Monthly Archives: January 2010
Religion and Women
Religions derive their power and popularity in part from the ethical compass they offer. So why do so many faiths help perpetuate something that most of us regard as profoundly unethical: the oppression of women?
When Development Makes Life Harder for Daughters
The Daughter Deficit- NYTimes- By TINA ROSENBERG ……in the north of India. She observed something striking about families there: parents had a fervent preference for male offspring. Women who had given birth to only daughters were desperate for sons and … Continue reading
Saving the Worlds Women
NYTimes: IN THE 19TH CENTURY, the paramount moral challenge was slavery. In the 20th century, it was totalitarianism. In this century, it is the brutality inflicted on so many women and girls around the globe: sex trafficking, acid attacks, bride … Continue reading
CES 2010: The Connected Lifestyle On-Demand- mint.com
From the Kindle to the iPhone to the Wii, the hottest products in consumer electronics this season are those that connect consumers to a world in which everything; books, music, films, and games are available 24/7 on-demand. This lust for … Continue reading
Filed under Social Networks, surveys
In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty
What if medical care came with a 90-day warranty? Slideshow
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance, Political News
Hospitals Could Stop Infections by Tackling Bacteria Patients Bring In, Studies Find
“Hundreds of thousands of patients each year suffer from infections after surgery, and experts say more than half of those infections stem from bacteria the patients themselves are carrying in their nose or on their skin. Otherwise harmless bacteria can … Continue reading
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance, Political News
Afghan School Girls Vs. Jihadist
NYTimes: EVEN BEFORE THE men with acid came, the Mirwais Mena School for Girls was surrounded by enemies. It stood on the outskirts of Kandahar, barely 20 miles from the hometown of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban’s founder.
Mapping the Human ‘Diseasome’
Researchers created a map linking different diseases, represented by circles, to the genes they have in common, represented by squares.
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance, Political News
The Doctor Will See You Now…On Video
New technologies allow doctors and patients to interact at far-flung locales.In today’s Doctor and Patient column, Dr. Pauline Chen writes about the promise and the disappointment of telemedicine, which is the use of video conferencing, the Internet and other technology … Continue reading
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance
