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    Medpagetoday

  • Black Mothers at Increased Risk for Cardiomyopathy (CME/CE)

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:37 am
    African-American women have an increased risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy, researchers have found.

  • Murtha Dead at 77

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am
    Representative John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), 77, long-time chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, died yesterday afternoon from complications following a planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy, according to a statement from the congressman's office.

  • Calcium Scoring Misses 20% of CAD Cases (CME/CE)

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:51 am
    Contrary to guidelines, the absence of coronary artery calcium doesn't rule out coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients, researchers found in a new study.

  • Long-Term Safety of Drug-Eluting Stents Affirmed (CME/CE)

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:27 am
    Using sirolimus-eluting stents for the treatment of in-stent restenosis appears safe and effective over four years of follow-up, an Italian registry showed.

  • Low Vitamin D Linked to Hip OA (CME/CE)

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am
    Elderly men with low serum levels of vitamin D are at increased risk for developing hip osteoarthritis, a prospective cohort study found.
 
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    Medicine for the Outdoors

  • from Haiti, January 27, 2010

    Paul Auerbach, M.D.
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm
    We've been here working at the University Hospital in Port au Prince for nearly two full weeks, and it is shaping up. The care being delivered is remarkable given the circumstances since the earthquake. There are two operating rooms running 4 beds each, a tented medical unit for our sickest patients, a fully stocked pharmacy, a satellite pharmacy, an increasing laboratory testing capability, and...

  • Haiti, January 26, 2010

    Paul Auerbach, M.D.
    26 Jan 2010 | 6:55 pm
    On the 10th full day in Haiti, we find ourselves at the transition point where we must work extremely hard carrying out our duties, but beginning to transfer responsibility to the persons who will assume our roles upon our departure. Some of our team have begun to "hit the wall" physically and emotionally. I am fine emotionally, but these old muscles are aching for sure. However, every time I...

  • from Haiti, January 25, 2010

    Paul Auerbach, M.D.
    25 Jan 2010 | 6:15 pm
    At the end of our 9th full day working at the University Hospital in Haiti, I find myself beginning to lose my endurance by the end of the day. We have made remarkable progress in a little more than a week, and a hospital has emerged. The tents are full of injured and ill patients, many of whom have lost limbs or have undergone dramatic surgery for multiple injuries. It is quite hot outside, so...

  • Haiti, January 24

    Paul Auerbach, M.D.
    24 Jan 2010 | 6:24 pm
    My day began today just past midnite, when I was awakened with a notification that a media crew believed that they had located a group of children in the basement of a building, perhaps trapped by the earthquake. We mobilized a field triage and treatment team, which I sent out to find the kids. After a few hours they were not found, but we later learned that it was a false alarm. Children had...

  • Haiti, January 23

    Paul Auerbach, M.D.
    23 Jan 2010 | 6:56 pm
    We saw a lot of progress today at the hospital. The surgeons are seeing a decrease in the number of patients that need emergency surgery for crush injuries and fractures, but that doesn't mean that we are anywhere near a point where less-than-massive resources are needed. There are countless broken bones, deformities, facial injuries, burns and so forth, and we are encountering the sequelae of...
 
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    Smartbrief: The American College of Gastroenterology

  • Patient Perspective

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Gluten-Free Girl discusses eating on a budget and gets feedback from others, including the following tip: "Buy in bulk, buy l -More- 

  • Health reform moves to state level as federal plan stalls

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Democratic and Republican state lawmakers have introduced separate bills on expanding health care coverage in their jurisdict -More- 

  • Tips to control IBS symptoms with diet, lifestyle changes

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
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  • Few cases of cancer missed by upper GI endoscopy

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Esophagogastroduodenoscopy or upper GI endoscopy misses few cases of cancer in Western populations, Australian researchers re -More- "Stress Management: Approaches for preventing and reducing stress" — Learn techniques to reduce the stress in your life with this special report from the experts at Harvard Medical School. 30% off the cover price and free shipping for SmartBrief readers. Click here to order in hard copy or electronic download.

  • Vaccines and healthy habits are focus of cancer prevention report

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    About 40% of cancer cases could be prevented worldwide if people were vaccinated against infections and adopted healthier lif -More- 
 
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    Johnson & Johnson Health

  • Menopause

    1 Feb 2010 | 2:39 pm
    Menopause An overview of menopause by 3 women who have recently experienced it From: JNJhealth Views: 65 1 ratings Time: 01:35 More in Education

  • Sometimes It Takes A Lot of Blood

    29 Jan 2010 | 3:21 pm
    Sometimes It Takes A Lot of Blood A college student develops a rare disease and is saved by massive blood transfusions From: JNJhealth Views: 149 2 ratings Time: 02:53 More in People & Blogs

  • Toddler discovers webcam!

    20 Jan 2010 | 5:53 am
    Toddler discovers webcam! Stacey Nerdin submitted this video showing her 2 year-old discovering the wonders of a webcam! Maybe this launches a career in acting? From: JNJhealth Views: 323 1 ratings Time: 02:14 More in People & Blogs

  • Men's Hair Transplant Surgery

    18 Jan 2010 | 7:26 am
    Men's Hair Transplant Surgery From: JNJhealth Views: 1938 8 ratings Time: 02:30 More in Education

  • Baldness in men

    18 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am
    Baldness in men The condition of men's pattern baldness. From: JNJhealth Views: 502 0 ratings Time: 02:10 More in Education
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    CNN: Health

  • Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:55 pm
    "Electronic cigarettes" that vaporize nicotine juice to inhale instead of smoke from burning tobacco do not deliver as promised, according to research at Virginia Commonwealth University.

  • Jackson doc charged with manslaughter

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pm
    Michael Jackson's doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaghter in connection with the pop star's June 25 death at age 50.

  • Health care meeting to be televised Feb. 25

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:33 pm
    President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday.

