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Pharmacy in a box
May 08, 2013 ,06:39 AM | By Floor Boon
“You shouldn't spoil people in developing countries with donor money; you need to help them develop a sense of entrepreneurship.” This is the motto of Healthy Entrepreneurs.
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Near death, a physician discovers life
May 01, 2013 ,04:56 AM | By Lisette Thooft
For seven days, an American neurosurgeon underwent a spiritual journey through time and space—despite a demonstrable absence of brain activity. When he woke from his coma, he wrote a bestseller about his experience.
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More attention, less worry
April 24, 2013 ,06:48 AM | By Dewi Gigengack
It’s an understandable reaction when people are told they have cancer: they worry. But in half of all cancer patients, worry slides into depression or an anxiety disorder. That complication disrupts the healing process. Hospital stays are longer and mortality rates are higher among depressed cancer patients.
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Say good-bye to ADHD
April 10, 2013 ,06:02 AM | By Hanny Roskamp
How researcher Lidy Pelsser defeated skeptics and succeeded in treating ADHD through diet.
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Small message, big impact
March 13, 2013 ,03:26 AM | By Maarten van der Schaaf
Olivia Nalweyiso has three children—“and no more,” the 32-year-old Ugandan firmly declares. Nalweyiso lives in a fishing community on the banks of Lake Victoria. Large families are the rule here, but Nalweyiso has deliberately made herself an exception.Since 2009, she has been learning about all kinds of health topics—from family planning to the importance of vaccinations—through the Dutch de...
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Enviu launches the Open Health Community Challenge
February 21, 2013 ,05:52 AM | By Guest Blog
We’ve all heard the saying “good health is priceless,” and most of us believe it. But a good healthcare system isn’t. Rising prices, accessibility and patient safety plague the industry. Enter the crowdsourcing organization Enviu, which is launching the Open Health Community Challenge to find a business model that can improve the quality, affordability, safety and accessibility of health care.
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Brief Encounter
February 01, 2013 ,06:22 AM | By Kirsten Webb
How “brief therapy,” a counseling method that focuses on the here and now, achieves lasting change
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Finding your voice
February 01, 2013 ,06:14 AM | By Kirsten Webb
It sounds complicated, but Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a surprisingly simple way to change your mind—and your life.
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Green is good
February 01, 2013 ,05:34 AM | By Hanny Roskamp
Want to improve your physical and mental health? Take your vitamin G: green exercise
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Ancient healing in the modern world
January 24, 2013 ,01:50 AM | By Jurriaan Kamp
Shaman Brant Secunda practices the energy medicine of Mexico’s Huichol Indians.
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