Illness and Probability
Genes or lifestyle? Nature or nurture? How likely is it that you’ll get sick? It’s becoming clear that the answer lies in a minute portion of human DNA–the .1% that makes you different from me....
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Avian Flu in British Columbia
The Vancouver Sun reports today that an avian flu, infected duck was found on a domestic water fowl farm in Chilliwack BC, Canada. Chilliwack, British Columbia is located about sixty miles East of...
View ArticleWhat Keeps Healthcare CEOs up at Night?
Modern Healthcare reports that over two thirds of US hospital CEOs interviewed cited finances as their biggest worry. Healthcare staffing ran a distant second. Interestingly, Hospitals in the USA have...
View ArticleMore Hospitals, Less Beds
According to USA today, America is enjoying a historic building boom in new-hospital construction. Construction spending for the past five years has exceeded spending in the previous five years by...
View ArticleHealth Illiteracy
Physicians at the University of arizona and at the University of North Carolina have developed a quick reading test to help assess patients’ individual cognitive levels to help them tailor their...
View ArticleHans Rosling Presentation at TED 2007: No More Boring Statistics
Swedish Professor Hans Rosling presents an engaging Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) lecture on world development statistics and the need for free, publicly searchable, public databases....
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Western Canadian Attitudes: Public Spending
A new Canada West foundation study has been published this month concerning public spending priorities. When Canadians in the four western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and...
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