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
GIFTS OF INDONESIA..THANKS TO MY FRIENDS IN BOGOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE GIFTS OF INDONESIA ORGANIZED BY MY FRIENDS IN BOGOR Indonesia gave me a variety of gifts most of which were organized by…
May 15, 2012
NESPRESSO WHAT ELSE IN …
As I entered the offices of my friend in Sentul City in Indonesia, I was happy to see a Nespresso machine nestled among the medals and trophies.. I chose an…
May 15, 2012
THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE UNEXPECTED PLEASURES OF TRAVEL THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR 2 May 2012 the flight from Singapore touched down at Spoekarno-Hatta International Airport…
Apr 15, 2012
THE PROPHET OF PENANG
During one of my early regular visits to the Far East, in 2004, I crossed over by bus to Johor Bahru, where memories of a distant night when I witnessed…
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…
Apr 15, 2012
PEER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES AMONG THE INDIANS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE PEER-TO-PEER P2P EDUCATION AMONG CHEYENNE RIVER LAKOTA INDIANS I have just spent five full days at the Youth Diabetes Prevention Programme, under…
Apr 15, 2012
Poverty is the Obstacle for Prevention of Obesity in the USA and other richer countries
POVERTY IS THE OBSTACLE FOR REDUCTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. IN USA AND OTHER RICHER COUNTRIES I am closely involved with several Indigenous groups in their effort to combat Obesity in…
Apr 15, 2012
Omar Khayyam, The Sky and South Dakota
That inverted Bowl we call The Sky; Whereunder crawling coop’d we live and die. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam In less than 24 hours, I have gone from one part…