Health; Well-Being and Wellness: an Anthropological Eco-Systemic Approach

More than two decades ago; Fritjof Capra commended - and indeed advocated - a paradigm shift in health science and care. In his book The Turning Point (1982) he talks of a major shift from the preoccupation with micro-organisms to a careful study of the `host organism and its environment'; of `significant attempts to develop a unified approach to the mind/body system' in Western medicine; of `a new holistic paradigm' (as opposed to `the old biomedical paradigm') regarding the problem of health and healing; of `a holistic and humanistic approach to primary care'; and of `a holistic therapy' as opposed to `the traditional biochemical practice of associating a physical disease with a specific physical cause'. Our concern in this article is with the paradigm shift advocated by Capra in this book and the progress that has since been made

El método de la microcapilaroscopía y su utilización en el diagnóstico precoz de la radiodermatitis ocupacional / The microcapilaroscopy method and its usefulness in the early diagnosis of occupational radiodermites

Se describe el método de la microcapilaroscopia y se señala su aplicación como prueba auxiliar en el diagnóstico de una serie de enfermedades de la piel. Se resalta el valor que pudiera tener la utilización de este método en el diagnóstico precoz de las lesiones cutáneas en los dedos, producidas por radiaciones ionizantes en los trabajadores con alto riesgo de efectos no estocásticos. Consideramos que seria beneficioso realizar un estudio exploratorio en individuos de diferentes tipos de piel con el propósito de introducir esta técnica auxiliar de diagnóstico en nuestro país