THE INCREASING INEQUALITY IN AMERICA..THE UNITED FRUIT COMPANY OF DEMOCRACY
The following news item in the BBC pages were not revelatory but certainly disturbing! A superb democracy which promote democracies around the world, at times using very undemocratic methods, at…
Apr 15, 2014
OPTIMIST, PHILOSOPHER, HUMANITARIAN: THE DIABETES CRUSADER OF KUALA TRENGGANU, DR MENON
Most medical students would swear that it is the humanitarian interest that brought them to the study of Medicine. In my years of studying and teaching Medicine in Asia, Australia,…
Mar 15, 2014
INDONESIA IN MIAMI
INDONESIA IN MIAMI if you are a resident of a vacation spot, you tend to get a lot of visitors, which was the case when I was a resident of…
Mar 15, 2014
EXERCISE, WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND CALORIES
EXERCISE, WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND CALORIES When discussing Exercise habits, many would confess that they walk for a few minutes each day or jog or go on the treadmill. Any form…
Feb 15, 2014
PORTUGAL AND GENETIC MEMORY: MY NEWEST FAVOURITE COUNTRY IN EUROPE
What does it mean, Genetic Memory? We inherit genes from our parents, then learn our culture, our languages. Later on we go on to live in countries which are not…
Feb 15, 2014
MACHINES WITHOUT DOCTORS: USELESS MEDICAL CARE IN INDONESIA AND EMERGING ECONOMIES OF ASIA
MACHINES WITHOUT DOCTORS DON'T PROVIDE GOOD HEALTH CARE COST OF USELESS MEDICAL CARE IN THE EMERGING NATIONS: THE CASE OF INDONESIA This was the story told to me by a…
Feb 15, 2014
AROUND THE WORLD EVERY EIGHTY DAYS !
AROUND THE WORLD EVERY EIGHTY DAYS I have been lucky to have been able to combine my profession (Medicine) , my passion (Anthropology) and Travel, almost always combining the three.…
Feb 15, 2014
NUTRITION, OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY AND CANCER AROUND THE WORLD
The Jakarta Post is an English Language newspaper published in Indonesia and as regional newspapers go it has less parochial and more of an international slant than Straits Times of…
Feb 15, 2014
PLEASANT THINGS IN LIFE, MY TRIPS TO INDONESIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
Pleasant things in Life QR 857 CGK to DOH After a farewell lunch at the office of my friend HP in Bogor, we took the precaution to leave early for…