Border Crisis: Fictions v. Facts (Part 2 of “Children from Central America”)
Despite extensive media coverage, there is probably much that you don’t know about the history of the border crisis—and what we can or should do in response. Too often the headlines are designed to stir passions, rather than inform.
At the end of next week, Congress will leave for its five-week August Recess. Between now and then legislators will be debating the issues, and no doubt many of your friends will be taking positions.
Here are the facts you need when weighing what you hear–whether on television or at a neighbor’s barbecue.
Are you aware that since President Obama took office, it has become...
Source: Health Beat - July 26, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Maggie Mahar Tags: unaccompanied children border Border Crisis Central America illegal immigrants Immigration Reform National Guard Obama and border crisis refugees August recess Congress El Salvador Guatemala Honduras rape Vox Source Type: blogs
Spanish FOAM
Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide. There are more than 500 million Spanish speakers as a first or second language, and 20 million students of Spanish as a foreign language.
With the help of native Spanish speakers such as Gabriel Heras la Calle we are updating the Spanish FOAM section of the EMCC blog page and the Spanish feeds hosted on FOAMEM.
Tendiendo puentes y no levantando muros – #FOAMes
Gabi, with his Humanizing Intensive Care Project along with other Spanish language based critical...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Education eLearning EMCC Emergency Medicine Featured FOAM FOAMed Concha Zaforteza Cosas del PAC Gabriel Heras la Calle Humanizing Intensive Care Manrique Umana Reanimación REANYMA Spanish FOAM Spansih Urgencias Bidasoa Source Type: blogs
Obama's New Budget: Burden of Government Spending Rises More than Twice as Fast as Inflation
Daniel J. Mitchell
The President’s new budget has been unveiled.
There are lots of provisions that deserve detailed attention, but I always look first at the overall trends. Most specifically, I want to see what’s happening with the burden of government spending.
And you probably won’t be surprised to see that Obama isn’t imposing any fiscal restraint. He wants spending to increase more than twice as fast as needed to keep pace with inflation.
What makes these numbers so disappointing is that we learned last month that even a modest bit of spending discipline is all that’s needed to balance ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 4, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
Recent FDA Moves Suggests Agency Is Again Taking Its Role of "Protecting Public Health" Seriously
As a patient with type 1 diabetes, I have found myself at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a number of things the agency has done in recent years (actually since the 1980s), and perhaps even more so in recent years. In fact, I once joked (only halfheartedly) that the acronym "FDA" stood for Fatal Drug Administration. Indeed, for a number of years (under the leadership of chief Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach especially, he pushed for FDA to serve what he called its "clients", meaning the companies that the FDA regulates, rather than protecting public safety). Staff in areas for brand new...
Source: Scott's Web Log - January 28, 2014 Category: Diabetes Tags: 2014 Antibiotics Crisco FDA Trans Fats Source Type: blogs
Recent FDA Moves Suggests Agency Is Again Taking Its Role of " Protecting Public Health " Seriously
As a patient with type 1 diabetes, I have found myself at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a number of things the agency has done in recent years (actually since the 1980s), and perhaps even more so in recent years. & nbsp;In fact, I once joked (only halfheartedly) that the acronym " FDA " stood for Fatal Drug Administration. & nbsp;Indeed, for a number of years (under the leadership of chief Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach especially, he pushed for FDA to serve what he called its " clients " , meaning the companies that the FDA regulates, rather than protecting public safety). & nbsp;Staff in areas for ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - January 28, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2014 Antibiotics Crisco FDA Trans Fats Source Type: blogs
Going Bananas: Another Climate Change Hustle
Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger and Patrick J. Michaels
Global Science Report is a feature from the Center for the Study of Science, where we highlight one or two important new items in the scientific literature or the popular media. For broader and more technical perspectives, consult our monthly “Current Wisdom.”
We hear that there is looming banana crisis in Costa Rica—the world’s 2nd leading exporter of the fruit—as this year’s crop is being threatened by an infestation of mealybugs, scale insects, and fungal infection.
Petulance, plagues, disease? It must be climate change, of course!
