Dowsers Conference

The British Society of Dowsers will be holding their annual conference shortly and I will be speaking at it.

My talk/lecture is entitled "Geopathic Stress And Individual Susceptibility" and is on the first day (14 September 2007). I'm also giving a workshop on saturday afternoon (repeated on Sunday afternoon) on verbal questioning skills for dowsers.

I'm looking forward to meeting lots of dowsers and listening to other speakers. You can ge more information on the conference at the Dowsers web site.

Drake Law School looking for health law/insurance law teacher

Faculty opening at Drake:DRAKE LAW SCHOOL seeks applications for a tenure-track position in the area of health law, insurance law and related fields commencing in the 2008-09 academic year. We are interested in both entry-level and experienced candidates with a J.D. degree and strong academic credentials who exhibit the ability to produce excellent scholarship and become outstanding teachers.

CHRISTUS’ Changing Portfolio: 1/3 Acute Care

As I mentioned in previous posts, there are several significant drivers that are rapidly shifting the delivery of health care. Much of the care that was traditionally delivered within hospital walls is now delivered in a more non-invasive and safer way in outpatient settings.Therefore, it is appropriate to pause and reflect on what will be left in acute care settings and what the hospital of the

CHRISTUS’ Changing Portfolio: 1/3 Acute Care

As I mentioned in previous posts, there are several significant drivers that are rapidly shifting the delivery of health care. Much of the care that was traditionally delivered within hospital walls is now delivered in a more non-invasive and safer way in outpatient settings.Therefore, it is appropriate to pause and reflect on what will be left in acute care settings and what the hospital of the

Medicare beneficiaries lag in taking advantage of covered screenings and preventive care

From the Wall Street Journal (via AHLA's Health Law Daily [link should be good for about a week]):CMS says Medicare is spending more on prevention efforts. The Wall Street Journal (8/26, McQueen) reported, "Medicare, the federal health-insurance program for older Americans, increasingly is paying for screening tests and immunizations that previously were not covered. But the vast majority of

CHRISTUS’ Changing Portfolio: 1/3 Non-Acute Care

Historically, CHRISTUS’ portfolio has been predominately focused on acute care, which are services provided in inpatient settings and require a hospital bed. However, because of the factors I outlined in the previous post, we believe this needs to change, and our portfolio must parallel our increased focus on non-acute care.I believe that one of the most significant enhancements in non-acute care

CHRISTUS’ Changing Portfolio: 1/3 Non-Acute Care

Historically, CHRISTUS’ portfolio has been predominately focused on acute care, which are services provided in inpatient settings and require a hospital bed. However, because of the factors I outlined in the previous post, we believe this needs to change, and our portfolio must parallel our increased focus on non-acute care.I believe that one of the most significant enhancements in non-acute care

Lentil And Brown Rice Soup

The Cancer Project do some great recipes, not only for those with cancer but for everyone who wants some new nutritious recipes. Check out their site for some great resources. You can sign up for their weekly emailed recipe. here's an example of one from a recent mailing:

Serve this hearty soup with whole-grain bread and a cucumber salad.

Directions
Makes about 8 1-cup servings
12 cups water or vegetable broth
1 cup dry brown lentils
1 cup dry short-grain brown rice
1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
1 cup finely chopped parsley, loosely packed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
salt, to taste

Bring water or broth to a boil in a large pot. Add lentils, rice, onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, thyme, black pepper, celery seeds, and cinnamon. Reduce heat, bring to a simmer, then cover loosely and cook, stirring occasionally, until lentils and rice are tender, about 45 minutes. Add salt to taste.

Nutrition Information
Per 1-cup serving:
173 calories
1.1 g fat0.
2 g saturated fat
5.6% calories from fat
0 mg cholesterol
8.5 g protein
33.4 g carbohydrate
1 g sugar
7 g fiber
158 mg sodium
43 mg calcium
3.3 mg iron
12.2 mg vitamin C
390 mcg beta-carotene
0.2 mg vitamin E

Why Is Change So Difficult?

David Krueger, a respected personal coach, sent me this:

Why Is Change So Difficult?

In studies of coronary bypass patients, when their lives are at risk unless they adopt healthier lifestyles, how many do you think change their habits? Only one in nine.
Changing behavior is difficult. What keeps people from doing what they need to do for themselves? What makes it difficult to change, even when someone's life depends on it?

· 70% of health-care costs stem from preventable diseases. (NY Times: The Company Doctor, 6/14/07).
· 70-80% of physician visits are stress related. (US Public Health Survey).
· Stress is the number one reason behind sickness from work (Gee Publishing Survey).
· Stress undermines work productivity in 9 of 10 companies (Industrial Society survey).
· Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease have reached epidemic proportions—and almost all are preventable (American Medical Association).

