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occult practices
The word occult for many years has carried with it a stigma of ominous dealings and dark forces, but in reality the word occult simply means “hidden,” or “secret.” It has also come to mean “knowledge of the paranormal,” and “a knowledge of hidden things.” Because many dark magic practices were often carried out in […]
Five Speaking Tips for Medical Conference Presenters
By Sue Jacques Medical conference attendees have high expectations of presenters, and so they should. After all, attendees invest time, money, and effort to attend professional development events. In return, they deserve to be addressed by speakers who are prepared, articulate, and stage-savvy. Not everyone is comfortable speaking in front of an audience, though, especially when […]
Learn to use both side of your brain…
Learn to use both side of your brain…DR HANSAL B 26MAY After my article on Narendra Modi using both side of his brain, many readers have asked me to write on how to develop a skill of using both side of the brain?! Here I’m sharing some ideas which will help you to learn to use […]
inside narender modi’s brain
INSIDE MODI’S BRAIN Is Narendra Modi a logical thinker or a dreamer. Mirror deconstructs the incumbent PM’s skill set Credited with a landslide victory that notched several firsts in Indian politics, AM peeks into the psyche of the 63-year-old `chaiwallah’ fromVadnagar,NarendraModi.A close look at his administrative decisions suggests Modi is a left-brain person with a […]
What life lessons do you still need to learn?
There are certain life lessons you will need to learn soon or later. If you were taught them when you were young then you got off to a good start in life. If no one taught you these things you will need to go looking for teachers that can help you learn these lessons and […]
5 Positive Points of Narendra Modi
5 Positive Points of Narendra Modi Positive Traits, Good Things & Positive Points of Narendra Modi Narendra Modi, the most loved politician in recent times has got many skills to notice. Below are the 5 positive points of Narendra Modi which makes him stand out among Indian politicians: #1: Excellent Oratorical Skills Time and again […]
8 Things the Most Successful People Do That Make Them Great
8 Things the Most Successful People Do That Make Them Great Eric Barker Hours are vital but you can get to mastery faster —much faster — by practicing the right way. So how can you and I do that? Here are 7 steps experts use: 1) Be Uncomfortable You learn best when you’re reaching. “Flow” is […]
psychobiotics
Dr. Kelly Brogan, M.D., Green Med Info Waking Times Every functional medicine psychiatrist has case stories of the ‘probiotic cure’ – of a patient with debilitating symptoms, often obsessive compulsive range, whose symptoms remitted completely with dietary change and probiotic supplementation. Is this voodoo or is it based on a growing understanding of the role of […]
that one special person and relationship
When it comes to finding “The One” — that one special person and relationship that will last a lifetime — the conventional wisdom is simply, “When you know, you know.” That’s all fine and dandy, but many of us require something more concrete than just a gut feeling. We reached out to marriage and relationship experts […]
Are your friends really good for you?
Characteristics of a good friend By David Joel Miller Are your friends really good for you? Some friends are positive factors in your life. Other people you are calling friends are destructive. We all need people in our lives but how do you tell which of these folk you should keep as friends and which […]
6 Hostage Negotiation Techniques That Will Get You What You Want
Eric Barker March 26, 2014 akindo—Getty Images/Vetta RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Siri’s Voice: The Woman Behind It Bill Gates: How to Fix Capitalism Miley Cyrus Takes the Saturday Night Live Stage by Taboola How does hostage negotiation get people to change their minds? MORE Important Life Lessons: What’s The Most Important Life Lesson Older People […]
7 things you need to know if you stay together after an affair
Does an affair mean you should divorce? Posted on March 2, 2014 By David Joel Miller 7 things you need to know if you stay together after an affair Divorce After an Affair? Divorce Cake Photo courtesy of Flickr (DrJohnBullas) So one partner has had an affair, should you divorce? Should you stay and try to work […]
Who Says Laughter’s the Best Medicine?
