Cantor’s Defeat—What It Does Not Mean
Shocked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s defeat in last week’s Virginia primary, many in the media have decided that this “earthquake” has re-shaped the political landscape.
Immigration reform is dead, they say, and tea party radicals are far stronger than many suspected.
Meanwhile, the alarmists warn, political polarization has divided the country, poisoning our democracy. On that last point they are half-right; Republican voters have moved to the far right, while politically active Democrats are beginning to shift toward the left.
But polarization is not a threat to the Republic. Debate can clarify the iss...
Source: Health Beat - June 21, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Maggie Mahar Tags: Central America and children Eric Cantor Immigration Reform polarization Tea Party Virginia Primary David Brag Hunduras polarizaiton unaccompanied chidren Source Type: blogs
Cantor’s Defeat—What It Does Not Mean– Part 1
Shocked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s defeat in last week’s Virginia primary, many in the media have decided that this “earthquake” has re-shaped the political landscape.
Immigration reform is dead, they say, and tea party radicals are far stronger than many suspected.
Meanwhile, the alarmists warn, political polarization has divided the country, poisoning our democracy. On that last point they are half-right; Republican voters have moved to the far right, while politically active Democrats are beginning to shift toward the left.
But polarization is not necessarily a threat to the Republic. Pointed deba...
Source: Health Beat - June 21, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Maggie Mahar Tags: Central America and children Eric Cantor Immigration Reform polarization Tea Party Virginia Primary David Brag Hunduras polarizaiton unaccompanied chidren Source Type: blogs
Unaccompanied Minors Crossing the Border–The Facts
Alex Nowrasteh
Over the last few weeks, the media has been abuzz with stories of unaccompanied minors coming across the border and being apprehended by Customs and Border Protections (CBP). Many of the facts on the ground are fuzzy because we do not have a complete picture of all of the relevant data. In this post I will lay out several of the relevant facts as they exist. I will present information that focuses on how the detention facilities are overwhelmed but that it is less likely that border patrol agents on the border are actually overwhelmed.
Background
The unlawful immigration of minors is not a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 17, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Measuring Misery in Latin America: More Dollarization, Please
Steve H. Hanke
In my misery index, I calculate a ranking for all countries where suitable data from the Economist Intelligence Unit exist. My misery index — a simple sum of inflation, lending rates, and unemployment rates, minus year-on-year per capita GDP growth — is used to construct a ranking for 89 countries. The table below is a sub-index of all Latin American countries presented in the world misery index.
A higher score in the misery index means that the country, and its constituents, are more miserable. Indeed, this is a table where you do not want to be first.
Venezuela and Argentina, armed with aggressive so...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 10, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Steve H. Hanke Source Type: blogs
Former Randolph Hospital CEO, Bob Morrison on "Nurses' Week": The Most Hollow And Hypocritical Of "Thank You's"
As I hold my breath . . . anticipating the certification of Keith Crisco’s loss to Clay Aiken in the Democratic Primary for North Carolina’s 2nd District Congressional Seat, the perpetually-out-of-touch-with-the-community-they-serve Editorial staff at the Courier Tribune are once again giving Crisco’s long-time-good-buddy-and-partner-in-mill-town-killing-crime, Bob Morrison, a forum from which he can rehabilitate his reputation as Asheboro’s own $700,000 man. Just like Crisco’s stint on the Asheboro School Board gave “Evil Keith” the stones – if not the actual creds – to claim...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - May 11, 2014 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs
Doctor Offers Vaccines to Starving Children
Conclusion
The effects of chronic malnutrition on the children and the economy of Guatemala are being turned into statistics by researchers, but common sense tells us what we already know: there will be lifelong impairments to the citizens and the collective people of this country.
Dr. Asturias’ plan may appear to be sound and noble when you read the headline in the mainstream media. However, when you consider the most pressing needs faced by the citizens of Guatemala, including lack of food, lack of clean water, and lack of education, vaccines (even if you are among the shrinking group of people who still believe ...
Source: vactruth.com - November 17, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Missy Fluegge Top Stories Dr. Edwin Asturias Vaccine Safety Source Type: blogs
A Week of Hard but Rewarding Work in Honduras
By Mara Levitt, MD, & Ashley Davis, MD
Honduras, a Central American country bordered by Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, is home to more than eight million people, and produces minerals, coffee, tropical fruit and sugar cane. The capital, Tegucigalpa, is divided into 18 departments; we traveled to Intibuca.
Honduras has the highest rate of homicide in the world. The water supply and sanitation varies from modernized water treatment systems to basic systems, from sewer systems to latrines and basic septic pits. A lack of maintenance leads to poor water quality, and residents’ health varies depending on...
Source: Going Global - November 11, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
A Week of Hard but Rewarding Work in Honduras
By Mara Levitt, MD, & Ashley Davis, MD
Honduras, a Central American country bordered by Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, is home to more than eight million people, and produces minerals, coffee, tropical fruit and sugar cane. The capital, Tegucigalpa, is divided into 18 departments; we traveled to Intibuca.
Honduras has the highest rate of homicide in the world. The water supply and sanitation varies from modernized water treatment systems to basic systems, from sewer systems to latrines and basic septic pits. A lack of maintenance leads to poor water quality, and residents’ health varies depending on whe...
Source: Going Global - November 11, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
World Polio Day
Image credit: Jason Roberts
As a virologist who has worked on poliovirus since 1979, I would be remiss if I did not note that today, 24 October, is World Polio Day. World Polio Day was established by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
The polio eradication effort has made impressive progress towards eliminating polio from the planet. In 1988 it was estimated that there were a total of 350,000 cases of poliomyelitis (probably an underestimate); as of this writing there have been 301 cases in 2013, which is unfortu...
Source: virology blog - October 24, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information eradication IPV Israel OPV poliovirus Sabin Salk Syria viral world polio day Source Type: blogs
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Source: Carin' For Karen - June 12, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: jordanbxm Tags: Life in general Source Type: blogs
Feeling down? Try These Body Actions to Counter the Feeling
Are you feeling down? How many times have you felt down, or start to feel sad and just wanted for it to pass, to go away? I know I have.
For a lot of people when the feeling starts, they crash. They might get down and depressed. If you are constantly depressed, I urge you to look for help, you might be having chronic depression, or even bipolar disorder. What I will show you will not counteract a full blown depression or a chronic disorder. It is meant for the average person that feels sad or down when there is a reason for it, in everyday life.
Sometimes people might get down because of what someone told them, and if ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carlos Coto Tags: Community Posts body actions counteract sadness depression Feeling down self improvement Source Type: blogs
Need an Emotional Buffer? Try These Fast Grounding Techniques
Have you ever been through a chaotic emotional time, that you felt like you´re about to lose your mind? Ever felt that you would "Cry out!", or "act crazy!?" That the situation you are living seems to be pulling you apart in every direction?
I have felt emotional chaos, various times, and I can tell you, it is despairing. I have felt the emotional abyss, and I guess that everybody that has felt it and the emotional void, has the need for an emotional buffer.
During any emotional chaos, what you need is to stay centered, focused, to be in charge, even if you don´t have control of the situation. Think of a General in...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carlos Coto Tags: happiness meditation psychology self improvement emotional buffer grounding inspiration motivation Source Type: blogs