  • How to fight childhood obesity in 3 steps

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:13 pm
    Worried about your child's weight? You can do more than just nag him or her about eating too much junk food. Implementing three healthy family habits--eating dinner together, making sure they get enough sleep, and limiting TV--may help.

  • Michelle Obama's war on childhood obesity

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm
    The convenience store near my house is where I first became aware of the problem.
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    Paging Dr. Gupta

  • Learning to ride your first ‘road bike’

    annjcurley
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:14 am
    By Laura Cozik Athletic Director, CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge CEO, Team Lipstick Triathlon Cycling is the second of three sports in a triathlon, and it can often be the most difficult for people with little experience on a bike. Here are my tips for getting started! This is the first of two articles. The Basic Skills • Clipping in – Yes, you must clip in. That means wearing shoes that clip into the pedals. Straddle your bike and squeeze your brakes for stability. Practice clipping in and out with the left, then the right foot, all while standing still. • Taking off – Clip one…

  • Autism study triggered parents’ fears

    annjcurley
    4 Feb 2010 | 6:58 am
    By Miriam Falco CNN Medical Managing Editor At 9:01am on Tuesday, journalists around the world got the news: The British medical journal Lancet had decided to "fully retract" a study it had published in 1998. The study was conducted by Dr. Andrew Wakefield and suggested that the combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (aka German measles), also known as the MMR vaccine, triggers gastrointestinal problems, which may trigger autism. It was a very small study – only 12 children were in it. But it was the study that was heard around world because it triggered a fear…

  • January: A time of trial and error

    annjcurley
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:19 am
    By Val Willingham CNN Medical Producer A month ago, I blogged that I was going to make some changes in my life: Eat better and exercise more. And for the most part, January has been 30 days of trial and error. My biggest accomplishment was to cut my calories by 500 or more a day, and I've done that. I dropped sodas, those so-called power water drinks I used to guzzle and fatty foods. Not that I ate that many fatty foods, but watching my fat intake has helped a lot. And I eat more fruits and veggies, which I've grown to like. There have been some setbacks. I came down with a cold two…

  • What did I get myself into?

    mattsloane
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:26 am
    By Linda Fisher-Lewis CNN Fit Nation Challenge Participant My name is Linda Fisher-Lewis and I am very excited about the Fit Nation Challenge. I want to tell everyone how I got to the challenge but my real goal is to inspire others to change their lives. The end of the story is a phone call from CNN telling me congratulations and I was ecstatic. This was quickly followed with an “Oh crap! What did I get myself into?” Here is my story… Linda Fisher-Lewis is a participant in the CNN Fit Nation Challenge. In 2006 I medically retired from law enforcement as a lieutenant after nearly 20…

  • Seven words I never thought I’d say

    annjcurley
    1 Feb 2010 | 8:38 am
    By Caitlin Hagan CNN Medical Associate Producer I'm ashamed to admit that I laughed out loud when one of my co-workers encouraged me to race in the 2010 Nautica New York City Triathlon. Me? Swimming, biking, and running Olympic distances? Surely she was kidding. But now I'm sharing seven words I never thought I would say: I am going to become a triathlete. Really! It's been an inspiring journey from "no way" to "I can't wait to cross the finish line." If you're not already familiar with CNN's Fit Nation Challenge, here's the skinny: This…
 
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    The New Republic - The Treatment Feed

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer

    Jonathan Cohn
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:10 am
    So how would Republicans respond to President Obama's invitation to a bipartisan meeting on health care? Consider the first paragraph of this new letter from House Republican leaders John Boehner and Eric Cantor: We welcome President Obama's announcement of forthcoming bipartisan health care talks. In fact, you may remember that last May, Republicans asked President Obama to hold bipartisan discussions on health care in an attempt to find common ground, but he declined and instead chose to work with only Democrats. Yes, I do remember Republicans asking for bipartisan talks. I also remember…

  • Obama to GOP: Fine, Let's Talk (Updated)

    Jonathan Cohn
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:02 pm
    President Obama is making good on his pledge, first put forth in the State of the Union, to reach out to Republicans on health care reform. In a CBS News interview with Katie Couric that just aired, Obama announced that he's inviting Republican leaders to the White House this week to put their ideas on the table--and then holding a public forum to discuss them. White House officials say the forum will be February 25. The meeting will be open press, with C-Span (and, I presume, other networks) televising the whole thing. The likely setting will be Blair House, across the street from the…

  • Obama Should Take His Case to the Red States

    Jonathan Cohn
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:01 am
    Jonathan Chait parses Obama's statements last night and sees an emerging game plan. A key element is Obama's determination to reach out to the Republicans one last time before pushing ahead. I don't have a huge problem with that. The Democrats have repeatedly reached out to the Republicans and the Republicans have repeatedly rebuffed those efforts. The bill before Congress is a true compromise between left and right, one that strongly resembles the bipartisan blueprint two former Republican Senate Majority Leaders--Howard Baker and Bob Dole--helped draft and then endorsed last year. But the…

  • America Held Hostage, Day One

    Jonathan Cohn
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:12 am
    As my colleague Jonathan Chait notes on his blog, Senator Richard Shelby's decision to put a hold on all Obama nominees, until his state gets several billion dollars in pork barrel spending, really does seem to be a seminal moment in the evolution of Republican obstructionism. Many of the changes in American politics over the past three decades have involved the two parties slowly doing away with social norms that preventing them from using every tool at their disposal. The Senate minority could filibuster every single bill the majority proposed, but you just didn’t do that, until you…

  • The Dems Need a Shove. Will Obama Give It?

