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buddhists: taking a clinical history

In general, no problems are likely to be encountered when taking a clinical history from Buddhist patients beyond normal embarrassment and modesty, especially from the older generation. Most Buddhists will not mind speaking to a male or female doctor, whatever their own gender.

When taking medical notes, ask a patient for their birth name and ordained Buddhist name if applicable, and ask them how they prefer to be addressed.

Rising to fame with their best selling number ‘Wannabe’ – yes I’m referring to none other than Spice girls, the fab five from London, responsible for making "Girl Power" became a rage in the late 90's. After appearing on the music scene in 1997, subsequent to responding to an ad in a British publication, the five hotties smashed the charts with their first hit "Wannabe" which reigned at No.1 in the UK charts for seven consecutive weeks.
Originally, Spice girls comprised of Sporty, Ginger, Posh, Scary and Baby. Apart from their distinctive sound and vocals, they also became rapidly famous for their wardrobes ranging from a miniscule Union Jack skirt to Nike track pants, their debut album Spice really did magic everyone, indeed.
In addition to their fair and square success, the British media also found lots of scandalous matter and elements of notoriety in the Spices. Ginger's nude picture from her days as a model surfaced, Posh's quick temper and old boyfriends came back onto the scene and rumors of Sporty's sexual orientation were remained on scene for a considerable period.
In early 1998, Ginger publicized that she was leaving the group with the intention of pursuing a solo career and later released her debut solo album - Schizophonic which exposed her hidden talents.
The remaining four Spice Girls worked with same vigor  released their first single in "Viva Forever" which hit No.1 in the U.K. At the MTV Europe Music Awards, they achieved four awards for Best Group and Best New Pop Album.
In addition to this, the Spice Grils have also been awarded for their acting in the movie Spiceworld, which consequently, led to providing them with the accolades for seven Razzie awards.

 

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