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Articles by Victor Battles |
1. Patient Empowerment - Not Just the Emperor's New Clothes
November 17, 2013
If you're familiar with the parable written by Danish author and poet Harris Christian Anderson, April 2, 1805-August 4, 1875, patient empowerment is not just the emperor's new clothes. Stated differently, if you not familiar with the short story, patient empowerment is not a bandwagon of ballyhoo b...
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2. Calculating BMI
November 14, 2013
Calculating BMI is a mathematical process of categorizing your weight according to your height. The calculation can be made manually or via an automated method. BMI categories are underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese.
The calculation is made by dividing your weight in kilograms...
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3. The Interrelationship between Patient Empowerment, Health Literacy and Patient Engagement
November 11, 2013
The terms patient empowerment, health literacy and patient engagement which are mantras of healthcare reform can be somewhat confusing because of the variation in definitions based on the user, but when analyzed in their relationship to each other the meanings become clearer. Health literac...
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4. The Virtue and Value of Patient Empowerment and Health Literacy amidst Healthcare Reform
November 09, 2013
Patient empowerment and health literacy are important and valuable attributes for both patients and healthcare providers in today's changing healthcare system which emphasizes improved healthcare quality, improved population health and reduced healthcare costs.
Patient empowerment is a key c...
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5. Comparing Rapid Quantitative Nicotine Test Kits
April 15, 2013
Rapid quantitative nicotine test kits for urine and saliva are economical and convenient. They provide test results on the spot. The two products currently available have many features in common, but also have some important differences to consider.
NicAlert and TobacAlert, both manufactured...
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6. Weight Loss Strategies in Light of the Obesity Paradox
February 12, 2013
A phenomenon recognized as the obesity paradox might change the paradigm of weight management and weight-loss strategies in the future. The obesity paradox is a phenomenon which has been observed in several clinical studies in recent years showing that individuals who are overweight or slightly obe...
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7. Weight Reduction Diet Literal Food for Thought
February 08, 2013
It is vitally important that a successful weight reduction diet include the necessary properly balanced nutrients which promote optimal brain health in addition to nutrition for other parts of the body. It is common knowledge and nothing new that nutrition affects mood and behavior, but it is oftent...
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8. The STI Screening/Antivirus Software Analogy and Mindset Divergence
January 27, 2013
Although the use of computer antivirus software to detect viruses which infect our computers is akin to STI screening for early detection of sexually transmitted infections, the traditional thinking with regard to both issues is usually, but should not be, quite disparate. Most people that use compu...
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9. STI Screening Versus STD Testing and The Practical Implications
January 27, 2013
The difference between sexually transmitted disease (STD) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) is more than a semantic one and has implications with respect to the setting in which STI screening tests are ordered and the cost of the tests.
Infectious disease of any type differs from inf...
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10. Proactive Health Defined
January 24, 2013
Proactive health is a term coined by the author to represent the state of well-being and degree of improved health resulting from actions undertaken by an individual to promote and achieve the goal of improved health. The measures or actions on which it is based are directed towards disease preventi...
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