    Jonathan Cohn
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:51 pm
    In the last week and a half, Obama has rediscovered his voice on health care--telling audiences he is determined to achieve comprehensive reform, not some piecemeal version, and that he is willing to fight for it. And, administration officials say, the sentiments are genuine. Obama has instructed his staff not to abandon the pursuit of a full reform package, even though, it seems, that's what some advisers would prefer--and even though the Democrats no longer have the sixty votes necessary to break Republican filibusters in the Senate. But rhetoric alone won't get the job done. House Speaker…
 
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    Medical News Today

  • Today's OpEds: Recommendations To Democrats, Cutting Costs, 'Rationing' Health Care

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Back To The Drawing Board Los Angeles Times Democrats may not attract any GOP support for comprehensive healthcare reform by stepping up efforts to limit the growth in healthcare costs. But they will make the benefits of the measure clearer to a skeptical public (2/8). Five Ideas For Getting Health Care Reform Back On Track USA Today The only reasons for delay are short-term and political. It's expedient to punt. But Democrats are delusional if they think they'll inoculate themselves against attacks this fall by backtracking. No one wins by trying and failing...

  • State Health Policy Developments: Doctor Shortages, California Insurance Crackdown

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    News outlets across the country report on state health policy developments. The Los Angeles Times: "At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part of the system. Some of the discounters fraudulently market themselves as insurance, while preying on the poor, the elderly and others who urgently need care, officials say. ... Plan executives bristle at such criticism...

  • Inhibiting Serotonin In Gut Could Cure Osteoporosis

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis in mice and rats reports an international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, in the Feb. 7 issue of Nature Medicine. Serotonin in the gut has been shown in recent research to stall bone formation. The finding could lead to new therapies that build new bone; most current drugs for osteoporosis can only prevent the breakdown of old bone...

  • Marker Of Ewing Sarcoma: Potential New Drug Target?

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor of unknown cellular origin that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown. Now, Katia Scotlandi and colleagues, at SSN Emilia Romagna Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli IRCCS, Bologna, Italy, have identified a crucial role for CD99 in the development of EWS and suggest that targeting CD99 or its downstream molecular pathway may be a new therapeutic approach for EWS...

  • Obama Invites Republicans To Share Ideas At Televised Health Reform Summit

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    The New York Times reports that the President's inivitation is for a half-day televised summit February 25. It is "a high-profile gambit that will allow Americans to watch as Democrats and Republicans try to break their political impasse." The move is seen as a way for Obama to force Republicans to help govern and to "put more scrutiny on Republican initiatives" on health care...
 
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    Reuters Health eLine

  • For obese, vaccine needle size matters

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.

  • Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuse

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • Being religious may not make you healthier after all

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- A number of studies over the past two decades have shown that religious people tend to be healthier. But a new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes.

  • Few high-risk women in U.S. take breast cancer drug

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only a small number of U.S. women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, according to a study published Monday.

  • Early language problems may hinder adult literacy

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests.
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    Washington Post

  • 'Village' groups help seniors remain in their homes as they grow older

    Howard Gleckman
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Nearly three years ago, Harry Rosenberg and his wife, Barbara Filner, met with nine of their neighbors about starting an aging-in-place "village" in the Burning Tree community of Bethesda. The idea: If neighbors could help one another with basic services such as transportation and simple home...

  • Geriatrics experts discuss the upside of growing older

    Charity Brown
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    If you think that getting older is the beginning of the end, think again. Sure, skin loses some elasticity and joints get creaky, and maybe you can't keep your eyes open past 9:30 p.m. But even people well into their 80s are going to yoga and Pilates classes, volunteering, having sex and taking c...

  • Earthquake-response doctors in Haiti can't save everyone seeking emergency care

    Tom Kirsch
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    We have three tents for our "triage emergency department." Two tents stand out: the "Jiffy Pop" (look that up, those of you born in the microwave era) and the Blue Tent.

  • Memory lapses are common and increase with age; when do they signal Alzheimer's?

    Rachel Saslow
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Where did I park my car? What is that lady's name? Where are my glasses? Some call these "senior moments" or "tip-of-the-tongue" experiences. They're mundane for many elderly (and not-so-elderly) adults, but when do they become something more serious? How does one know when it's time to get scree...

  • Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care

    Michael D. Shear
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    President Obama moved to jump-start the stalled health-care debate Sunday, inviting Republicans in Congress to participate in a bipartisan, half-day televised summit on the subject this month.
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    digg.com: Stories / Health / Popular

  • Home Test For Sperm Count Could do More Harm Than Good

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    A lab-on-a-chip could determine male fertility in a matter of seconds, raising ethical issues about self-diagnosis.

  • How Rich People Smoke Pot - The Daily Beast

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am
    The Volcano Vaporizer has become a coveted status symbol for posh pot smokers, who say it draws out the drug's aroma like the bouquet of a wine, and their personal trainers insist on it.

  • Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:40 pm
    The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.

  • Study confirms link between advanced maternal age and autism

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm
    Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers. Advanced paternal age is associated with elevated autism ...

  • Study links soda, pancreatic cancer

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:02 pm
    People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
 
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    ABC News: Political Radar

  • WATCH: Whistle-Blower Faces Possible Jail Time

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:38 am
    A Texas nurse wrote an anonymous letter accusing a doctor. Health - Music - Winds - Tin Whistle - Arts

  • Michael Jackson's Doctor May Lose MD License

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:22 am
    The doctor who allegedly administered a potent cocktail of painkillers and anesthetics to Michael Jackson prior to the pop singer's death is charged in the singer's death. Michael Jackson - Los Angeles - Death of Michael Jackson - United States - Manslaughter

  • Nurse Faces Jail for Reporting 'Unsafe' Doctor

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Anne Mitchell, a Texas nurse, became a whistle-blower, accusing a doctor, Rolando Arafiles Jr., of shoddy medicine. She thought her complaint was anonymous. But the doctor complained to the local sheriff -- a patient of his. The sheriff had Mitchell's computer searched. She is now charged with "misuse of official information," a felony in Texas. Sheriff - Law - Physician - Felony - Law Enforcement