Ray Massey/Getty Images Just in time to protect patients from the dangers of holiday cheer, a new scholarly review from a British medical journal describes many harmful effects wrought by laughter. Among the alarms it sounds: The force of laughing can dislocate jaws, prompt asthma attacks, cause headaches, make hernias protrude. It can provoke cardiac […]
sachin’s psyche
Sachin’s Psyche Harish Shetty [this was pulished as a cover story in THE WEEK magazine /Oct 1998. I accepted the assignement impulsively when the editor called from Cochin[Kochi] I had hard copies preserved but accidently just saw the soft copy on the net now. i had interviwed his first nanny an old lady who lived […]
Doctors by merit
Doctors by merit, not privilege June 26, 2013 , By Sujatha Rao | 71 comments Cleaning the mess in India’s medical education first needs a strengthening of the Medical Council of India through the appointment of members by an independent and rigorous selection process India is the only country that authorises, as official policy, the sale […]
Facebook May Boost Self Esteem But Reduce Motivation.Nordqvist, J. (2013, June 2). “Facebook May Boost Self Esteem But Reduce Motivation.” Medical News Today. 03 Jun 2013 New research published in Media Psychology suggests that looking at your Facebook profile can be psychologically good and bad for you. The finding revealed that checking your profile […]
benifits of drinking alcohol
Beer Just as Beneficial as Red Wine, Research Shows Beer drinkers can hoist a cold one to celebrate the news that their beverage of choice offers the same benefits as red wine, the alcohol long celebrated for its antioxidant properties. Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have found one drink of beer or wine […]
how to succeed in education
How to Succeed in Education 1. YOU, YOURSELF, AND YOU This may be the most important thing you will learn in high school! Realize that education is yours!!!! You are learning new things for your self-improvement not anyone else’s. In the end it is not the teacher or parents that determines your success. It’s you! 2. INTENSITY AND INDEPENDENCE INCREASE You […]
Why do men become dumb in the presence of attractive women?!
18OCT Recently was watching a commercial on TV. A babe with striking looks donning a revealing bikini was walking out of the sea. As I watched in awe, I was surprised to know that the advertisement was that of a cement brand. Now, what does a woman showing well-toned wearing nearly nothing have to […]
America Is Stealing the World’s Doctors
It was not an unusual death. Kunj Desai, a young doctor in training at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, had seen many that were not so different and were equally needless. Still, this was the one that altered all his plans. “A guy came in, and he had a stab wound,” Desai recalled, “and […]
a study documenting hardened arteries among ancient mummies s
The latest analysis of ancient vessels shows that plaques have long been a global — and common problem. Although atherosclerosis is linked to many of our modern-day habits — from our fat-laden diets to our sedentary lifestyles — a study documenting hardened arteries among ancient mummies suggests that factors other than what we eat […]
gratitude
By Marelisa Fabrega If the only prayer you say in your life is ‘thank you,’ that would suffice. – Meister Eckhart Gratitude means thankfulness, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive. It means learning to live your life as if everything were a miracle, and being aware on a continuous basis […]
personality of new pope
VATICAN CITY – The new pope is making history from his name to his home in Argentina. Below are some quick facts, both interesting and informative, regarding the new Pope’s personality and morals. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of five children born to an Italian railway worker […]
did princess diana suffer from bpd
Princess Diana is one of the most written-about women of our times. But a new biography says much of what we think we know about the “people’s princess” is simply not true. Billed as the ultimate Diana bio, Diana: Story of a Princess, by Phil Craig and Tim Clayton, was shipped to bookstores in plain […]
mri and kickbacks in usa
Newark, NJ – A US cardiologist has pleaded guilty to referring patients for diagnostic tests in exchange for money [1]. From 2009 to 2011, Dr Shashi Agarwal, 60, solicited and received more than $100 000 in kickbacks for referring patients for MRI and computed tomography (CT) scans in Orange, NJ. According to the report in […]
Drug firms spent $19 million on gifts given to physicians, hospitals in Washington DC in 2011
Washington: Drug companies spent nearly $84 million marketing pharmaceuticals in the District of Columbia in 2011, including an outlay of nearly $19 million for gifts given to physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers, according to a report by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The report notes […]
the arduous journey
DEDICATED TO ALL Medical Students The arduous journey begins somewhere when we impulsively get hooked on to Biology in spite of being good at Physics, Math and Chemistry. You begin to nurture the dream by juggling hard with P, C, B…. A good CET rank is the first step in the murky, uncertain waters of […]
Do Steroids Cause Uncontrollable Rage?
