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Looks we may have finally moved from stem …

thabet — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:37:22 +0000

Looks we may have finally moved from stem cell science to stem cell medicine.

Eating too much curry can lead to a hear …

thabet — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:30:30 +0000

Eating too much curry can lead to a heart which looks like “a piece of lard pumping”.

Lack of exercise is a problem too.

(Via DeenPort.)

muslims and healthcare

thabet — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:29:00 +0000

A Muslim radiographer has resigned from her job because she refused to comply with the NHS ‘bare below the elbows’ policy that was in place at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust where she worked. The Trust say their chaplain and imam were supportive of their decision to refuse her request for religious accommodation.

Read the rest…

thursday thread: abortion morality vs. professional ethics

aziz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:28:15 +0000

Thursday thread topic: Do pharmacists have a right to refuse to dispense medication on moral grounds?

I addressed this topic a few years ago, arguing that pharmacists do have such a right, as long as they do not violate their professional ethics (wihch demand that the patient not be denied care deemed medically necessary by a doctor).

However, given that a large fraction of the american muslim community are both 1. socially conservative and 2. health professionals, I think this is a salient issue worth revisiting.

Is there an increase in stress-related i …

Andrea Useem — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:06:34 +0000

Is there an increase in stress-related illness for American Muslims (and others who are mistaken for Muslims)? I set out to answer this question, but didn’t find any hard data, to my surprise. Wondering about your own anecdotal impressions.

muse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:56:04 +0000

Being a Disabled Muslim Woman. An open and honest voice that should be heard by everyone.

Jim Crow healthcare: Kuwaiti politicians …

thabet — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:03:41 +0000

Jim Crow healthcare: Kuwaiti politicians want the government to adopt a “separation between Kuwaiti citizens and expatriates in medical services, especially at casualty departments and outpatient clinics at public hospitals”.

(Thanks AE.)