  • Michelle Obama: 'Let's Move' on Childhood Obesity

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:58 am
    First lady Michelle Obama sat down with "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts to discuss her focus for 2010: battling childhood obesity. Robin Roberts - Good Morning America - Michelle Obama - Health - Conditions and Diseases

  • PHOTOS: X-Rays: Swallow Your Pride? Saints Earring Found in Throat

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:36 am
    A New Orleans fan mistook the fleur de lis trinket for a vitamin pill. New Orleans Saint - Fleur-de-lis - New Orleans - Sport - NFL
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    Live Well 360

  • Slightly Raw Cacao and Peanut Butter Truffles + iHerb Shopping Spree Giveaway

    Sheila
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:07 pm
    Recently iHerb.com, my favorite health food and supplement online store, asked if we would be interested in offering a $50 shopping spree giveaway, to give Live Well 360 readers an opportunity to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Crumbly Blueberry Almond Granola

    Sheila
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm
    I've been a fan of Whole Foods' blueberry granola for quite a while... and whenever I find a food I love, I am always tempted to make my own version. I finally remembered to pick up some dried... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Honor Your Inner Sasha Fierce

    Sheila
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:33 am
    Did you watch the Grammy’s last night? Beyonce is one of my favorite artists. Her performances and her songs in general, have an amazing energy about them. Halo, in particular is a song that gives me... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • The Deeper Meaning in the Movie Avatar

    Sheila
    26 Jan 2010 | 8:54 am
    Do you ever pay attention to how much spiritual symbolism there is in movies? I love when I leave a movie theater feeling like I gained some sort of great wisdom about myself or life in general. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Winners of The Spark Book Giveaway

    Sheila
    25 Jan 2010 | 1:28 pm
    The winners of The Spark book giveaway are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    MSNBC

  • FDA aims to reduce medical radiation exposure

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:07 am
    The Food and Drug Administration is working with doctors and medical manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades.

  • First lady begins fight against childhood obesity

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:41 am
    First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to fight childhood obesity, part of her effort to teach America's children about better nutrition and exercise.

  • Double hand transplant patient leaves hospital

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:47 am
    The first double hand transplant recipient in the U.S. has left a hospital after medicine cleared up a rash that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands.

  • Study links sugary soda to pancreas cancer

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:13 am
    People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

  • Newsweek: Inside the world of counterfeit food

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    From fake red snapper to French cognac diluted with American brandy, counterfeit food is a $49 billion-a-year industry. A new organization aims to thwart the fakery.
 
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    Canadian Medicine

  • IN THE NEWS: Newfoundland premier in US for surgery

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Danny Williams in US for heart surgeryDanny Williams, the multimillionaire Newfoundland and Labrador premier, has gone to the United States to have heart surgery. According to his staff, the operation he needs is not available in Newfoundland. What that operation is, however, and whether it is available elsewhere in Canada? Those are questions the premier's office has yet to answer. [Canadian Press]Mr Williams's decision to head south for healthcare, like former MP Belinda Stronach's before him, has ignited controversy on both sides of the border about the pros and cons of the Canadian and…

  • IN THE NEWS: Radioisotope-producing plant shutdown drags on

    31 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Chalk River nuclear plant to stay closed even longerIs there anyone who is genuinely surprised to learn of further delays in reopening Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's Ottawa-area Chalk River nuclear facility?Chalk River, which accounts for half the world's production of technetium-99 (an important radioisotope used in medical imaging exams), has been shut for repairs since leaks were discovered last summer. The temporary closing is only the latest of several in the past two years, and the series of shutdowns have thrown the nuclear medicine community into panic.The nuclear plant's operator,…

  • How Canadian doctors can volunteer to help in Haiti

    28 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Reading the terrible stories and seeing the horrific photos from Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake has inspired some Canadian doctors to consider donating more than just money: many want to travel to Haiti and put their medical expertise to use. How to go about doing that, however, is not simple. To help you figure it out, we spoke to some aid agencies to learn how Canadian physicians can volunteer to help in Haiti.Médecins sans frontières (Doctors Without Borders): MSF may be the first aid organization that comes to mind but, partly because of its high profile, MSF has a…

  • IN THE NEWS: Is fee-for-service billing outdated?

    27 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Is fee-for-service billing outdated?In a new "Mythbusters" entry, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation dismisses the notion that most Canadian doctors prefer to be paid fee-for-service. The foundation's analysis points to blended models of remuneration -- incorporating salaried work, capitation and some fee-for-service payments -- as the future of physicians' income. [CHSRF]Patients get email adviceThe Canadian Medical Association typically gives advice to its members: doctors. But it's branched out a bit with a new project to give guidance to patients on how best to communicate…

  • IN THE NEWS: Government loses appeal to close Insite

    24 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Government loses appeal to close InsiteThe BC Court of Appeal rejected the federal government's appeal of a lower court's decision that Ottawa has no power to shut down the Vancouver supervised-injection site Insite. [BC Court of Appeal decision]The judges' reasoning relied on a complex and sure-to-be-divisive argument about weighing provincial jurisdiction over health matters versus federal jurisdiction over law enforcement.The federal government has not yet said whether or not it will appeal to the BC Supreme Court.New Alberta health minister jumps into actionGene Zwozdesky was selected to…
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    WHO news

  • WHO hails new Gates Foundation support for decade of vaccines

    29 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    29 January 2010 -- WHO welcomes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge of US$ 10 billion over the next ten years to accelerate global vaccine efforts.

  • Statement of the World Health Organization on allegations of conflict of interest and 'fake' pandemic

    22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    22 January 2010 -- Providing independent advice to Member States is a very important function of the World Health Organization (WHO). We take this work seriously and guard against the influence of any improper interests. The WHO influenza pandemic policies and response have not been improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.

