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	<title>Medical Health</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Multi-tasking, Texting, and the Service Economy</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/11/06/multi-tasking-texting-and-the-service-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/11/06/multi-tasking-texting-and-the-service-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hear all this hype on TV about how the younger generations are now experts at multi-tasking and texting and how video games help our children grow up to be surgeons. But who wants a surgeon who multi-tasks and texts? I mean neither multi-tasking nor texting contribute to a surgeon&#8217;s operating-room skills. Both multi-tasking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia Should Get it Right For It&#8217;s Own Good</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/11/03/british-columbia-should-get-it-right-for-its-own-good/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/11/03/british-columbia-should-get-it-right-for-its-own-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always thought that  if British Columbia really had it on the ball, it would make itself over as a fisheries, forestry, and wildlife management park. In other words, British Columbia would get itself designated as a provincial or federal park, a park in which planners, ethicists, scientists, and economists would test ecological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Alan Greenspan Cause the Economic Meltdown?</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/10/23/alan-greenspan-probably-caused-the-economic-meltdown/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/10/23/alan-greenspan-probably-caused-the-economic-meltdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am good at seeing patterns in life and in data, and I am often good at predicting (although sometimes I do not follow my own good advice), but right now I am unwilling to spend the time necessary to perhaps substantiate the following possibility: 
When Alan Greenspan decided to pop the High Tech stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last of Brazil&#8217;s Lost Tribe</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/10/20/the-last-of-brazils-lost-tribe/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/10/20/the-last-of-brazils-lost-tribe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the news last night, the reporter called it the lost tribe, but that label seems like propaganda, given that the news report was about how Brazil&#8217;s ranchers and farmers had exterminated the tribe over a number of years&#8211;obviously the tribe was not lost to these ranchers (or to the Brazilian government, which has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cotton for The Grand Canyon</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/09/22/cotton-for-the-grand-canyon/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/09/22/cotton-for-the-grand-canyon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observation</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from the Grand Canyon, where I hiked for a week and noticed that most of the otherwise well-equipped hikers were wearing synthetic clothing that wicked moisture away from their bodies&#8211;and that&#8217;s fine in humid climates and when it is cold, but in hot dry areas such as the Grand Canyon during spring, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Illness in the News</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/06/24/mental-illness-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/06/24/mental-illness-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2008/06/24/mental-illness-in-the-news/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a recent debate on the topic of mental illness (aka mental health), then take a look at the June 2008 editions (both online and print) of the Globe and Mail newspaper. Here is one response to their series of articles that I particularly liked, The face of mental illness.
This series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living for Work</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/04/01/living-for-work/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/04/01/living-for-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observation</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was told that Europeans do not &#8220;live to work,&#8221; they &#8220;work to live.&#8221; And I once read that European women prefer rather unambitious husbands &#8212; Europeans cherish time and European women feel that overachievers spend way too much psychological and physical time away from their wives and families.
What has ambition brought us? Early death [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spinal Stenosis and Surgery</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/04/01/spinal-stenosis-and-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/04/01/spinal-stenosis-and-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2008/02/01/spinal-stenosis-and-surgery/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my friends will soon find out if she needs surgery for spinal stenosis, a narrowing of her spine. Back surgery can be dangerous and often only partially alleviates the pain and immobility associated with spinal problems.  I made an online search. The reputable sites recommend that patients obtain second opinions before proceeding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Loss and Wu-Yi Tea</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/03/30/weight-loss-and-wu-yi-tea/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/03/30/weight-loss-and-wu-yi-tea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Diets</category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2008/01/30/weight-loss-and-wu-yi-tea/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us prefer green tea, not Wu-Yi.
