... helpfully points out - waste. Some common examples are: Paperwork: There are thousands of insurance companies in the US, and each one has many forms for doctors and patients to fill out. So much so, that doctors spend more time improving their handwriting than healing people. Greed and Profiteering: Some drug companies make over 10,000% profit on the drugs they manufacture. In 1991, the median income of doctors was $139,000 for general practitioners and $512,000 for specialists. Unneeded Surgery and Tests: Possibly 15 to 35% of certain types of operations and tests are unneeded. Malpractice Suits and "Defensive" Medicine: Doctors pay high premium ...

... help someone through troubled times. Recently an article in the Gazette stated that Mr.Steel, a parent blames his son's suicide on Nirvana's music. He said "Cobain's dark, nilistic lyrics forced his son to end his life. I find this excuse unacceptable. If your child is dead at least try to figure out why they are dead instead for looking to point the finger at someone. Problems like these have been around since the ‘80's. They started at the death of Beatles star John Lennon. After the singer's death numerous fans formed suicide pacts and many teenagers died. Authorities were at a loss for what to do. Eventually the problem died out. Parents who point ...

... of hearing loss--etiology, detection and treatment--than on the issues that affect successful communication. An improved physician-patient alliance may be achieved with a better understanding of background issues, assistive devices, interview techniques and sources of further information. Guidelines for assessment of deaf and hard-of-hearing patients are provided in Table 1. Table 2 provides suggestions for conducting interviews with these patients. Illustrative Case A 60-year-old deaf woman, a native user of American Sign Language, presented as a new referral. During visits with her previous physician, she had always communicated by using her daughter as an in ...

... for diaper rash. You will also need a diaper wipes and powder. Again, there are name brand and generic. You will have to make the decision based on, which is better for you and your newborns needs. After you choose the size and brand you need to set up the area in which you will be changing the newborn. It should be soft yet washable. Sometimes things can get a little messy and you will want to be able to disinfect. Put all these supplies at easy access to you where you will be changing the newborn. Make sure supplies are at the foot of the changing area. This will keep little hands from reaching them. All the cellophane should be off the packages. Take t ...

... The orthodontist's office is also a source of embarrassment. Most offices are open-air, filled with other patients. This means an audience as the nurse stretches and pulls patient's mouths in Jim Carrey-like expressions. If one should forget to brush their teeth before their visit, they will regrettably become immortal as the doctor announces the left- over remains of Taco Bell in-between molars.Braces become a constant source of embarrassment. Braces are three years of physical torture beginning with the very first office visit. The application of the brackets itself is long, tedious, and uncomfortable. First, cold, polydent flavored clay is thrust into t ...

... or when symptoms will return. This disease tends to be hereditary, so if your parents have then the chances are high that you are going to get it. There are no known causes for , some scientists say that bacteria infections can cause this disease. The disease is not contagious. It has been said that your diet can affect how affects you. Diarrhea is one of the most common symptoms of . can also be referred to as IBD, which stands for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It can also be referred to as Ulcerative Colitis, or simply colitis, enteritis, ileitis or proctitis. This disease is not very threatening, but can cause someone to have surgery, which somet ...

... chemistry make it happen. It is a brain disease. We do not know what causes depression . We used to think it was due to something unhappy in a person's life or to some psychological hang-up. We now know, however, that this disease happens to people who have no reason "to be depressed." In other words, depression can strike normal and healthy people. A depressed person will feel very tired all the time, even when they have not worked or exerted themselves very much. They will be just as tired on days when they have rested as on days when they have worked hard. Their sleep will usually be affected in one of two ways. They will either go to sleep and then wake up du ...

... example. Throughout his career, comedian Andy Kaufmann was labeled as being insane, just because he would go to the extreme to get a reaction out of people. Wrestling women and totally manhandling them caused several people to hate or dislike him. He saw how angry people got with him and continued to wrestle women and completely embarrass them. After defeating numerous women, he declared himself the “inter-gender wrestling champion,” which created major controversy in the wrestling industry. People had a very hard time telling whether he was being serious or not. Andy’s humor was like no other, and people had a hard time accepting it. Early in his career, Andy appe ...

... On the average, every cigarette takes five and a half minutes of life away from a smoker. (Bartecchi, 46) Although restrictions have been placed on the use of cigarettes in public areas such as restaurants and airplanes, the US has yet to place a ban on smoking. The government frequently inspects items sold to the American public. Commercial products that may be dangerous such as food, cars, and toys have been recalled in order for alterations. In the August 1995 issue of consumer reports, twenty- four products were recalled because of possible dangers to the consumer. These products included a car that may lose a wheel while in motion, a hair dryer that poses a fi ...

... in "If It Is Not Good Make It So" as changing positively from the unhappy attitude of(Page 48) "we never got the habit of happiness as others know it. It was always as if we were waiting for something better or worse to happen". Psychological theory of change suggest it is possible to heal, to break out of the glass bubble, to develop the attitude of happiness. For example, in "The Process of Change: Variations on a Theme by Virginia Satir says on Page 89 that "successful change-making turns out to involve struggle, necessitating skill, tenacity and perspective". The struggle occurs when a foreign element produces chaos until a new integration occurs which res ...