  • WHO Executive Board appoints Regional Directors

    18 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    19 January 2010 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 126th session in Geneva, has appointed Mrs. Zsuzsanna Jakab as the new WHO Regional Director for Europe and re-appointed Dr Luis Gomes Sambo as the WHO Regional Director for Africa.

  • WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti

    12 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm
    13 January 2010 -- The severe earthquake that has struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared. Immediate health priorities include search and rescue of survivors, treatment of injuries and preventing the infection of wounds.

  • Afghanistan first in world to use new vaccine against polio

    14 Dec 2009 | 4:01 pm
    15 December -- Using a new vaccine for the first time, a sub-national polio immunization campaign will take place from 15-17 December in Afghanistan. About 2.8 million children under five in the Southern, South-Eastern and Eastern Regions of Afghanistan will receive the vaccine.
 
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    Velocity Wellness Center podcast with Dr. Mike Okouchi

  • Straight from the ‘Heart’ – (Podcast)

    mike@akdocmike.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am
    In this podcast I talk about heart health in relation to the 4 pillars of Wellness: Structural: Postural relationship – rolled in shoulders, hunched back.  Basically having a closed off chest cavity. Spinal subluxations at T2 often times emotionally related. Solution is to get adjusted and work on postural re-balancing. Biochemical: Inflammation, Inflammation, Inflammation Blood sugar imbalance causes arteries to spasm Adrenal & Kidney balance.  Adrenals produce hormones that affect heart rhythm.  Kidneys make hormones that control how much the heart pumps. Toxins Cardiac Low…

  • Do we need these vaccines? Rebuttal to Reuters article…

    mike@akdocmike.com
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:59 am
    Here’s the sub-headline: Tens of thousands of American adults die each year from pneumonia, influenza and other infectious diseases that could be prevented by routine vaccinations, according to a report released Thursday Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6133HO20100204 First of all this article does not present two sides to the issue: the benefits vs. the cost.  They tell you how many people die because of an infection and that it could have been prevented through vaccination, but they don’t tell you how many people died regardless of the vaccines (not because of the…

  • Pesticides and their effect upon your health – Video

    mike@akdocmike.com
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:02 am

  • Heart Health Month – Podcast

    mike@akdocmike.com
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:30 am
    February is Heart Health month.  In this podcast I talk about various heart health tips surround the 4 pillars of wellness.  I also talk about me starting to write my book: the 4 Pillars of Wellness. Related ArticlesStraight from the 'Heart' - (Podcast) on February 8th, 2010Eat your way to a healthier heart - Guest Post on February 19th, 2009Heart Disease & Homocysteine (The Silent Killer) on March 8th, 2008

  • I’m too chicken to eat too much chicken

    mike@akdocmike.com
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:38 am
    Researchers have found that chicken has high amounts of arsenic in it.  What?  Yes you read that correctly.  Arsenic.  Okay, now that you’ve gotten over the shock, let’s get down to business.  Arsenic based additives (roxasone) are basically used to make the chicken grow larger and make the meat look more appealing so that you’ll buy more.  (source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070409115746.htm) Here’s why I’m making a fuss about this: In efforts to live a ‘healthier’ lifestyle people are eating more chicken than beef or fish…
 
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  • Lab Notes: Cold Turkey Best for Kicking the Habit; Babies of Older Mothers at Greater Risk for Autism

    labnotes
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 8, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. Cold Turkey Best for Kicking the Habit Kicking the cigarette habit by going cold turkey may be the most successful way to go, according to a newly published study in the current issue of PLoS. 2. Babies of Older Mothers at Greater Risk for Autism Older mothers are more likely to have babies with…

  • Lab Notes: Penny an Ounce Soda Tax Flames Out

    labnotes
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 7, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. Penny an Ounce Soda Tax Flames Out Broad-based lobbying by the soft drink industry efforts and industry sponsored scientific research are being blamed for Congress’s abandonment of a soft drink tax to help finance health care reform, despite claims that the tax would reduce obesity. (By…

  • Lab Notes: Heart Attack Themed Restaurants in Legal Spat; Medical Expenses Up Sharply in 2009

    labnotes
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 6, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. Heart Attack Themed Restaurants in Legal Spat An Arizona “medically themed” hamburger restaurant, the Heart Attack Grill, is suing a Florida copycat restaurant, the Heart Stopper Sports Grill, alleging misappropriation of the restaurant’s theme, down its offer of free food to…

  • Lab Notes: 1 in 40 U.S. Women Suffer from Sex Addiction; Some Children Thrive Under Stress

    labnotes
    6 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 5, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. 1 in 40 U.S. Women Suffer from Sex Addiction As many as 8 percent of Americans suffer from sex addiction, and up to a third of those are women, according to Alex Caroline Robboy, a Philadelphia sex therapist, and the disorder has recently become the subject of a reality show. 2. Some Children…

  • Lab Notes: Another Coma Man Found to be Conscious; Exercise May Help Brains of Patients with Schizophrenia

    labnotes
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 4, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes. 1. Another Coma Man Found to be Conscious A man who has lain in a vegetative coma for five years following an automobile accident may actually be conscious and able to hear verbal communications, according to British and Belgian researchers, who examined him using an MRI machine. 2. Exercise May…
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  • [Forum] Can't Lose Weight Without Ephedra

    contactus@diet-blog.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am
    When i 1st found out I was pregnant, I was 18 yrs old and in a size 5. That is the smallest I had ever been, and the way things are going "ever be". Typically I was around a 9 or 10. Anyway I found that wonderful diet pill that contained "ephedra" and man did it work wonders for me! I was losing weight at a healthy pace, I had energy that I had lacked before, I was happy AND my hair was thick! Then it was decided that Ephedra was no longer a good thing, and I was really bummed because after I had my son I was in a size 12 and all the excercising and dieting in the world would not allow me to…

  • McItaly Burger Stirs Up Controversy

    contactus@diet-blog.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am
    McDonald's have unveiled their new "McItaly" burger, emphasizing it will "promote the taste of Italy". The burger is made from ingredients produced in Italy, and has been launched under the slogan, "McDonald's speaks Italian."Continue reading...

