Jul 15, 2012
TOLERANCE OF MINORITIES IN ISRAEL
Tolerance of Minorities in Israel The case of Circassians For some reason or other, I thought about the Circassians this morning while at the Blue House among the Indians I…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Jul 15, 2012
CONTEXT, BREAST CANCER, ARROGANCE, MINA AND MALAYSIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Don't be arrogant, because arrogance kills curiosity and passion.” Recently I had been thinking about CONTEXT, in a phenomenological sense, but never…
Jul 15, 2012
SOME GOOD NEWS FROM IRAN
Some Good News about Iran These days, one hardly hears anything good from Iran. Just yesterday USA tightened the sanctions against Iran, banning certain people and companies including some tanker…
Jun 15, 2012
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE NOTHING BEATS LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO PREVENT AND TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN USA/EUROPE/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND…etc. I have just attended a fabulous professional meeting of…
Jun 15, 2012
Ashamed of Who you are.. A Texas Tragedy
ASHAMED OF WHO YOU ARE.A Texas Tragedy Maria, a waitress at an elegant function for Doctors at the Hilton Hotel in Houston said: I don't like speaking Spanish. Her English…
Jun 15, 2012
Normally I Do Not Participate In
Normally I do not participate in internet Forums or discussions unless something is that close to my heart. When someone had posted in a scientific forum that Sugar is the…
Jun 15, 2012
Queridos Hermanos de Puerto Rico .. en Pine Ridge..Dakota del Sur
Borinquen de mi amor! Yo soy hijo de Borinquen Y eso nadie va a cambiar Y el día que yo me muera En ti quiero descansar Yo te adoro Puerto…
Jun 15, 2012
RELIGION AND OBESITY IN THE WEST
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Countries with low levels of teenagers giving birth accept sexual relationships among teenagers and provide comprehensive and balanced information about sexuality…
Jun 15, 2012
Qantas in Havana, Cuba
As I approached the Terminal 2 of Jose Marti International Airport in La Habana, Cuba, imagine my surprise when I saw the familiar red and white Kangaroo Tail of a…
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…
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
THE BOOKSELLER OF MOGADOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE BOOKSELLER OF MOGADOR Until 1956, when Morocco became independent of France, the popular seaside town of Essaouira (very popular with Americans…
Feb 15, 2012
BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU? YOUR GIFTS ARE ATTRACTING ATTENTION
This afternoon I had a chance encounter with Dr J, a visiting academic from Australia.. who is doing research into the social context of the first Rajah of Sarawak.. After…
Feb 15, 2012
THOSE REMARKABLE MEN AND ?WOMEN OF KUCHING
To call People of Kuching, Malaysians, is not doing them justice, since they are friendlier than the average Malaysian, more open minded than the Singaporean, less devious than the Vietnamese…
Feb 15, 2012
ANTHROPOLOGICAL VISION OF SCIENCE : AN ANCIENT METHOD
NATURE DICTATES AND SCIENCE PROVES The role of the anthropologist is to act as a translator between cultures and thus make available concepts in a more appreciated and understandable form.…
Jan 15, 2012
VISA ON ARRIVAL INDIA
VISA ON ARRIVAL INDIA Those of us with an urge to visit this teeming land of Real Fakirs and Fake Yogis, Excellent Food and Mediocre Wannabees imitating the West, full…
Jan 15, 2012
ARE WE POISONING THE NEXT GENERATION: FOOD AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Pediatric Study: 'Healthy' Diet Best for ADHD Kids For those of us interested in the sociocultural aspects of modern diseases, ADHD, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, along with a myriad of unexplained…