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with pre-meditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. At his bail hearings, South African investigating officer Hilton Botha testified that he found two boxes of drugs that could be testosterone, and needles in Pistorius’ bedroom. PISTORIUS DENIES MURDER: Pistorius claims that he mistakenly killed […]
How doctors can spot patients likely to sue
PROFESSION [Illustration by Gilbert Ford / www.gilbertford.com] How doctors can spot patients likely to sue Knowing what types of patients are more lawsuit prone can help reduce physicians’ liability risks. By ALICIA GALLEGOS, amednews staff. Posted Feb. 4, 2013. PRINT| E-MAIL| RESPOND| REPRINTS| SHARE Medical liability defense attorney Michael J. Sacopulos often hears physicians speak in hindsight about […]
Private Practice’
‘Why I’m Leaving Private Practice’ ‘Why I’m Leaving Private Practice’ January 29, 2013 | Work/Life Balance, Career, Healthcare Reform By David Mokotoff, MD Along with the decision to go into medicine, the next most important professional decision a physician makes is when to leave it. As I rapidly approach the Medicare age, there is much to consider. Although my contract […]
gandhi
This week, the National Archives here in New Delhi released a set of letters between Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and a close friend from his South African days, Hermann Kallenbach, a German Jewish architect. Cue a set of ludicrous “Gay Gandhi” headlines across the world, wondering whether the fact the Mahatma signed some letters “Sinly […]
lady diana had personality problems
_ _ _ __ _ Respected biographer Sally Bedell Smith has written an exhaustive account of the highly conflicted and dysfunctional life of Princess Diana. Diana: In Search of Herself–Portrait of a Troubled Princess (Signet, 2000), puts Diana’s life in perspective by separating her essential traits from the mythic personality created by the media and […]
roots by alex hailey is fiction
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ During President Obama’s inauguration today, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander (R) quoted Alex Haley, the author made world-famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning literary sensation, “Roots.” According to The Washington Post, Haley and Alexander were longtime friends. That’s all well and good, but quoting Alex Haley at an important national […]
happiness forever
_ _ Is happiness forever desirable? Happiness can only be understood in the context of sadness and without sadness happiness is a disease process leading to complications.. Saints have for long understood and propagated the happiness and sadness is a part of life and should be excepted in its entity.They explained in length that […]
mri
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce images of thin slices of tissues (tomographic images). Normally, protons within tissues spin to produce tiny magnetic fields that are randomly aligned. When surrounded by the strong magnetic field of an MRI device, the magnetic axes align along that […]
ct scan
_ _ _ _ _ n CT, an x-ray source and x-ray detector housed in a doughnut-shaped assembly move circularly around a patient who lies on a motorized table that is moved through the machine. Usually, multidetector scanners with 4 to 64 or more rows of detectors are used because more detectors allow quicker scanning […]
radiological imaging
_ _ _ _ _ Share This Continuing improvements in radiologic imaging make it increasingly useful in diagnostic evaluation. Primary care and referring physicians work with radiologists who specialize in diagnostic imaging to choose the best imaging test for each evaluation. Many imaging tests use ionizing radiation (x-rays and radionuclides) and radiographic contrast agents; the […]
exercise
_ _ _ _ Exercise stimulates tissue change and adaptation (eg, increase in muscle mass and strength, cardiovascular endurance), whereas rest and recovery allow such change and adaptation to occur. Recovery from exercise is as important as the exercise stimulus. Regular physical activity reduces the likelihood of medical illness, decreases the incidence of the major […]
happiness forever
_ _ _ _ _ On Happiness foreverIs happiness forever desirable? it is not.happiness can only be understood in the context of sadness and without sadness happiness is a disease process leading to complications ..A paper describes happiness forever as a medical diseaseBut all this later Today in an entertaining talk on happiness forever by […]
In the search of the perfect man….by dr behchch
In the search of the perfect man…. 12 Dec While surfing net, I came across the picture in which five skeletons were sitting on the dining table with wine glasses on the top. ‘Women waiting for a perfect man’ was the caption of the picture. “Just right” I uttered almost instantly about the concept and […]
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is characterized by psychosis (loss of contact with reality), hallucinations (false perceptions), delusions (false beliefs), disorganized speech and behavior, flattened affect (restricted range of emotions), cognitive deficits (impaired reasoning and problem solving), and occupational and social dysfunction. The cause is unknown, but evidence for a genetic component is strong. Symptoms usually begin in adolescence […]
intestinal gas
The gut contains < 200 mL of gas, whereas daily gas expulsion averages 600 to 700 mL after consuming a standard diet plus 200 g of baked beans. About 75% of flatus is derived from colonic bacterial fermentation of ingested nutrients and endogenous glycoproteins. Gases include hydrogen (H2), methane (CH4), and carbon dioxide (CO2). Flatus […]
alcohol withdrawl
Language: English What is alcohol withdrawal? Alcohol withdrawal is physical symptoms and emotions you have if you drink heavily or frequently and suddenly stop drinking. You are most likely to have withdrawal problems 1 to 7 days after your last drink, or if you drink much less alcohol than you usually drink. What is the […]
deemagclinic
deemag and chest clinic 