One answer is to have a clear, specific, step-wise program for change. Every dollar invested in worksite health promotion yields $3.50- 6.00 in return through reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and decreased health-related costs. (Partnership for Prevention National Coalition)

A Strategic Plan for Wellness
Wellness is an informed choice, a lifestyle that integrates mind, body, and spirit. The process of change itself must be addressed in an informed and systematic way.
Your intentions need a strategy and plan: a ROAD MAP™

I am offering a five part Teleseminar series: 7 STEPS TO LIVE A NEW LIFE STORY™A ROAD MAP™ for WELLNESS presenting proven strategies for a life design and crucial transitions. Includes New Life Story Workbook™and ROAD MAP™ Program

Please go to http://www.newlifestorycoaching.com/for details and registration.

Does Accutane Acne Treatment Work

Ok what is accutane acne treatment and what is it all about well I will tell you. This is a drug that dermatologist give to patients as a last resort. It is basically an orally taken drug which acts similar to vitamin a in the body which is used for maintaining the immune system, vision and growth. Cure acne.

As you know my name is Arinze I will tell you my little diary of this drug and its effects I personally had myself.

March 2007
As with a lot of you my acne was very bad because Of this I was very unsociable I tried a couple of creams but nothing much happened all I had was a bad smell on my face.

March 15th 2007
After being depressed that none of the products worked I saw a dermatologist after I took the drug the doctor told me give it a couple of months and you should be fine.

June 28 2007
After taking the drug I noticed some side effects my skin was very dry, dryer than usual and I could not go down the pub to have a drink with my mates. I also saw my girlfriend less and less because I was so embarrassed what people would say and the reaction they would give to me.

July 18th 2007
My acne finally cleared up I could have a social life meet my friends become and see my girl a lot more.

August - October 2007
After having no acne effects for 1 month the next 3 months was a nightmare I could not go out with my friends. My girl broke up with me and the reason why was because the effects took a reverse turn I got acne ten times worse than before and because of this I got in a deep depression and became even more sociable than before. I am sorry to anyone taking this form of treatment. Please stay well clear unless you like the side effects of deep depression from taking this drug.

Solution
Since i did not get my answer from accutane acne treatment i did a search on the internet talk to people with similar situations to mine. I found that Please Click here for more free info.

Hello my name is Arinze I am very annoyed I just bought acne product to get rid of my really bad acne and all it has done is made my face smell bad. This is really annoying don�t you just hate when you ask for something and it you get something else. It would be nice if even 90% you get what you paid for. So from time to time I will give some reviews of products or companies I have dealt with in the past. Also I wont be biased I will tell straight how it is straight from the horses mouth. (Obviously not literally) Please Click here for more free info.

We're back

Well, Tom and I are back from our cycle ride in Africa. We had a great time and there’s lots of memorable highlights:

• The exhaustion and triumph after achieving a difficult day’s riding
• Tom dancing with the Masai warriors – jumping up and down while holding a lethally sharp spear
• The dust that got everywhere
• The strange and wonderful bathroom and toilet arrangements
• Seeing the blue Indian Ocean at the end of the trip and diving into it in our cycling clothes
• The friendship within our group aged from 24 to 73 and from England, New Zealand, USA, Finland and South Africa.
• Being warned when we camped in Ambeseli national park that we might find a pile of elephant dung by the side of the tent in the morning, as a local elephant had taken to walking over/through the electric fence
• The look on the face of one of the Masai men when I explained that I was a vegetarian
• Having to get off the bike because a giraffe was crossing the road ahead
• Seeing a cheetah cub with a face covered in blood from the kill it was eating – this from the safety of a vehicle
• Eating a chocolate cake made in a camp fire
• Experiencing earthquake tremors while lying in a tent

Unfortunately I had a spectacular fall of my bike on the third day of the ride and badly injured my right hand, so it meant I was unable to ride for three days. Even when I got back on my bike it was very painful. Tom completed some very difficult off-road riding, even though he’d never done anything like that before. So, we both in different ways had a very challenging but satisfying time.

We have now raised over 4500 GB Pounds towards our total of GB Pounds 5000 and we have more promised, so we are in sight of achieving our goal. Thanks to all of you for the part you have played in helping us achieve this.
You can have a look at how our sponsorship is going at our fund raising page.

If you’d like to try an adventure like this, I highly recommend the company we went with – Escape Adventures based in New Zealand. They offer trips in Africa, South America, New Zealand, China and Tibet. You can view all these rides on their web site.

