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Elisa Herández from the Newspaper Vanguardia MÚZQUIZ.- Le atribuían el don de la adivinación, y Chakoka Anico Manta, jefe espiritual de la tribu Kikapú, falleció la madrugada de ayer, 16…
Wherever there is oppression, CUBA lends a hand.. And some of the results can be beautiful MUSIC.. that carry that message Africa Beats: Aziza Brahim voices Western Sahara blues 21…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
WOULD BIALY BY ANY OTHER NAME TASTE THE SAME? A BIALY IS NOT A BAGEL I was recently engaged in one of our long conversations with my dear friend Dr…
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…
One of the first lessons I learned from the American Indians was that the Europeans think Quantitatively while they themselves thought Qualitatively. This way of thinking is so pervasive that…