Category Archives: International Development
Smartphone Apps Bolster Patient Engagement
Smartphone Apps Bolster Patient Engagement. I hope “focus on patient interest” doesn’t take away from the realistic image of a patient’s actual weight loss.
Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests.
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance, International Development, Sex, Social Networks, surveys
Israeli Exoskeleton Suit Enables Paralayzed People To Walk
After being paralyzed for the past 20 years, Radi Kaiof began to walk down a street in Israel to the sound of a dim mechanical hum. That was the sound of an electronic exoskeleton, developed by …….
Filed under Health, Health Insurance, International Development, Middle East
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
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.
Are you ready to write off this past decade of your life?
A thought provoking question at that- According to Thomas Friedman’s New York Times Op-Ed piece in the December 27, 2009 New York Times, the 2000′s were “The Big Zero.” Not very encouraging for a recent college graduate The story of … Continue reading
Global Health Expert Laurie Garrett Discusses Pandemic Prevention and H1N1 with NPR
The first International Swine Flu Conference is underway in Washington, D.C. Medical industry leaders, public health officials, scientists, first responders and others will discuss the virus, known within the medical community as H1N1 — particularly issues of pandemic prevention, preparedness, … Continue reading
Filed under global health, Health, Health Insurance, International Development
