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20 Years Later, the Lessons of Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S. intervention in Bosnia ended the fighting, bought time for a political solution to be reached, and halted the humanitarian crisis. But 20 years later, the prospects for lasting peace and a true multiethnic society to emerge in Bosnia are not encouraging. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - August 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs

Trichinosis: Cross-border Episodes
A recent trichinosis outbreak in Belgium related to Spanish boar meat reflects the continued high incidence of trichinosis in Spain. In fact, trichinosis rates in Spain are comparable to those which have not been encountered in the United States for more than 50 years [1,2] – see graph. Cross-border incidents of trichinosis are relatively uncommon. The following chronology, including cases related to importation or human travel, is abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com (primary references available on request) 1975 – An outbreak (125 cases) of trichinosis in France was traced to horse meat imported fro...
Source: GIDEON blog - December 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology Graphs Outbreaks ProMED Spain trichinosis Source Type: blogs

Ukraine Crisis Reminds Americans Why NATO Should Not Expand
Doug Bandow The bitter conflict in Ukraine drags on. Russia continues to destabilize Kiev and NATO remains divided on how to respond. Washington has taken the lead against Moscow even though America has little at stake in Russia’s misbehavior. In fact, the crisis has generated a spate of U.S. proposals to take military action and expand NATO. For instance, Sen. John McCain urged adding Ukraine to the “transatlantic” alliance. Former UN ambassador John Bolton suggested including Georgia and Ukraine. Other proposed candidates for the alliance include Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Kosovo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs

Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT), originally founded at the Harvard School of Public Health, is a multi-disciplinary program that has been pioneering the health and mental health care of traumatized refugees and civilians in areas of conflict/post-conflict and natural disasters for over two decades. Its clinical program serves as a global model that has been replicated worldwide. HPRT designed and implemented the first curriculum for the mental health training of primary care practitioners in settings of human conflict, post-conflict, and natural disasters. Its training activities have been successfully conduct...
Source: PsychSplash - March 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Anger Anxiety Anyone Articles Assessment Instruments Books Case Studies Clinical Psychology Clinical Tools Collaborative News Combat Stress Community and Social Networking Corrections Databases Depression e-learning Emotion Source Type: blogs

The Creativity of Denial
Never Forget Srebrenica, by Scott McIntyre. A Bosnian Muslim man makes his way past the caskets of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide of July 1995.Horrible, unspeakable memories will forever haunt the psyches of many survivors of war, genocide, and other atrocities. But what is behind the systematic denial of crimes against humanity?The Science of Hatred What makes humans capable of horrific violence? Why do we deny atrocities in the face of overwhelming evidence? A small group of psychologists say they are moving toward answers. Is anyone listening?By Tom BartlettThe former battery factory on the outskirts of S...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs

War Is Stupid: Remembering Armistice Day Before Veterans Day
Doug Bandow Another year, another Veterans Day. But November 11 began as Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. The day remains a stark reminder of the stupidity of war. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 World War I came to an end. In succeeding years allied states commemorated the conflict’s end on November 11. Some 20 million people died in World War I. The horrific conflict brought down the continent’s established order, loosed the pestilence of totalitarianism, and led to even deadlier World War II. The Great War, as it was originally called, was stupi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs

Learning to Leave Bad Enough Alone: Washington’s Clumsy Meddling in Fragile Countries
Ted Galen Carpenter U.S. officials too often succumb to the temptation to try to impose order and justice in unstable or misgoverned societies around the world. The temptation is understandable. It is hard to learn about—much less watch on the nightly news—brutality, bloodshed, and gross injustice and not want to do something about it. Some foreign policy intellectuals, including the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, have become strident lobbyists for the notion of a “responsibility to protect” vulnerable populations. But it is a temptation that wise policy makers should avoid. U.S. meddli...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs

