December 27, 2004

If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success

Filed under: Science — Tim @ 9:33 pm

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Doctors Go on ‘Strike’ and Death Rates Plummet:

Death rates in Israel have dropped considerably since physicians in public hospitals implemented a program of sanctions three months ago, according to a survey of burial societies.

The Israel Medical Association (IMA) began the action in March to protest against the government’s proposed imposition of a new four-year wage contract for doctors. Since then, hundreds of thousands of visits to outpatient clinics have been canceled or postponed along with tens of thousands of elective operations. Emergency rooms, dialysis units, oncology departments, obstetric and neonatal departments, and other vital facilities have been working normally during the action.

The Jerusalem Post surveyed non-profit burial societies, which perform funerals for the vast majority of Israelis, and found that the number of funerals has fallen drastically.

According to one funeral parlor manager the same thing occurred in 1983, during a similar action by the IMA, which lasted 4 and a half months.

The only area of Israel which was found to not have a reduction in its death rate was the city of Netanya. It also just so happens that all of the doctors at the only hospital in this city have “no-strike” clauses in their contracts and are therefore unaffected by the action.

I found this unconventional piece while researching information on health and nutrition.

Upfront, I am neither a nutrionist or certified health practioner official guy doctor person. I am however, a chronic user of foodstuffs including meats, breads and even veggies. Futhermore, as an avid amateur athlete, I try to keep my hour-glass figure in feng shui harmony…

From my own experience, Dr. Mercola seems to have useful and even worthwhile information that can help you get back into that sexy two-piece (or no-piece for that matter). And from the looks of his blog, he actually tries to stay abreast of the latest developments.

Let me know if he sucks or has no idea what he is talking about, por favor.