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Globalization of health services

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 Globalization of health services :  Health care reform in the industrialized countries, enacted during the last two decades, is entering a new phase of consolidation and further development, now extending to the less developed countries. This marks a significant element of the more general phenomenon commonly referred to as "globalization."  In short, globalization has become a two-way street as both sides exploit each other's markets and economies, creating virtual world labor and market forces. The healthcare industry has been considered resistant to outsourcing and offshore services as compared to other industries. Travel to another country for medical treatment has been called “medical tourism” and “cross-border healthcare”. Globalization of medical care is a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon, associated with economic, cultural, ethical, legal, and health consequences. Healthcare globalization is eventually going to be about an easy flow of information, services, and k...

Food For Your Medical Travel

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Food For Your Medical Travel It is well recognized that food and other aspects of food service delivery are important elements of the patients’ overall perception of the hospital experience. One should never have to compromise or settle, rather we have the volition to choose an option best suited to our individual needs. A good healthcare system, according to developmental economist Jean Dreze, needs to emphasize on preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles, focus on keeping people well, rather than treating them when they are sick.   Culture & Dietary Adherence An individual’s food choices, perceptions, and preferences about diet and health, and adherence to dietary recommendations are influenced by culture and ethnicity. Restricting or prohibiting the usual foods that one is accustomed to or prefers eating, usually leads to non-adherence to doctor’s instructions. Complications may arise when patients adamantly stick to their usual diet and refuse to forgo their food...

Meditation

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  Why Meditation is so effective for our health.  What is Meditation? The word meditate comes from the thought that signifies thinking deeply but the time has changed the concept of meditation completely. Meditation is not about thinking more but quit from thinking. For the rest of a few minutes, when we completely shut out our senses like listening, watching, speaking, tasting, touching, and feel the complete emptiness in our body and mind, a perfectly blank mind and zero activity, that is the state where we feel what the meditation is. Some People say meditation is a prayer where they discover this process by attaching themselves with God. In Buddhism, meditation practices for the purification of mind and attainment of Nirvana. Generally, meditation is a way to calm your mind from thinking and rest your body from all works sometimes. From where meditation came from? We can proudly say that the origin of meditation came from India . This is a very ancient technique that is ...