Dispensary Corner 25 May 10
May 25, 2010
A DOCTOR in Taiwan has been
told to spend more time with his
patients, after an investigation
found that last year he took just
84 seconds on average - less than
two minutes - to reach a
diagnosis.
Taiwanese government
watchdog Control Yuan found
that the doctor, identified as Wu
Ming-feng from the Minsheng
hospital in Kaohsiung, saw more
than 61,000 patients last year -
treating up to 339 people a day.
The orthopaedist said he was
more than happy to slow down his
work rate, saying “I don’t even
want to have so many patients.
“I just thought it would be
unfair not to see them,” he said.
CHOCOLATE is the latest wonder
substance claimed to fight the
ageing process.
The world’s biggest chocolate
maker, Swiss company Barry
Callebaut, says it’s developed a
special type of chocolate bar
which can fight wrinkles, boost
elasticity and improve hydration.
The company said it’s
developed a way of preserving the
“flavanols” found in cocoa beans
so that there is a higher level of
them in the finished product.
“Chocolate and health do not
seem to fit together but it is a very
interesting proposition,” said the
company’s Chief Innovation
Officer, Hans Vriens.
“If I can eat something I like
and it is good for me, that is
great,” he added.
Flavanols have been found to
slow down damage caused by
free radicals, with their
antioxidant action postulated to
have a positive effect on the skin.
A SEX shop in the Netherlands
will this week distribute 2000 socalled
“Pope condoms” in an
attempt to raise awareness of
sexually transmitted diseases,
unwanted pregnancies and the
Vatican’s opposition to birth control.
The condom wrapper
apparently shows a “papal figure”
framed by the words “I SAID NO!
We say YES!”
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