  • [Forum] Have You Heard of a Fat Phobia?

    contactus@diet-blog.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 1:21 am
    I watched a television show last night and it was about people who suffers from fat phobia in different ways. One lady had bad experiences in her childhood where a former school teacher of hers had been severly obease and been mean to her. This had according to her created a fear of fat people. The Tv crew then wanted her to confront her phobia and arranged a meeting between her and a 20stone woman. The lady paniced. Starting to hyperventilate and got blurred vision. The whole programme was about her going through hypnotherapy to overcome her phobia. At the end, it worked and she was able to…

  • What 3 Steps Reduce Childhood Obesity by 40%?

    contactus@diet-blog.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:23 pm
    New research in Pediatrics reveals some useful take-home messages for parents of preschoolers. Q. How can you easily lower the odds of your child becoming obese? A. There are 3 simple steps you can take. What are they?Continue reading...

  • When the Gym Becomes Dangerous

    contactus@diet-blog.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Data from the Consumer Products Safety Commission reveals the gym can pose some hazards, with more than 50,000 exercisers landing in the ER annually. Here are some of the most common culprits, and how you can avoid getting injured.Continue reading...
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  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-09

    Laura Moncur
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:32 pm
    ran 1.86 mi on 2/3/2010 at 5:27 AM with a pace of 18'46"/mi http://bit.ly/arfZ5Q # I just registered! Sign up with me for the Judge's 5K Run in June this summer!. http://tinyurl.com/yknxbh9 #

  • Monday Music Motivation: Week Four

    Laura Moncur
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    For the next few weeks every Monday, I’ll share a playlist of songs that I have in my Workout Playlist on my iPhone. I’ll include clips to listen to, where you can buy them and why I have them in my list. Just so you know, I do get a portion of the sales of these songs from Amazon, so if you buy them, you’re helping me out. Amazon.com Widgets Shining Light by Annie Lennox: This is a great warmup song. I like to think that maybe someone thinks this about me. I love the lyrics, “You are a force, you are a constant source, yeah you are a shining light.” When…

  • When Food Snobbery Goes Beserk

    Laura Moncur
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    What happens when being a vegetarian isn’t enough? When there are so many people out there who are also vegetarian, it doesn’t make you feel special enough, so you need to take it one step further. You become a vegan. But what happens when being a vegan isn’t enough? When there are so many people out there who are also vegan, it doesn’t make you feel special enough, so you need to take it one step further. You become a raw food vegan. But what happens when being a raw food vegan isn’t enough? When there are so many people out there who are also raw food vegan, it…

  • What If Coca-Cola Couldn’t Lie?

    Laura Moncur
    6 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    This hilarious commercial is from the movie The Invention of Lying. What if Coca-Cola couldn’t lie in their commercials. I suspect they would sound a lot like this: The announcer says: Hi, I’m Bob. I’m the spokesperson for the Coca-Cola company. I’m here today to ask you to continue buying Coke. I’m sure you’ve been drinking it for years and if you still enjoy it, then I’d like to remind you to buy it again sometime soon. Basically, it’s just brown sugar water. We haven’t changed the ingredients lately, so there’s nothing new I can…

  • PostSecret: Obesity News Segment

    Laura Moncur
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    This postcard from PostSecret gave me a new motivation to get fit and thin. It reads: I often wonder if I’ve ever been caught in an obesity news segment. The thought of seeing myself on the news as an example of the obesity epidemic made my stomach turn. I know they have the right to film people in public and show them on television as long as they don’t show their faces, but it just seems cruel and wrong to me. It’s just one of the those reasons for me to get my butt on the treadmill every day. If eating healthy and exercising every day is what I have to do to keep myself…
 
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  • There’s a Hater Amongst Us

    Israel Lagares
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:22 pm
    There’s someone out there that is a hater. This guy has his own health site and preaches his brand of weight loss methods. That’s cool. I don’t have an issue with that. Sharing knowledge of what has worked for you in the past is part of what this whole weight loss thing is about. But it’s also about the individual trying things and sticking to what works for them. What makes them successful in their journey. Not what you keep telling them to do, but what they can reasonably commit to and stick with. So my issue with this guy is that he thinks that he knows it all.

  • How Are You Dealing with Weight Issues?

    Israel Lagares
    18 Dec 2009 | 6:46 am
    If you are like me, this time of the year is really bad for you. With all of the holidays, the cold weather, and the overall laziness that ensues around this time of year…it’s hard to stay motivated. So how are you dealing with weight loss issues right about now? Share some of your tricks, please! It’s been quite a challenge every holiday season for me to stick to my guns. Why does weight loss have to be so difficult, yet really simple? Something I’ve been thinking about doing is getting together on weekends with a bunch of guys and playing sports. I love sports, loved…

  • Nutrilite Sport Blogger Event Day 2 – Quick Recap of Activities

    Israel Lagares
    14 Nov 2009 | 6:27 pm
    Today was day 2 of my time here in California for the Nutrilite Sport Blogger Event. I’m going to keep this update brief, since it’s just too much info to post, plus I have to be downstairs in less than an hour for dinner (dont’ want to hold anyone up). It started with us meeting in the lobby at 7 AM. I met the other bloggers plus some of the Nutrilite Staff. We were driven to the Nutrilite Center for Optimal Health for our health assessments. I am looking forward to those results, which will be mailed to us. Here is a group photo of us in front of the Nutrilite Center for…

  • Nutrilite Sport Blogger Event Day 1 – Late Flight

    Israel Lagares
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    Today was a wack day. I had a late flight from Tampa to California for the Nutrilite Sport Blogger Event. After a long day of flying I finally checked into Hotel Avia. Man, is this place nice! Right in the heart of Downtown Long Beach, it’s a nice looking as their website implies. Yep. It feels like Florida out here. I was flown out here by Nutrilite as part of an inside look into the Nutrilite Health Institute Center for Optimal Health. It’s already late so I haven’t had a chance to meet any of the other bloggers that are here. Some of them you might have heard of: John…

