Xenophobia – Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers is termed as Xenophobia. Those with Xenophobia finds it difficult to go for shopping, to office or even to travel in a public transport service. Though Adults with this phobia understands that the fear is irrational, even thinking about such a situation makes them panic. SymptomsDry mouthClammy handsSadnessFearAngerAnxietyGuilt, [...]
Follow-up from Den Bosch
Those of us involved in improving the processes of health care understand that this is always a work in progress. You never know, though, what will prompt an improvement in an organization. Sometimes, an action in a passing moment sparks a change. In a previous post, I expressed great admiration for the quality, safety, and [...]
Special issue: The management and marketing of motorsports
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 8(1/2) 2010 Building a fan community through the folklore of NASCAR The benefits grid: translating motorsports sponsorship features into sponsor benefits A demographic and behavioural profile and comparison of customers attending Grand-Am, IndyCar and NASCAR Weekends at Watkins Glen International Show car activation: a practitioner’s recommendation for increasing [...]
When physicians prescribe a new medication… confusion ensues
According to a 2006 study of physician-patient communication during primary care visits, when physicians prescribed a new medication they: – did not tell the patient the name of the new medication in 26% of the cases (the other way to look at the data is that the physicians stated the specific medication name for 74% [...]
Double standard for DTC advertising
Academic medical centers don’t have to (and seldom do) adhere to the same standards drug companies do. H/T to Erik DeLue.
