Oct 15, 2014
SYMBOLIC HEALING: LEARN FROM THE AMERICAN INDIANS
I wrote this while I was doing my post graduate studies in Medical Anthropology at the Brunel University of London, England photo taken in front of Beth Shalom Synagogue in…
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Oct 15, 2014
PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELING AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS
PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELLING AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS On my way over to the Indians, from Miami to Dallas, I was on American Airlines, and the flight attendants up front were very friendly.…
Oct 15, 2014
THE NATURAL GENEROSITY OF CUBANS IN CUBA
I am preparing for Yom Kippur in Miami when I received this message from Cuba. I had sen an email detailing the unselfish sacrifice of 175 cuban medical professionals who…
Oct 15, 2014
Eu tenho saudades de tudo
Eu tenho saudades de tudo Today I had an extraordinarily pleasant flight from London to Miami, it was as if, I was all alone and then given attention when necessary,…
Sep 15, 2014
OBSESSION WITH SUFFERING, ILLNESS AND DISEASE
OBSESSION WITH SUFFERING, ILLNESS AND DISEASE I begin my lectures on Medical Anthropology, discussing how the common metaphors in the society had changed from Religious to Medical. Benjamin Franklin suffered…
Sep 15, 2014
PHYSICIAN PATIENT RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS This morning, I received the following text message from an Indian friend of mine, who lives in a remote reservation. She had consulted me…
Sep 15, 2014
LAUGHTER AS A CURE FOR STRESS
A CURE FOR STRESS: LAUGHTER or having Jewish Sense of Humour helps. I am a Doctor/Anthropologist to some of the poorest people in the USA. Because they live in isolated…
Sep 15, 2014
STRESS: CAUSES AND HOW TO REDUCE IT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE STRESS IN OLDER MEN A NEW DEFINITION OF OLD This morning after reading an article published from Oregon State University, I conclude:…
Sep 15, 2014
A MORNING IN THE LIFE OF A PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
SPEND A MORNING WITH AN AUSTRALIAN/CUBAN/JEWISH ANTHROPOLOGIST ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The morning was welcomingly fresh; the temperature was a mild 57 F/11 C with no sign of rain. The…
Sep 15, 2014
CUBA {NOT}IN THE NEWS: HUMANITARIAN GESTURE TO SIERRA LEONE AND EBOLA CRISIS
CUBA has an unenviable record of helping countries when natural disasters hit them. Every one knows about their efforts after the Earthquake and during the Cholera epidemic in Haiti. A…
Sep 15, 2014
SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTH CARE: WHAT I LEARNED FROM CANCER PATIENTS
Spirituality in Health Care Healing versus Curing Quality vs. Quantity How many vs. how much In treating Cancer, How long is the survival? Rather than how good is the quality…
Sep 15, 2014
COST OF LOOSING WEIGHT: 75 DOLLARS PER POUND WEIGHT LOST WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS TO 200 DOLLARS WITH MEDICATIONS
An interesting study had been published in the journal Obesity by Dr Eric Finkelstein who is with both Duke University and the National University of Singapore combined programme with Duke…