  • Cold Weather Workouts Help Me Train Harder

    Israel Lagares
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am
    Finally! I’m so glad the cold weather is starting to settle-in down here in Florida. Maybe it’s because I can’t stand sweating profusely, but I find that working out in the cold helps me train harder. I think back to my football days and reminisce about practicing in the cold. We’d get out of practice without breaking a sweat, or so it seemed. We did sweat, but it wasn’t as bad as during the Summer. When I’m working out in the cold I feel like Rocky. Remember that scene when he has a full beard and is carrying a log? Or was it dragging it? Well,…
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  • If Physical Therapists Are Musculoskeletal Experts...

    Selena Horner
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am
    I was reading the summary of a court case which recently had a final decision by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York.  Honestly, it seemed a very boring kind of case that involved a motor vehicle accident which occurred 5 years ago.  Two concepts struck me as issues to think about... First, when someone has an injury, during our examination and evaluation process, we have more to offer patients than a single entity like range of motion.  Back in 2005 or whenever the physical therapist came into the picture to treat John, would the use of a few self-report measures have…

  • Come on Feel the Noise

    Tim Flynn
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:25 am
    A quiet riot is occurring in the state of Washington.  Thanks to Dr. Bob Boyles for this update. The Physical Therapy Association of Washington State (PTWA) held their Legislative Impact Day at the state capitol in Olympia on January 28th.  Not surprisingly, the main message that the PTs  brought to the legislators was the lifting of the prohibition on PTs providing spinal manipulation. If we thought last year’s attendance of 600+ was remarkable, we exceeded the turnout by over 200! Yes, over 800 PTs turned out to support the manipulation legislation. So large was the turnout that there…

  • EIM's Open Line Night!!!

    courses
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:06 am
     Join John Childs and Rob Wainner for a webinar on March 2nd, 2010 at 7pm CT to learn how you can make your own impact on the PT profession and jump start your career.  Click here for more details.

  • Crook Post

    Larry Benz
    31 Jan 2010 | 10:37 am
    My All PT’s are Crooks satirical post generated some comments and caused an overload to my email inbox.  The overwhelming response was positive and most found humor in it. Many shared with me interesting and compelling stories of their experiences with many of the issues addressed in the post. My writing is a product of my own conclusions and based in large part on the increasing regulatory trend as well as more emphasis on coding and compliance training rather than evidence-based practice. The genesis of it has been influenced by discussions…

  • Hurray for Calif PT's

    Larry Benz
    31 Jan 2010 | 5:14 am
    They appear to be hanging tough on Anthem-their state’s largest insurance companies recent attempt to disintermediate a physical therapy network and give all PT’s a “take it or leave it” contract of up to a max $75 per visit. This article points out an eightfold increase in profit by Wellpoint the parent company of Anthem. Without question, the Draconian cut in reimbursed rate for PT could contribute to them even making more money next quarter .(yes, more than the 2.7 Billion they earned during Oct-Dec 2009) But, PT’s are not caving according to this article…
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  • There, But For the Grace of G-d, Go I: Dispatches from Snowmageddon Part Four (Giveaway Edition)

    Lollipopgoldstein
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:10 am
    Because I know some of you have been waiting for this (I’m assuming you care because you’ve asked about it.  Though perhaps you were just being polite?), this is the post that contains the yearly Purim basket giveaway.  But first, you need to read my blatherings about snow.  Sorry about that.  Snow has become my [...]

  • Here Comes the Sun: Dispatches from Snowmageddon Part Three

    Lollipopgoldstein
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am
    Saturday night ended in the dark, with just the sound of shovels.  Sunday was a lighter day.  The sun was shining off the enormous mounds of snow.  After breakfast, we bundled up the twins and stepped outside in our snow gear.  Our current snow gear is sort of cobbled together from various sources as opposed [...]

  • White Out: Dispatches from Snowmageddon Part Two

    Lollipopgoldstein
    6 Feb 2010 | 6:23 pm
    It was a day of big conversations. This morning, we needed to explain to the twins that even trees die, pushing out their tight boundaries surrounding death a little further (up until this morning, the only ways one could die were old age, not eating, or getting hit by a car because you ran into the [...]

  • A Hard Snow’s a-Gonna Fall: Dispatches from Snowmageddon Part One (the Prequel)

    Lollipopgoldstein
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:41 pm
    Snowpocalypse 2010, for us, started with a naked Yoda. ******* Actually, it started with the first few flakes blinking through the sky as I picked the twins up at school.  I had dropped them off with the reminder that if the snow started falling in earnest before school was over, I was going to come to school [...]

  • 274th Friday Blog Roundup

    Lollipopgoldstein
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:47 am
    Snowmageddon is happening at some point today, 24 inches of snow dumped on the greater DC area.  I could not be more excited to be stuck inside our house.  I gleefully stocked up on movies and books from the library, purchased art supplies from the craft store, and braved a two-hour visit to the food [...]
 
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  • Children’s Village Kids on the Block

    CV News
    28 Jan 2010 | 10:15 am
    Kids On The Block was featured in the Selah Independent! View: http://www.selahnews.com/articles/1562/1/Kids-on-the-Block-comes-to-Selah/Page1.html

  • Children’s Village Expansion: Update!

    CV News
    2 Dec 2009 | 7:48 am
    I was just down viewing the first day of the Collaborative Training Classroom in their new space.  I heard the stories of each of the six children.  I saw them say words for the first time, I saw them communicate for the first time, I saw them learning to take turns and ask for what they want with words or pictures for the first time.  I saw the faces of their grateful parents showing relief and joy.  I heard about the other teachers in the community learning new techniques.  I witnessed Central Washington students sharing their knowledge and research data in order to achieve a positive…

  • Expansion Campaign: Progress continues.

