In a new book, ''Pathologies of Power'' (University of California), Dr. Farmer, who has worked and lived in Haiti for the past 20 years, criticizes human rights advocates and bioethicists for giving short shrift to the health problems of the poor.
Ex: Managing the Metric vs Managing the Patient: The Physician’s View of Pay for Performance, Inpatient Management Guidelines for People with Diabetes, Reducing Health Care Costs for Plan Members with Congestive Heart Failure...
Design of Clinical Trials for Treatment of Pain, Development of Clinical Trials, Selected Qualitative Methods, Within-Patient Studies: Cross-over Trials & n-of-1 Studies, Clinical Economics, etc.
depressed individuals actually have more realistic perceptions of their own image, importance, and abilities than the average person. While it’s still generally accepted that depressed people can be negatively biased in their interpretation of events an
Tools, research, and support for starting your own health revolution. Includes personal page, news, research, databases, doctor/hospital directories, community, insurance information, wellness support and information, and premium services.
"Inflammation is a very effective mechanism for fighting off invaders," says Peter Libby, M.D., chief of cardiovascular medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "But when the body is exposed to invaders for long periods of time, the defense mec
Group of ordinary people who believed that good health is a right, not a benefit that should be determined by government or based on economic or social status, who want to exercise their right to make informed choices regarding their health care.
Provides information on the patient assistance programs that are established by prescription drug manufacturers. These programs are designed to help those who can't afford their medicines obtain them at no cost or low cost...
"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler
Vaporizers heat cannabis to release active cannabinoids, but remain cool enough to avoid the smoke and toxins associated with combustion. Vaporized cannabis should create fewer respiratory symptoms than smoked cannabis.
CPRC - A research organization dedicated to helping people change their behavior for living longer, healthier lives. The Transtheoretical Model illustrates processes of change as effected by variables (self-efficiacy, decisional balance, situational temp
Workrave, a fully configurable, free, downloadable application, allows you to establish rest intervals. Schedule breaks, stretches, walks, and other ergonomically healthy alternatives to eight hours of fixed, obsessive, non-stop computer work.
MyNewsletterBuilder has created a suite of services designed to support healing arts practitioners. Send professional emails, create montages & streaming audio/video...
Pro-inflammatory eicosanoids and cytokines are produced from arachidonic acid, and omega-3s have been shown to inhibit arachidonic acid metabolism, hence less pro-inflammatory synthesis. Understand how to use fish oils to prevent chronic disease.
Rhe rich get richer, the poor get poorer. The hot get hotter, the cold...disappear from sight! The Matthew Effect is a pretty well known social theory that may help ease your pain as you find yourself isolated from love, peace, and happiness by these phe
Townshend Letter for Doctors, Gale Encyclopedia, and other sources make this a good place to search for free CAM, Alternative Medicine, Energy Medicine, and other Integrative Medicine articles.
Accounts of use for depression, ADD/ADHD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue (off-label). Metabolic precursor to modafinil; takes 1 hr to kick in, hard on liver. Not "controlled" like modafinil/Provigil.
...a doctor's main role would be to restore the physical, psychological and social capacity of the sick person to allow him or her to live life in their own self-determined manner. Medicine would not be about returning the body or mind to an idealized sta
The story of an idealist acupuncturist and why his practice, and he himself, imploded. His insight (hindsight) reflects many of the fears and woes of many health care practitioners. You may see yourself in his mirror.