Indian girls being denied heart treatment by parents who prefer to spend on boys

Indian girls being denied heart treatment by parents who prefer to spend on boys - Telegraph

Young Indian girls suffering from serious heart disease are being denied medical treatment by parents who prefer to spend money on sons or fear surgery will harm their daughters' marriage prospects, a new study has found.

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Hair Extension Thefts on the Rise

Hair Extension Thefts on the Rise - NYTimes.com:

"The most expensive hair type — and the one in highest demand by thieves and paying customers alike — is remy hair, which unlike most other varieties is sold with its outermost cuticle layer intact. This allows it to look more natural and to last longer without tangling. Remy hair from Indian women is the most popular."

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Are we genetically predisposed to worship coffee?

Are we genetically predisposed to worship coffee? - The Week

I need my cuppa joe or chai...how many times have you heard or said that when hanging out with South Asians? And now, you can't blame Starbucks solely for giving you the habit - part of it is your genes!

"More than 90 percent of U.S. adults consume caffeine, and the findings provide insight into what influences this habit, which can be good or bad. In moderation, caffeine might counter cognitive decline, but too much can impair cognition, cut into sleep and even cause hallucinations.." 

"The researchers identified two genes, CYP1A2 and AHR, that are associated with caffeine intake. Everybody has these genes, but some people have variations that are more active than others. People with the most active versions of these genes drank about 40 milligrams more of caffeine than did people with the least active version.."

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How to Improve Your Financial Willpower

How to Improve Your Financial Willpower - NYTimes.com

Oh Ramit...teach us unwashed masses to get rich quick...

But seriously, Ramit Sethi has managed do something which most people in their twenties don't do...save, get a great (free) college education, and convince people to think of finances the desi way...read his book for more insight - or send us an email - and we will ask him to send you the first chapter for free...

In the NY Times article above, he gives us tips to improve our financial willpower...

Preach on, brother...





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How bathroom posture affects your health.

How bathroom posture affects your health. - By Daniel Lametti - Slate Magazine

Interesting theories...did the South Asians, the masters of the "East Asian Squat", have it right all along?

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Indian Drug Magnate Sets Sights on Health Care Sector

Indian Drug Magnate Sets Sights on Health Care Sector - NYTimes.com

Interesting story - tracks the history of Ranbaxy, as well as how the next generations take ideas learnt in advanced markets and apply them to staid domestic companies - thereby increasing valuations and opening new markets. The move to make Fortis the hospital provider of choice for a pan-Asian population is very savvy: "Last year, the Indian health care market was estimated at $38 billion, and given the country’s fast-growing, increasingly affluent population, more and more Indians are suffering from lifestyle diseases common to developed countries. India already has the largest number of diabetics in the world after China, for example, yet Indians still spend only $55 a year on health care. 

“There’s a huge gap in India,” said Mr. Singh. “The health care market in India is very fragmented. The corporatization of health care is still emerging.” 

While 70 percent of the country’s hospitals are government-run, private hospitals treat 70 percent of all patients, he said. And most private hospitals are small, with fewer than 30 beds, providing a big opportunity for larger operators like Fortis to use economies of scale to lower prices and increase profits. By introducing more advanced treatment methods, Fortis also aims to lower the average stay per patient, allowing it to increase volume..."

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Arkansas doctor convicted in bomb attack on medical board head

Arkansas doctor convicted in bomb attack on medical board head - CNN.com

Not a flattering article on desis, but informational none-the-less. Sigh...

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Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker

Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker

An interesting article - and one which all of us have to face at some point. Regardless of which end of the political spectrum you come from, there is no easy solution: "The subject seems to reach national awareness mainly as a question of who should “win” when the expensive decisions are made: the insurers and the taxpayers footing the bill or the patient battling for his or her life. Budget hawks urge us to face the fact that we can’t afford everything. Demagogues shout about rationing and death panels. Market purists blame the existence of insurance: if patients and families paid the bills themselves, those expensive therapies would all come down in price. But they’re debating the wrong question. The failure of our system of medical care for people facing the end of their life runs much deeper. To see this, you have to get close enough to grapple with the way decisions about care are actually made..."

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So what's new with the Indian/Pakistani Americans (desis)? The latest is an unfortunate piece of news about a Duke researcher who padded his resume to get a grant - "But Potti's genetic analysis has been questioned since he first published his results in 2006. According to the letter from the other researchers, scientists could not recreate Potti's discovery, leading them to question whether it was true. 

Of particular concern to the outside scientists was the prospect that patients were put at risk by their participation in the clinical trials using Potti's work. They said the unproven genetic analysis could result in patients being prescribed an improper treatment. .."

What would compel a noted researcher, who brought in grants from the likes of the American Cancer Society, put false claims of being a Rhodes scholar...in AUSTRALIA???

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