Lifestyle
Quotes To Help With Sickness & Illness
Compiled by: Steven K. Robison Apologies for the length of this posting; I had put a list of quotes for the above purpose together for an ill individual & thought they might be useful in a situation which is unfortunately all too common–a devastating or terminal illness. Source of most of these is Wooten, “Heart, […]
Men’s Health Issues
From a netfriend (3/03) I don’t carry any particular brief for ____, or for “men” in general. Also, I think the point ___ makes is valid: insofar as health policy in general is concerned, “men” are quite capable of ensuring that policy reflects their needs. I see no reason, in the climate of an election […]
Aids And Wealth
New studies emerging from Africa suggest that two thirds of the cases of HIV there are attributable to unsafe health care, according to the Royal Society of Medicine. See here: http://www.rsm.ac.uk/new/pr126.htm It would seem that things like contaminated medical equipment is a major problem. It seems the better access one has to healthcare in Africa, […]
Pop Quiz
During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning […]
Blessed Are The Meek, But Stars Will Fall
By BRYAN PATTERSON [Melbourne Herald-Sun. Reprinted with permission] 23feb03 Fame is proof that people are gullible — Ralph Waldo Emerson HENRY Kissinger once said the nicest thing about being a celebrity was that if you bored people “they think it’s their fault”. Kissinger admitted fame had its drawbacks, too. When you are out of favour, […]
The Best Day Of My
by Gregory M. Lousig-Nont, Ph.D Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I’m going to celebrate! Today, I’m going to celebrate what an unbelievable life […]
What It Means To Be Poor
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from […]
Artificial Light And Cancer
Exposure to excessive artificial light at night may be disrupting the body’s natural melatonin balance and raising the incidence of some cancers, American researchers have proposed. Professor George Brainard, a neuroscientist at Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University, reported early results of his research at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science […]
How We Treat People
(Not sure if this is in the ‘urban legend’ category, but it contains some good thoughts anyway! Rowland). Five lessons to make you think about the way we treat people. 1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady. During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious […]
Wisdom
Thought for the week: “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” — Chinese proverb “A pessimist is someone who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.” — Michael Levin “You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do.” — Henry Ford “Not everything that can be counted, […]
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