The CHRISTUS Portfolio

As I have mentioned several times, health care is extremely complex. Therefore, it requires much time, effort, and focus on daily operations—particularly in light of the constant changes occurring in the regulatory environment.However, an additional complexity of health care is that the trends we are seeing today are causing such radical changes in the delivery of care that if we don’t pause now

The CHRISTUS Portfolio

As I have mentioned several times, health care is extremely complex. Therefore, it requires much time, effort, and focus on daily operations—particularly in light of the constant changes occurring in the regulatory environment.However, an additional complexity of health care is that the trends we are seeing today are causing such radical changes in the delivery of care that if we don’t pause now

Ultimate Acne Relief from Acne Skin Relief.com

Consumer: Acne sufferers

The purpose of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is to provide information and instruction for those who suffer with acne.

Pros: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is for teenagers (girls and boys) and for men and women of all ages who suffer from acne. Included with the purchase of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook are four bonus ebooks that most people will find very helpful as well. The four bonus ebooks are; Lessons from the Miracle Doctors, 17 Hollywood Diets, 97 Ways to Get Fit and Stay Fit, and 225 Bath – Face – and Body Recipes.

The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook discusses such issues as acne and diet, acne and skin care products, acne and hygiene, and acne and shaving. The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is written in layman’s terms rather than medical jargon so it is very easy to read, and it contains a great deal of helpful information for acne sufferers of all ages. The information is presented in a very easy-to-read manner.

Cons: The Ultimate Acne Relief is a very good ebook but there really isn’t any new information offered.

Guarantee: There is a 100% guarantee of satisfaction offered by Acne Skin Relief.

Value for money: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook appears to be a very good value and with all of the added free bonuses, it becomes an excellent value.

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Ultimate Acne Relief from Acne Skin Relief.com

Consumer: Acne sufferers

The purpose of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is to provide information and instruction for those who suffer with acne.

Pros: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is for teenagers (girls and boys) and for men and women of all ages who suffer from acne. Included with the purchase of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook are four bonus ebooks that most people will find very helpful as well. The four bonus ebooks are; Lessons from the Miracle Doctors, 17 Hollywood Diets, 97 Ways to Get Fit and Stay Fit, and 225 Bath – Face – and Body Recipes.

The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook discusses such issues as acne and diet, acne and skin care products, acne and hygiene, and acne and shaving. The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is written in layman’s terms rather than medical jargon so it is very easy to read, and it contains a great deal of helpful information for acne sufferers of all ages. The information is presented in a very easy-to-read manner.

Cons: The Ultimate Acne Relief is a very good ebook but there really isn’t any new information offered.

Guarantee: There is a 100% guarantee of satisfaction offered by Acne Skin Relief.

Value for money: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook appears to be a very good value and with all of the added free bonuses, it becomes an excellent value.

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Ultimate Acne Relief from Acne Skin Relief.com

Consumer: Acne sufferers

The purpose of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is to provide information and instruction for those who suffer with acne.

Pros: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is for teenagers (girls and boys) and for men and women of all ages who suffer from acne. Included with the purchase of the Ultimate Acne Relief ebook are four bonus ebooks that most people will find very helpful as well. The four bonus ebooks are; Lessons from the Miracle Doctors, 17 Hollywood Diets, 97 Ways to Get Fit and Stay Fit, and 225 Bath – Face – and Body Recipes.

The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook discusses such issues as acne and diet, acne and skin care products, acne and hygiene, and acne and shaving. The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook is written in layman’s terms rather than medical jargon so it is very easy to read, and it contains a great deal of helpful information for acne sufferers of all ages. The information is presented in a very easy-to-read manner.

Cons: The Ultimate Acne Relief is a very good ebook but there really isn’t any new information offered.

Guarantee: There is a 100% guarantee of satisfaction offered by Acne Skin Relief.

Value for money: The Ultimate Acne Relief ebook appears to be a very good value and with all of the added free bonuses, it becomes an excellent value.

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Tax-exempt hospitals and "community benefit"

This is a bit tardy but well worth noting here and reading the underlying documents as time permits. In July the IRS issued an interim report on community benefit in the hospital industry (news release), based upon responses to its 2006 questionnaire to 500 hospitals. The Service's main finding: "The report contains preliminary findings on how hospitals, one of the largest components of the

Acne - A Guide To Clear Skin

It is not just teenagers that suffer with acne. Many adults continue to get acne.

Usually, hormones are to blame, but there can be other factors present that can cause acne or make it worse than it needs to be.

Alcohol is one possible culprit. When the body cleanses itself of alcohol it sends it out through the pores of the skin which in turn can become clogged.

Caffeine increases the stress hormones produced by your body and this in turn can affect your acne. Remember that caffeine can also be found in some soft drinks and, in smaller amounts, in chocolate.

