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	<description>A survival kit for Newcommers to Jacobs University Bremen</description>
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		<title>Campus Map</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So that you don&#8217;t get lost on the wide grasslands of our campus&#8230;

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		<title>Diagnosis: Backache</title>
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Photo by Javier 
One very exotic and exciting cure is &#8220;Fire Cupping&#8221;
Someone from Trinidad and Tobago explained how this works:
For a sprained back or &#8216;dropped butchet&#8217; (sprained muscle in chest somewhere)
&#8220;Lighted candles placed on several areas surrounding injury and each is carefully covered with a glass.
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		<title>Visiting the Doctor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Luckily for all the non-german speakers there is a doctors office located conveniently close to the Jacobs campus. His name is Dr. Med. Hagen Schmidtmann, the full adress is
Pumpenstr. 10
28759 Bremen
Telephone: 0421 627171

He is accustomed to having Jacobs students in his office, is very frienly and quite sufficient in German. So if you come down [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=3655064&post=34&subd=jugglingdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosis: Headache</title>
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Photo by Teo
Stress, skipping meals and a wrong posture can lead to headaches &#8211; treat yourself well
Germany: 
Black coffee with lemon juice
Other:
Drink plenty of water
Lemon juice in water
Pound the crust of the lemon into a paste and apply it with a plaster on the forehead (for headaches caused by heat)
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		<link>http://jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/diagnosis-headache/</link>
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		<title>Diagnosis: Nose Bleed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to stop the bleeding:
Sit or stand so that your head is above your heart
Lean your head forward and pinch your nostrils together just below the bony part of the nose, apply the pressure for a few minutes
Place a cold compress (with water or crushed ice) on the area around the nose
Also claimed that applying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=3655064&post=38&subd=jugglingdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosis: Cuts, Small Wounds and Skin Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colombia: 
Crushed coffee beans on the Cut – advice from a Colombian Granny
Bali:
Turmeric, a plant, is used to disinfect wounds and cuts – chew it and leave it on the affected area
India: 
Turmeric (in hindi: Haldi) powder or paste on open cuts/ wounds helps the blood clot and heal faster
Other:
Chamomile reduces swellings and prevents infection
Raw [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=3655064&post=32&subd=jugglingdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/diagnosis-cuts-small-wounds-and-skin-problems/</link>
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		<title>Question and Answer</title>
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photo by Leo
Here we would like to invite you to post any questions you may have as incoming students to Jacobs University Bremen.  We&#8217;ll try to get back to you with an answer as soon as possible. Don&#8217;t hesitate!
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		<title>Diagnosis: Stomach Ache and Digestive Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not the most pleasant topic, but everyone encounters this, whether you want to admit it or not. As to end this unpleasant malady as quickly as possible, we listed a few ideas&#8230;
Stomach Ache
Bali:
Baby cocunut water &#8211; hard to get in Germany,  but supposedly effective
Diarrhea
Germany:
Bananas
Mashed Apples
Salty sticks and Coke
Romania: 
Mint tea 
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		<link>http://jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/diagnosis-stomach-ache-and-digestive-problems/</link>
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		<title>Diagnosis: Cold/Flu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bremen Winter is long and cold, so a cold is not a rare occurance. To avoid getting a cold, additional vitamins and drinking a lot of fluids is advisable. If the cold catches you anyways, here are some solutions for relieve.
Romania: 
Onion peels and crushed walnuts tea 
Ethiopia:
Drinking hot milk boiled with garlic, according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=3655064&post=28&subd=jugglingdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://jugglingdiversity.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/diagnosis-coldflu/</link>
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		<title>Health Insurance</title>
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Photo by Jay Montgomery
If you come from a country where there&#8217;s no concept of health insurance: Well, get used to having one from now on! Its mandatory in Germany.
There&#8217;s not a lot of paperwork you have to go through contrary to horror stories you might have heard about German Bureaucracy.
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