May 15, 2012
OBESITY AS A SOCIAL ILLNESS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE OBESITY AND DIABETES AS SOCIAL ILLNESSES In 2004, at a conference, I chose to call my presentation: Obesity as a Social Illness.…
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May 15, 2012
THE BOSS OF BOGOR: PHILOSOPHY OF A HUMBLE INDONESIAN
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR He runs a company, which employs 150 people. He has to travel a lot to USA, Europe, SE Asia, which keeps him away…
May 15, 2012
OPTIMISM IS A KEY FACTOR IN HEALTH
Next week, I hope to be present at the International Centre for Neurological Restoration in La Habana, Cuba when three American Indian patients suffering from various degrees of Neurological damage…
May 15, 2012
THEY DONT CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH..SO WE SHOULD
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH, DO THEY? AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR FIDELITY INVESTMENTS. An advertisement for Fidelity boasts that their managers will…
May 15, 2012
WHEN IS SUGAR NOT SUGAR…IN INDONESIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE CORN SUGAR, I was told, when presented with an attractive little package, in Bogor, Indonesia. Sugar brings to our mind the waving…
Apr 15, 2012
ET TU, BRUT US
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ET TU, BRUT US (A) Endocrine Society says FDA excludes critical research in decision-making on BPA use in food packaging Chevy Chase,…
Apr 15, 2012
Medical Anthropology in Paris The Cuban Connection
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Medical Anthropology in Paris- The Cuban Connection Soon after graduating from the Medical Anthropology programme in London, I was requested to give…
Apr 15, 2012
DIABETES CARE WITHOUT BORDERS: MOPOTSYO.ORG OF CAMBODIA
I have been very lucky to have become involved in International Health at an early stage of my Medial Career. It was not something that was encouraged or looked upon…
Apr 15, 2012
DIABETES CARE WITHOUT BORDERS: THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE OF PHNOM PENH
These are some of the workers at mopotsyo.org an NGO which has success in empowering poor patients with Diabetes. watch the following videos to get an extent of the good…
Apr 15, 2012
THE SLUMS OF PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA AND WHAT IS A JEWISH ENDOCRINOLOGIST DOING THERE?
I am very lucky to be associated with Maurits and his tireless efforts through Mo Po Tsyo (mopotsyo.org) to control diabetes among the less served and very poor in the…
Mar 15, 2012
OCCASIONAL PLEASURES OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE
International Medicine has its own rewards most of which are not quantifiable. The satisfaction of helping others and also abiding by the true nature of the human idea of sacrificing…
Mar 15, 2012
AU REVOIR, FRANCE.. I WANT TO GO HOME
This morning the sun has risen and a bright morning is in store.. Just exactly one week ago, around this time, in Toulouse, a father took his two children to…