Syria’s Civil War and U.S. Hubris
Ted Galen Carpenter The Obama administration is moving slowly but noticeably toward deeper involvement in Syria’s civil war. A crucial step occurred late last month when the administration concluded that dictator Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons in the war (albeit on a strangely limited basis) and cited that alleged development as a justification to provide lethal instead of just humanitarian aid to rebel forces seeking to overthrow Assad’s regime. U.S. officials believe that they can somehow assist the “good guys” (i.e., secular, pro-democracy elements) while keeping aid money and weapons out...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 8, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs

Why Is European Unemployment So High?
Simon Lester The issue of unemployment is a complex one for economists. There are many factors involved. I’m a lawyer, not an economist, so I’m not the best person to spell out a comprehensive plan to deal with the problem. But in the particular context of high European unemployment, I was struck by this Economist article about the Italian fashion industry, which notes that there are lots of jobs available: With youth unemployment running at 35% in Italy and annual net pay for a young leather-cutter starting at around €18,000 ($24,000), fashion firms ought to have applicants beating do...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Simon Lester 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

European Union Sacrifices Serb Self-Determination—Again!
Doug Bandow The Balkans Wars ended years ago, but ethnic divisions remain strong, promoted, unfortunately, by the European Union. The latest example of geopolitical malpractice is the EU-brokered agreement for Serbia’s de facto recognition of Kosovo’s independence. Two decades of America’s and Europe’s toxic mix of diplomacy and war-making followed one consistent policy: the Serbs always lose. Everyone else in the disintegrating Yugoslavia got their own country. Minority ethnic Serbs were expected to live under the sometimes heavy boot of others. Independence for Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 22, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs

Book Review: "Reflections From Common Ground"
"Reflections From Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare" by Beth Lincoln, MSN, RN, is a timely and important guide to developing and strengthening cultural competence in the arena of healthcare.Published by PESI Healthcare in 2010, this thoughtful book explores the importance of cultural sensitivity and cultural competence while putting such ideas in a meaningful historical context.Statistics and information presented in "Reflections From Common Ground" are supported in the substantial lists of resources appended to each individual chapter, and Ms. Lincoln's prose itself reflects significant study and accumulated...
Source: Digital Doorway - February 4, 2013 Category: Nurses Tags: nursing books culture cultural competence nurses healthcare disparities health care diversity cultural diversity book reviews Source Type: blogs

Coming Off Medications Guide - In Bosnian/Croatian!
The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs was recently translated in Bosnian! Sarajevo's Metanoia group brings together visionary professionals, psychology students, and people diagnosed with extreme states to change mental health treatments and community response. Icarista Will Hall recently visited to support their work. You can download the new guide here Get in touch with the group in Sarajevo on facebook here Update:Croatia's activist and support group Ludruga just published a Croatian version. You can download it here; printer version is here. : read more (Source: The Icarus Project - Navig...
Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - October 14, 2012 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Icarus Project Tags: advocacy, rights & politics alternative treatments coming off meds/withdrawal icarus downloads icarus organizational local groups news popular education materials Source Type: blogs

Coming Off Medications Guide - In Bosnian!
The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs was recently translated in Bosnian! Sarajevo's Metanoia group brings together visionary professionals, psychology students, and people diagnosed with extreme states to change mental health treatments and community response. Icarista Will Hall recently visited to support their work. You can download the new guide here Get in touch with the group in Sarajevo on facebook here (Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness)
Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness - October 14, 2012 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Icarus Project Tags: advocacy, rights & politics alternative treatments coming off meds/withdrawal icarus downloads icarus organizational local groups news popular education materials Source Type: blogs

doctor with a bomb
Above: Radovan Karadzic, psychiatrist and perpetrator of the Srebrenica massacre and other atrocities in Bosnia. Below: Ikuo Hayashi, a neurosurgeon and one of the perpetrators of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.Yet another doctor has apparently joined the ranks of violent absolutists, as aJordanian doctor working as a CIA informant turned out to be a double agent, and blew up CIA agents and a Jordanian intelligence agent. This particular man, having blown up a bunch of people who can reasonably be described as combatants, can't be said to be a terrorist as much as akamikaze, but apparently in the cause of advancing jiha...
Source: hemodynamics - January 5, 2010 Category: American Health Tags: Al Qaeda doctors terrorism Source Type: blogs