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Health experts’ tips for safe international travel

CDC video: Health experts suggest that you take several key steps to be protected against injury or illness when travelling to developing nations. This includes packing a health kit, bringing medications, and getting immunizations for safe and healthy travel.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine podcast now has a blog

The weekly podcast by Johns Hopkins Medicine now has a blog hosted for free at Blogger.com by Google:

http://hopkinspodblog.blogspot.com

I have been a regular listener for years and have found the podcast to be both educational and enjoyable - not a common combination.

The weekly podcast looks at the top medical stories of the week for people who want to become informed participants in their own health care. The presenters are Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange M.D., professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and vice chairman of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Image source: Johns Hopkins

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29 Debates About the "Right Way" to Blog

ProBlogger collected 29 Debates Bloggers Have about Blogging. Some of my responses are listed below, see ProBlogger's site for the complete list. Please share your thoughts in the comments.

RSS Feeds - Full vs Partial Feeds
- My opinion: Full feed.

Comment Sections – Comments vs No Comments
- Comments always open.

Post Frequency – Post More vs Post Less
- Short posts daily.
How Many Blogs? – Focus upon One Single Blog vs Having Many Smaller Blogs.
- I have 3-4 blogs.

Domain Names – long vs short, hyphens vs non hypens, .com vs other extensions (like .net, .org), local vs global domain extensions
- Short names, free domain names by Blogger.com.

Hosting – hosted vs self hosted
- Hosted by Blogger.com.

Post Titles – descriptive vs keywords
- I use natural language post titles - descriptive.

Content – Link content vs Original content
- Mostly links and comments, I wish I had more time to write lomg-form original content.

Design – Professional Design vs Templates
- I modify the templates to create my "own" designs. It's quite enjoyable actually.

Ownership – Use Social Media vs Build Your own properties
- I think your blog should be your "home" on the web.

Post Length – Long in Depth Posts vs Short, Sharp Posts
- Again, I wish I had the time to write long posts but I don't.

Topic – Niche vs Broad Topics
- Niche topic blogs work better.

Blogger Name – Anonymous blogging vs Using Your Name
- Using your name is a much better approach for medical bloggers.

Subscribers – RSS is Best vs Email is Best
- I like RSS better.

SEO – Writing for Search Engines vs Writing for Humans
- I write for humans only.

Personal Blogging – Sticking to Topic vs Injecting Personality and Personal details
- I try to write objectively from a scientific perspective. Personal stories are probably better suited for a paper diary.

Comment Moderation – Highly Regulated and Moderated vs Anything Goes
- I moderate all comments and delete all self-promotional and possibly offensive material.

Social Media vs Search – focus upon social media rather than search engines as traffic sources
- If you write quality content, Google will find you.

LinkBait – Anything goes (e.g.. Personal Attacks) vs Strong Boundaries Around What is and Isn’t Acceptable
- I don't use link baits and I have never posted anything even close to a personal attack on my blogs.

Bloggers Participation in Comments – Respond to Every Single Comment vs Let Readers Talk to Each Other and Don’t Interact
- I don't feel compelled to respond to every single comment. Let readers interact.

This Google video shows that it takes about 2 minutes to start a blog on Blogger.com. Creating a web site has never been easier.

References:
29 Debates Bloggers Have about Blogging. ProBlogger, 2010.

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"Europeans Work to Live and Americans Live to Work" But Who is Happier?

Americans work 50% more than the Germans, the French and the Italians. Americans may work more than Europeans because of domestic tax rates - there are lower tax rates in the US than in Europe, and hence working more pays off more in the US. In other words, working longer hours pays off more in the US than in Europe.

This study compares the working hours and life satisfaction of Americans and Europeans using the World Values Survey, Eurobarometer and General Social Survey.

The purpose is to explore the relationship between working hours and happiness in Europe and America. Is it possible that working more makes Americans happier than Europeans?

The findings suggest that Americans may be happier working more because they believe more than Europeans do that hard work is associated with success.

References:
Europeans Work to Live and Americans Live to Work (Who is Happy to Work More: Americans or Europeans?). Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn. Journal of Happiness Studies, 2010.

Image source: Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.

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Jamie Oliver at TED: Teach every child about food

Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

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Are doctors ready for virtual visits? Telemedicine may not be accurate enough.

Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits? Many fear telemedicine will jeopardize the doctor-patient bond. NYT http://bit.ly/7c2RA8

Telemedicine has a place for second opinion when initiated by a physician but primary assessment is more problematic. One successful example of telemedicine is Cleveland Clinic's second opinion service for physicians abroad. For reference, please see our blog post from a few years ago: Cleveland Clinic Offers a Second Opinion Online for $565 http://bit.ly/4NQyer

The accuracy of teledermatology was inferior to real-life clinic dermatology for melanoma diagnosis http://bit.ly/8A4oiu.

Embedded video from CNN Video

CNN Video: Doctor will see you now -- on Webcam. Telemedicine takes a new turn. Now you can see the doctor while you shop, as CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.

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