A small number of people may be sensitive to dairy products. You could try reducing your intake and see if it helps. Try to use low lactose products or natural yogurt that contains acidophilus. Fatty foods are difficult to digest and can cause eatra oil in the skin. Try to avoid red meat cuts that are fatty.

Acne on the forehead or hairline may be caused by sebum created in the scalp and moving to the forehead. This may be reduced by washing your hair more frequently or using a shampoo designed for oily hair as this can reduce the sebum in the scalp. Hair sprays and gels can also clog pores.

Hats and sweatbands accumulate dirt and bacteria and should be cleaned regularly or avoid wearing them where possible. Both also rub against your forehead causing irritation.

Washing your skin frequently and roughly can actually make your acne worse. Hard rubbing is not recommended, it irritates the skin. Gently wash your face once or twice a day with a mild soap like a glycerin or sorbitol based soap that addresses the ph balance of your skin. Always pat dry skin gently. Use a clean face cloth every time.

You need to be careful when using scrubs. They should not be used more than two or three times a week, or less, follow the directions on the product. Scrubs are good for blackheads but not so good if you have a severe breakout of whiteheads or have serious acne problems.

You hear so often that you should never pop pimples, this is partly because this leaves the way for bacteria to enter the skin. Squeezing ruptures the membranes causing infection and sebum to spread underneath the skin. It can also lead to scarring.

Stress. The theory with this one is that when you are under stress your body creates a number of different hormonal steroids, one of these is cortisol. Some of these hormones can affect the oil production of your body and this oil affects your skin.

As with many things in life, patience is needed when trying new acne treatments. From everything I have read, a reasonable amount of time to see if a product is working for you is eight weeks. It can take this long to really know if a product is being affective.

I started researching acne when my daughter, now a teenager, started breaking out. I have written a short book which you can download for free at my website http://www.instantbooks.com.au

Health Lawyers Weekly, August 10

The AHLA's Health Lawyers Weekly features two articles by lawyers from Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.S.C., on the IRS' publication in the July 26 Federal Register of its final rule for 403(b) plans (a/k/a tax-deferred annuity plans) and DOL's simultaneous publication of Field Assistance Bulletin 2007-02 containing guidance on how 403(b) plans can avoid compliance with ERISA.This week's

NY Times editorial on why the U.S. doesn't have the world's best health system

The Times' editorial looks at the Commonwealth Fund's recent international report card that compared the U.S. with Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the U.K. In the words of the Commonwealth Fund:the U.S. health care system ranks last or next-to-last on five dimensions of a high performance health system: quality, access, efficiency, equity, and healthy lives. The U.S. is the only

Medical Tourism: The CHRISTUS Story

Because CHRISTUS is a Catholic, faith-based health care system, some of our potential strategies are driven by a “call”, meaning that other health care systems ask us whether we might be interested in partnering with them. Such was the case in early 2000, when we received a call from the Muguerza health system in Mexico. Because of the growing Hispanic population in the U.S., the increasing need

Medical Tourism: The CHRISTUS Story

Because CHRISTUS is a Catholic, faith-based health care system, some of our potential strategies are driven by a “call”, meaning that other health care systems ask us whether we might be interested in partnering with them. Such was the case in early 2000, when we received a call from the Muguerza health system in Mexico. Because of the growing Hispanic population in the U.S., the increasing need

DC Circuit (en banc) reverses panel decision in Abigail Alliance case

The much-anticipated en banc decision of the D.C. Circuit came down today. The court ruled, 8-2, that dying patients do not have a fundamental right of access to drugs that have either just completed Phase I testing or are in Phase II. The big surprise to me was that no-one on the court joined the two judges -- Chief Judge Ginsburg and Judge Rogers -- who comprised the majority in the original

Security issues for hospitals

Scary words: "Hospital = Target"In this week's Health Lawyers Weekly, Mark Rogers analyzes hospital-security issues in a post-9/11 world. The risk is anything but speculative, as this list demonstrates:Several incidents since the attacks of 9/11 have highlighted this risk. Considerthe following:November 2002: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to hospitals in San Francisco

The Importance of Transparency

Because people come into our facilities and programs each day, putting their health—and often their lives—in our hands, they deserve to know as much as possible about us. They want to receive health care services that are excellent and will result in the best outcome at the most affordable price. We at CHRISTUS Health are committed to provide this information to our patients, residents and their

The Importance of Transparency

Because people come into our facilities and programs each day, putting their health—and often their lives—in our hands, they deserve to know as much as possible about us. They want to receive health care services that are excellent and will result in the best outcome at the most affordable price. We at CHRISTUS Health are committed to provide this information to our patients, residents and their