Safia R Khan

Safia R Khan http://khanblues.com Modernization is independent of Americanization. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:47:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Safia R Khan http://khanblues.com Smartphone Apps Bolster Patient Engagement http://khanblues.com/2011/12/19/smartphone-apps-bolster-patient-engagement/ http://khanblues.com/2011/12/19/smartphone-apps-bolster-patient-engagement/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:52:59 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=469 ]]> 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.

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slowly but surely… My morning Tea Read… whats yours?

]]> http://khanblues.com/2011/12/19/20-people-who-make-healthcare-better-2011/feed/ 0 khanblues Diabetes to exact huge costs on poor countries http://khanblues.com/2010/02/25/diabetes-to-exact-huge-costs-on-poor-countries/ http://khanblues.com/2010/02/25/diabetes-to-exact-huge-costs-on-poor-countries/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:40:05 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=462 Continue reading →]]> Diabetes is moving from being a disease of developed countries to a disease in developing countries like India and China, and this could put pressure on healthcare systems through rising healthcare costs,” said Philip Clarke, associate professor at University of Sydney’s School of Public Health.

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/02/25/diabetes-to-exact-huge-costs-on-poor-countries/feed/ 0 khanblues Are non-smokers smarter than smokers? http://khanblues.com/2010/02/24/are-non-smokers-smarter-than-smokers/ http://khanblues.com/2010/02/24/are-non-smokers-smarter-than-smokers/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:28:53 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=453 ]]>

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.

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/02/24/are-non-smokers-smarter-than-smokers/feed/ 0 khanblues Smokers Vs. Non-Smokers Can Doctors Tell Patients No? It’s Not Easy http://khanblues.com/2010/02/23/can-doctors-tell-patients-no-its-not-easy/ http://khanblues.com/2010/02/23/can-doctors-tell-patients-no-its-not-easy/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:26:34 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/2010/02/23/can-doctors-tell-patients-no-its-not-easy/ Continue reading →]]> Why? It’s hard for doctors to say no. A big reason is that they don’t want patients to be dissatisfied. Think parents who want antibiotics for their screaming kids’ ear infections, even though the evidence says that’s usually not the hottest idea.

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/02/23/can-doctors-tell-patients-no-its-not-easy/feed/ 0 khanblues Israeli Exoskeleton Suit Enables Paralayzed People To Walk http://khanblues.com/2010/02/09/israeli-exoskeleton-suit-enables-paralayzed-people-to-walk/ http://khanblues.com/2010/02/09/israeli-exoskeleton-suit-enables-paralayzed-people-to-walk/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:47:07 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=447 ]]> 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 …….

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/02/09/israeli-exoskeleton-suit-enables-paralayzed-people-to-walk/feed/ 0 khanblues Religion and Women http://khanblues.com/2010/01/24/religion-and-women/ http://khanblues.com/2010/01/24/religion-and-women/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:22:56 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=444 ]]> 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?

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/01/24/religion-and-women/feed/ 0 khanblues When Development Makes Life Harder for Daughters http://khanblues.com/2010/01/23/when-development-makes-life-harder-for-daughters/ http://khanblues.com/2010/01/23/when-development-makes-life-harder-for-daughters/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:48:53 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=438 Continue reading →]]> 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 would keep having children until they had one or two……….

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/01/23/when-development-makes-life-harder-for-daughters/feed/ 0 khanblues Saving the Worlds Women http://khanblues.com/2010/01/22/saving-the-worlds-women/ http://khanblues.com/2010/01/22/saving-the-worlds-women/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:44:42 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=434 Continue reading →]]> 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 burnings and mass rape.

]]> http://khanblues.com/2010/01/22/saving-the-worlds-women/feed/ 0 khanblues CES 2010: The Connected Lifestyle On-Demand- mint.com http://khanblues.com/2010/01/20/ces-2010-the-connected-lifestyle-on-demand-mint-com/ http://khanblues.com/2010/01/20/ces-2010-the-connected-lifestyle-on-demand-mint-com/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:25:33 +0000 Khan Safia http://khanblues.com/?p=430 Continue reading →]]>

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 digital tech shows no sign of abating as, even in times of recession, consumer electronics sales remain strong. Our data shows that even more discretionary income is being spent on the gadgets needed to maintain a connected lifestyle.

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