The Director ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger, Patrick J. Michaels Source Type: blogs
The Aftermath of Chile’s Election
Juan Carlos Hidalgo
Chile went to the polls yesterday in what was perhaps the most important presidential election since the return of democracy in 1990. Many foreign observers focused on the curiosity that the two leading candidates were both daughters of Air Force generals who chose opposing sides during the military coup that toppled socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973. But what is at stake in this election wasn’t Chile’s past, but its future.
Let’s first recapitulate where Chile stands today: Thanks to the free market reforms implemented since 1975 by the military government of Augusto Pinochet – that...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 18, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
EMCC Blog update
Yes, it is that time of the year again when we update our database Emergency Medicine and Critical Care blogs and podcasts
For the last 5 years we have reviewed, revised and revitalised the EMCC blog and podcast lists. It is a great way to add new sources, marvel at the global collaboration and wealth of educational resources in the #FOAMed blogosphere. It is also useful to analyse the trends in the use of social media, and blogging platforms. The full updated tables have been added to the Resource Landing Page and also at the bottom of this post. Readers can subscribe to ALL the EMCC blogs through FOAMEM either by RSS Fe...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 16, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Blog News Bloggers Blogiversary Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured Blogroll EMCC EMCC Blog Emergency Medicine Blog Source Type: blogs
Not all sore throats are self-limited – the role of antibiotics
This article is written in French, but the translate button allowed me to read the article clearly.
These ENTs note increasing numbers of peritonsillar abscess. They argue that sore patients deserve more than a rapid test. They argue for a history and physical done by a physician who looks for complications and explains red flags to the patient.
Long time readers know that I lament the term “just a sore throat”. While most sore throats are self-limited, we still should respect the possibilities for either suppurative or non-suppurative complications. I argue regularly that our sore throat treatment nihilism...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - October 22, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs
Yoga Retreats: 10 Zen Hideouts Around the World
Enjoy a unique yogic lifestyle experience at the very best yoga retreats in Costa Rica, New Zealand, Bali, and more.Contributor: Jackie GentilescoPublished: Oct 08, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - October 8, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Costa Rica Seeking New Legal Strategy to Ban GMOs from Their Country
Costa Rica making news in terms of GMO Freedom.Contributor: Nick MeyerPublished: Aug 24, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - August 24, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
How To Move On From Mistakes
It's a part of life - we're going to make mistakes.
Heck, you probably screwed something up before breakfast today, and no offense. I did too.
In the midst of trying to meet our toughest goals and never-ending deadlines, we all mess up, and that's fine.
But sometimes, the mistakes we make stick with us, and that's not fine.
In this post, I'd like to walk through several common scenarios, and explain how to get on, get over it, and be better off because of your inevitable errors.
Why listen to me?
You might first ask, “Hey, who’s this guy, and what does he know about my life?”
Honestly, nothing. We’ve never met...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Greg Narayan Tags: relationships mistakes quotes self improvement Source Type: blogs
Don’t Be Part of the “No Vacation Nation”
The US is known for being the “No Vacation Nation”. Not only do we get less vacation time that many other countries, we are more likely not to use the vacation time we have. Nearly ½ billion vacation days go unused each year in the US!
People who don't use their vacation time are more likely to develop heart disease and depression, and are even at greater risk of death than those who do.
If you don't have any vacation plans for this summer, it's not too late to get away. Early fall is actually my favorite time of year to travel. Once the kids are back in school prices, crowds, and temperatures go down.
Before you m...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Be Brain Fit Tags: Community Posts how to relax relaxation self improvement vacation Source Type: blogs
Dental Implants Costa Rica
A portal that brings to you information about the various dental treatments available in Costa Rica, their prices, and other things that you would need to take a dental trip there.
Additional...
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Source: Highlight HEALTH - July 9, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Source Type: blogs
International Organ Trafficking Ring Broken Up in Costa Rica
In a note about a year ago, I commented on the black market for transplant organs, particularly kidneys (see: Black Market for Transplant Organs Becomes Global Phenomenon). People in less developed countries essentially "sell" one of their kidneys through a black market network to a recipient in a more affluent country. This note mentioned the frequent source of such kidneys as China, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Below is an excerpt about an international organ trafficking ring that sold kidneys to patients in Israel and Eastern Europe and was broken up by Costa Rica police and Interpol (s...
Source: Lab Soft News - June 27, 2013 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Delivery Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Medical Consumerism Medical Ethics Source Type: blogs