I think we hear about obesity daily, how it contributes to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and  shorter lifespans. And we are bombarded by news and advertisements of diet plans and exercises and even surgical techniques. Not only are a vast number of adults fighting weight gain, our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Presidency: Selfish Candidates or Candidates for Selfishness?</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/02/07/selfish-candidates-or-candidates-for-selfishness/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/02/07/selfish-candidates-or-candidates-for-selfishness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Editorial</category>
	<category>comment</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The headlines today are &#8220;Mitt Romney quits after pouring $35 million of his own money into failed campaign.&#8221; Of course, we all know that Mitt Romney was running in the Republican primary, the race in which Republican voters choose which Republican leader will run against the Democrats for the U.S. presidency. But I do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness and the Superbowl?</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2008/02/03/fitness-and-the-superbowl/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2008/02/03/fitness-and-the-superbowl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2008/02/03/fitness-and-the-superbowl/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl was boring, as usual (you know . . . football) and had way too many TV commercials, as usual. And Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers&#8217; half-time show was like brown snow &#8212; tired winter, dead flowers, bronchitis brought on by lifestyle &#8212; which brings me to my point: The half-time show&#8217;s producer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Carnival of Healing</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/05/06/the-carnival-of-healing/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/05/06/the-carnival-of-healing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 02:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short note to say that my earlier post where I explained that consumers should refrigerate Emu Oil was &#8220;published&#8221; in the 84th Carnival of Healing.
You may submit your best blog entries to a variety of sites and subject areas listed on blogcarnival.com.
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		<title>Truth is Ugly</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/05/03/truth-is-ugly/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/05/03/truth-is-ugly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 20:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A quote from John Updike&#8217;s book Seek My Face, page 48:
Truth is ugly. We possess art lest we perish of the truth. The only virtue left in this day and age is courage before the hopeless.
He means your courage best serves the hopeless.
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		<title>War and Immortality</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/28/war-and-immortality/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/28/war-and-immortality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sent this to CTV News:
Comment re. your 27 April 2007 piece about cancer rates
During the 20th and 21st centuries, we spent a lot of money on war &#8212; World Wars I and II, to name just the big ones. If we had spent all that time, energy, money, and life on life-extension, we would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Virginia Tech Shootings</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/19/the-virginia-tech-shootings/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/19/the-virginia-tech-shootings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Universities should act quickly and institute compulsory courses in ethics and human kindness. We can show a substantial number of people that goodwill provides positive benefits.
I hate to say this, but when you provoke people, it is then pretty easy to run around saying that they might be a danger to you or someone else.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emu Oil</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/11/emu-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/11/emu-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observation</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that some stores offer to refill your small bottles of emu oil for a discount. They usually dispense the &#8220;new&#8221; oil from a large bottle they keep at room temperature under the counter. But the emu-oil manufacturers say, &#8220;For extended storage refrigerate unused portion.&#8221;
Emu oil is a fat, and fats go rancid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inflammation: The Speed of Time</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/11/inflammation-the-speed-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/11/inflammation-the-speed-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observation</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2007/04/11/inflammation-the-speed-of-time/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the anti-inflammatory drug prednisone makes it difficult to sleep&#8211;that&#8217;s one of the side effects&#8211;but not only that, it takes my sense of time back to a childhood level: time slows down (so to speak), days seem longer, not as rushed.
As we age, we say that the years just keep going by faster and faster, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calcium</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/10/calcium/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/10/calcium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Medical References</category>
	<category>Diets</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are unable to eat milk products or if you are taking a medication such as prednisone, you should definitely take calcium supplements &#8212; at least 1000 mg of calcium per day, divided into 2 to 4 doses. Never take more that 500 mg of calcium at one sitting during the day: your body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Health and Arrogant Ecologists</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/07/world-health-and-arrogant-ecologists/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/04/07/world-health-and-arrogant-ecologists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Editorial</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We cannot assert that all ecologists and environmentalists are arrogant, but I have encountered quite a few who would have made stronger contributions had they attended compulsory courses in ethics and human kindness. In fact, I believe that many of our professional conservationists have retarded our fight against global warming. If we had replaced them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing It For The Next Guy</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2007/03/27/doing-it-for-the-next-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2007/03/27/doing-it-for-the-next-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lastmed.com/2007/03/27/doing-it-for-the-next-guy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A pharmacist once told me, &#8220;You have to do it for the next guy.&#8221;
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