Archive for 'Health'
McGill Dance for Cancer Research
Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by wisdom.
So I don’t see a video like this everyday. The Goodman Cancer Research Centre http://cancercentre.mcgill.ca/research/ released a video which shows many dancing in the support of cancer research along to the tune of Taio Cruz – Dynamite. “Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than [...]
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Haggling With Doctors: Lower the Cost of Your Medical Bills
Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by wisdom.
Consumer Reports has recently put out an article by John Santa M.D., M.P.H. titled “How to haggle with your doctor” published in September 2011 and located at http://www.consumerreports.org/health/doctors-hospitals/how-to-haggle-with-your-doctor/overview/index.htm The article recommends that if you are healthy you talk to your doctor about costs. Dr. Santa touches on the fact that some doctors will pursue more aggressive [...]
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Professionalism of Medicine in the 21st Century
Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by wisdom.
An article is titled Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter in the Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 136, no. 3, pages 243-246, February 5, 2002, http://www.annals.org/content/136/3/243.full?ijkey=49cf14ffb35a6afdba3a14871f01fb39ad23066f&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha In the second paragraph appears the words: “…conditions of medical practice are tempting physicians to abandon their commitment to the primacy of patient welfare” The article then [...]
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ADA Straight From the Mouth
Posted on 07. Aug, 2011 by wisdom.
The ADA (American Dental Association) has a video podcast series called Straight from the Mouth. The second video is titled “Overcoming Dental Anxiety.” http://ada.org/straightfromthemouth.aspx The press release from the ADA on this podcast was posted in September 28, 2009. http://ada.org/3241.aspx. However, it still says on the Straight from the Mouth Video Podcast that many other [...]
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The Hope, Inspiration, and Beauty of the World: Eat, Learn, Move
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by wisdom.
In these times of economic stress and uncertainty due to the now latest S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, let’s remember to see all that is good in the world and be happy and inspired. Below are three amazing short times by Rick Mereki on behalf of STA Travel Australia. We must lay hold [...]














































