Day: November 17, 2015

Indian Doctors Meet With Bill Clinton To Discuss India’s Health Problems

NEW YORK, November 16, 2015 – Members of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) recently met here with Bill Clinton, former President of the United States and head of the Clinton Foundation, to discuss ways on how the two organizations can work together to find solutions to a variety of pressing health problems in India. The meeting was held as part of preparations for the upcoming AAPI convention in New York in June, 2016. “President Clinton expressed keen interest in AAPI’s anti-obesity campaign and was appreciative of our healthcare initiatives and for our ongoing support and collaboration,” Dr. Seema...

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Book Review: Consumer Health Informatics – New Services, Roles, and Responsibilities

Editor: Thomas Wetter Contributors: George Demiris, Amanda K. Hall, Andrea Hartzler, Jina Huh, Georgios Raptis, and Lisa M. Vizer Publisher:  Springer – 417 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram We are reaching the age of the consumer empowerment in health care, especially in the more highly-educated sectors of the developed world, such as in Europe and the United States. Recall the numerous times when you have: Searched the Internet on a medical issue Networked with others to get answers to critical health questions Tracked your physical activity with wearable devices Measured your physiological reactions in strength tests, resistance to...

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Getting Ahead in Business: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail

By Milton Paris Sitting in my office, drinking my coffee, surrounded by photos of family, friends and movie stars, I am thinking about how we envision our goals. Everyone I meet dreams a lot about what they want to accomplish in life—how they want to live better, buy a larger house, drive a better car, and run a successful business. They dream and fantasize about it, but how many sit down and draw up a concrete, detailed, realistic plan to achieve their dreams? Unfortunately, these planning visionaries are few and far between. Dreams are visions of what we want...

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