Sep 15, 2014
INTERNET BY CANDLELIGHT
INTERNET BY CANDLELIGHT No, I don't mean to go back in time, by energizing Internet by Candlelight. During the heyday of alternative lifestyle, they used to talk about Steam Guitar…
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Sep 15, 2014
FINDING MEANING IN THE MODERN WORLD
FINDING MEANING IN THE MODERN WORLD On the early days of this New Year 5775, I stared into the tranquil Atlantic Ocean as the sun was setting. Boats were gently…
Sep 15, 2014
DOCTORS AS PATIENT ADVOCATES
It was interesting but not unexpected to read that as many as 75% of all patients and 50% of individuals with chronic illnesses fail to adhere to prescribed medical regimens.…
Sep 15, 2014
SHANAH TOVAH TIKKATEVU 5775 WELCOME JEWISH NEW YEAR
SHANAH TOVAH TIKKATEVU WELCOME TO THE JEWISH NEW YEAR 5775 This New Year, as I dip the apple slices into the honey, I would remember fondly the various conversations around…
Sep 15, 2014
SAFE JOURNEY, DEAR FRIEND AND SPIRITUAL LEADER CHA KO KA
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…
Sep 15, 2014
CUBA LENDS A HAND TO DISPLACED PEOPLE OF SAHARA
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…
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…
Aug 15, 2014
CUBA A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN HEALTH CARE. AN ARTICLE IN FRENCH
Cuba: un modèle selon l’organisation mondiale de la santé Posté dans Santé juillet 31, 2014 2 commentaires Selon l’organisme onusien, le système de santé à Cuba a valeur d’exemple pour…
Aug 15, 2014
PLEASURE WITHOUT DESIRE
One of my favourite philosophers, Gilles de Leuze, once famously declared: Tell me your desires, I will tell you who you are. In the western minds, who you are, is…
Aug 15, 2014
AMERICAN INDIANS AND THE ISRAELI NOBEL LAUREATE, DANIEL KAHNEMAN
AMERICAN INDIANS AND THE ISRAELI NOBEL LAUREATE, DANIEL KAHNEMAN When I began working with the Indians, it looked like they were intent on educating this “tribal” boy into the ways…