An Evening with the TechGirls
Last year, I was awarded a grant from the Case Foundation through Finding Fearless, an online competition to search for fearless change makers in communities around the United States. Finding Fearless is just one example of how the Case Foundation unites the principles of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology to identify, test, prove and scale ideas and models to create exponential impact. As part of the support offered by the Case Foundation to its grantees, I met Alana Ramo, an emerging woman in technology on their social innovation team. Recently, Alana and I had the opportunity to meet some truly inspiring yo...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - July 31, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Global Health HIT/Health Gaming Innovation Technology Young Adults Source Type: blogs
My Evening with the TechGirls
Recently, Alana Ramo, a colleague and an emerging woman in technology, and I had the opportunity to meet some inspiring young women. A group of 27 teenage girls talked about their hopes and dreams for the future over dinner. One girl was excited about becoming a doctor; another mentioned her love for outer space and becoming an astronaut, a third shared her plans to design a new video game. As they spoke, they hinted at the many challenges on the road to achieving their dreams. What made this conversation remarkable was that these teenagers were from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Territor...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - July 31, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Global Health HIT/Health Gaming Innovation Technology Young Adults Source Type: blogs
Can Egyptian Democracy Arrive on the Back of Tanks?
Doug Bandow
U.S. foreign policy has resulted in many grand failures. Egypt has joined the pantheon.
That nation long has been a national wreck. Washington emphasized “stability” since Cairo backed U.S. policy and preserved peace with Israel.
Two years ago the people of Egypt finally had enough. Unfortunately, Hosni Mubarak’s fall loosed Islamist forces. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was elected president and won approval of an Islamist-oriented constitution.
But President Morsi failed politically and economically. After just one year, millions of demonstrators demanded his ouster. Neither side...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 11, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Importation of Rabid Animals
The following chronology of rabies in imported animals is extracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series [1] (primary references available on request)
Note that most common scenario has involved rabid dogs imported from Morocco.
Year / Imported From / Into (comments) *
1969 to 1970 / Germany and Pakistan / United Kingdom
1972 / Afghanistan / Netherlands
1987 / Mexico / United States (one dog and one cat)
1992 / Algeria / France (subsequently implicated in a case of human rabies)
1997 / Morocco / Switzerland
2001 / Morocco / France
2001 / Nepal / Germany
2002 / Morocco / France
2002 / Azerbaijan / G...
Source: GIDEON blog - June 23, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology ProMED Morocco Rabies Source Type: blogs
Between Biyouna and Fanon, I ate Sardine
Yesterday I took lunch again in that restaurant which seemed to be attained only by manual workers. I bought a can of sardine and yogurt and ate them with the sauce of potato and rice. Celery and onion was added too. I was so hungry. It was about 3:00 p.m. At the lodging I had access finally at TV5 and, to my surprise, the first thing to watch was Biyouna acting in another funny movie. She is a typical Algerian woman. In a scene that made me laugh she asked the mirror: "Mirror, my mirror, tell me who is the most beautiful woman in the world." And at the bakery she asked the man if...
Source: psychiatry for all - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
We’ve got a lot of grounds to cover
Next time you’re sipping on your skinny, frothy mochachocafrappalatteccino with maple syrup and cinnamon at the local Costabucksorthree coffee shop and surfing on their EasyHack(TM) wireless internet spare a thought for the grounds. The burnt out and scalded fragments of beans gone by that in this household are recycled via the compost bins but on the industrial scale represent an international commodity waste product you might not at first appreciate but represents a truly pressing issue.
Big coffee drink image c/o Shutterstock
Thankfully, there are researchers who are working on potential alternative uses for this ...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - April 30, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Early Butchers
The latest issue of the Journal of Human Evolution reports finding butchered remains from 1.8 million years ago. The site, in modern Algeria, includes bones that were scarred by tool cuts and tools that show signs of wear and tear.
I'm taking this find as supporting archaeological evidence for collaborative behavior amongst Homo pre-sapiens. (Source: Babel's Dawn)
Source: Babel's Dawn - January 13, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Blair Source Type: blogs
Vita-Salute San Raffaele International MD Program. A New Opportunity For Your Medical Education In Milan, Italy.
In this changing world, opportunities periodically come forward in our lives that provide us with a new path to achieve our goals. For those of you that are considering becoming a doctor I want to share with you a new opportunity that you should consider for your medical education.One of the biggest problems in becoming a physician in the United States is costs. We have watched the cost and debt load for students attending medical schools grow at rates that will make it impossible for many to achieve their dreams of becoming a doctor. This changing cost structure makes it important the perspective students consider all ...
Source: EM Physician - Backstage Pass - April 18, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Taylor Source Type: blogs
SurgeXperiences 3.23
It’s an honor and pleasure to bring you this new edition of The Best Surgical Grand Rounds Carnival.
FIFA WORLD CUP – SOUTH AFRICA 2010
I would like to express my gratitude to Jeffrey Leow of Vagus Surgicalis (Australian medical student with lots of interest and knowledge of surgery) and the creator of this Great Carnival. Australia is in Group D.
Bongi, a lucky SouthAfrican general surgeon who will host the FIFA World Cup in 12 days, shares a story that will push you to learn Afrikaans. South Africa will be head of the Group A and will play with México, Uruguay and France.
rlbates, my favorite (femal...
Source: Unbounded Medicine - May 30, 2010 Category: Surgery Authors: Jon Mikel I ñarritu Tags: Grand Rounds surgeXperiences Medlinks south africa world cup Source Type: blogs
My Regulatory Grand Tour
Like Johnny Cash said, “I’ve been everywhere” -- or at least it seems that way. Over the past few months I’ve visited with government health officials in China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Brazil, Columbia, South Africa, Kenya, and many other points in-between. And the only thing that’s grown more than my frequent flyer miles is my respect and admiration for those over-worked and under-appreciated civil servants toiling on the front lines of medicines regulation. (Source: drugwonks.com Blog)
Source: drugwonks.com Blog - September 6, 2007 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
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Alu insertion polymorphisms in NW Africa and the Iberian Peninsula: evidence for a strong genetic boundary through the Gibraltar StraitsAn analysis of 11 Alu insertion polymorphisms (ACE, TPA25, PV92, APO, FXIIIB, D1, A25, B65, HS2.43, HS3.23, and HS4.65) has been performed in several NW African (Northern, Western, and Southeastern Moroccans; Saharawi; Algerians; Tunisians) and Iberian (Basques, Catalans, and Andalusians) populations. Genetic distances and principal component analyses show a clear differentiation of NW African and Iberian groups of samples, suggesting a strong genetic barrier matching the geographical Medi...
Source: Genetic Chaos - July 6, 2007 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Havelock Source Type: blogs
