Pity the Fool

Pity the stinking yew

image indicating the health of normal (top) and diseased (bottom) leaves of Torreya taxifolia (the Florida torreya or stinking yew), an endangered conifer endemic to Florida and Georgia. A close relative of the torreya, the Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia, produces the potent anti-cancer drug taxol — so the torreya's rapid decline to the scant 1 500 trees alive today is of even greater concern tha...

Pity the Poor Panel Patient

We are, therefore, left to pity the poor panel patient who is being passed over the counter like the dumb, unresisting pound of tea. But if Dr. Cox is right in saying that what takes place is just what happens in private practice, how is the evil going to be remedied by getting rid of the panels ? A panel is merely a list of the patients for whom a doctor has accepted responsibility, and if he ...

A Fool with a Tool Is Still a Fool!

NOTE: This white paper was developed with input from the original ITIL set of documentation. Although the process terms have been updated to reflect the new names, and the process definition have been revised slightly, some of the definitions may not be 100% accurate.

Great medicine--pity about the cost.

The cost of healthcare is increasing inexorably in all countries in the world. Many governments have focused their activities on promoting the effective and economic use of resources allocated to healthcare. Medicines form a small but significant proportion of total healthcare costs and one that has been increasing consistently as new medicines appear into the market place. The writing of a pre...

Strategies to Fool the Competition