    CV News
    26 Oct 2009 | 10:55 am
    The ongoing expansion is progressing well. Here’s the latest… [View with PicLens]

  • High Schoolers raising funds for Children’s Village

    Anne C.
    19 Oct 2009 | 8:38 am
    Helping children with special health care needs, Yakima Children’s Village is currently expanding its building to accommodate more services to help children in the area. This video features Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and their fund raising efforts.

  • Children’s Village Community Room

    Anne C.
    29 Sep 2009 | 3:09 pm
    View the ongoing progress of Children’s Village Community Room. [View with PicLens]
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  • Heather Eats Almond Butter…

    MizFit
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:03 am
    and a few *other* things. I had a fantastic time at Blissdom meeting tons of bloggers from all different genres. One of my fave Nashville bloggers, however, was not in attendance. As a result I was compelled to beg her to join me so that we could at long last meet in person… …and to drag her into the icky dizaster below so we could both taste, on camera, something neither of us had consumed before. Together. As Sisters in YouNeedToWatchTheVideoToFindOutWhat. Please to enjoy. (& please to join me in not understanding why my glasses inexplicably appear tinted)

  • Personal First Aid Kits: aka self preservation in a pimp hat.

    MizFit
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    yes. it’s a f-f-f-flashback. And this one goes out to the Jump Start 2010 teleseminar group. As per our laughter discussions… Prior to even becoming a mom, I was a woman obsessed with having first aid kits always at the ready. I’m not one to go from headache to brain tumor (much anyway), but I’ll admit to seeing accidents everywhere. Kitchen first aid kit? Check (knives, scissors,can openers, bottle openers, burns—the list is endless). Bathroom first aid kit? Check (medications, razors, water burns, slip&fall, yada yada yada). Car first aid kit? Check…

  • Winners of the Birthday Week giveaways.

    MizFit
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:25 pm
    Orient Watch winner: Jacksh*t Crum Creek basket winner: Jen Rubberbandits: Shannon Go Red Yoga Mats:  BK Del Suganthi Lauren Email me your mailing address (MizFit08 at yahoo.com) and your treats shall be on their way.

  • National Wear Red Day! (giveaway post).

    MizFit
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Subtitle: This is an easy one, People.  Join in. Wear red. Maybe win.  What’s not to love? The entire concept of Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women (& the men who love us!) to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease kills approximately 450,000 women each year. A number which equates to approximately one woman every minute. (I’ll give you a moment to  let that sink in. I write about the Go Red! movement every year and yet the number never ceases to stun me.) Ready for a few more statistics? · While 1…

  • Rubberbanditz (giveaway post).

    MizFit
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    FTC? My bands were FREE. The dizclaimers getting old. Yessiree. Alas, there’s a bit of back-story to this review/giveaway, People. Take a seat and I shall try to keep the yammerings to a minimum. The owner of Rubberbanditz reached out to me when I was experiencing the grumps a smidge of blog malaise. I was over reviewing products & was firmly ensconced (once again) in the steaming sh*tpile Id created. I almost deleted his email without reading (Im nothing if not honest!) but I opened it & was entirely blown away. The owner of the company’s message was clear, concise,…
 
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  • DVD Review - Bicycle Dreams

    Scott Dunlap
    6 Feb 2010 | 8:30 pm
    You know a DVD is good when you immediately hit "play" as soon as the end credits are rolling. That's exactly what I did with Bicycle Dreams, a new documentary film by Stephen Auerbach that chronicles the 2008 Race Across America (RAAM). The footage and editing are brilliant, providing a unique view into the minds and souls of those crazy enough to try and ride 3,000 miles across the US in 12 days. I think it's interesting to any athlete, but for endurance athletes this movie is a "must see".What drives a person to want to sleep one hour every 2-3 days and ride straight through from San Diego…

  • Long Run Revelations, Part I - There Is No Such Thing as Work/Life Balance

    Scott Dunlap
    31 Jan 2010 | 7:43 pm
    ."There is no such thing as work/life balance....there is only life balance."I'm starting a new section of my blog called "Long Run Revelations" in honor of those moments of clarity that often kick in on those weekend 20-milers. For me, it's about two hours into the run when my body transcends the pain, my brain goes into hyper-awareness, and my soul opens up like a sun-hungry flower. It's a blissful state, and when it happens I always feel like I've stumbled upon something divine.Usually about the time I'm thinking of nothing but the rhythm of my feet, the most profound thoughts enter my…

  • So lactic acid is good now?

    Scott Dunlap
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:25 pm
    I don't even know where I heard it first, but I always thought that burning sensation in your muscles from anaerobic activity that inevitably forces you to quit was "lactic acid building up in your muscles". After reading this very informative article from Matt Fitzgerald on Competitor.com, it turns out I was way wrong. In fact:1) Lactate is actually a direct and indirect fuel to the muscles.2) It DELAYS fatigue in muscles, not cause it.3) One shouldn't minimize lactate buildup during training, one should increase it.Boy, did I have that one wrong! Matt writes a great article, historically…

  • Hey, Masters Runners - Are You All-American?

    Scott Dunlap
    20 Jan 2010 | 4:52 am
    Soon after I finished the San Jose Half Marathon last year in 1:19:34, a fellow runner came up and said, "Congratulations! That's an All-American qualifying time for your age group." Sweeeet! I'm All-American!Wait, what does that mean again?I caught up to the gentleman and quietly asked what he meant by "All-American", hoping not to guffaw like at the 2004 Park City Marathon when I blurted out "what does it mean I qualifed for Boston?" to a round of belly-laughing disbelief. The runner was happy to explain that USA Track and Field (USATF) had established age-graded standards for long distance…

  • Smiling Through the Woodside Trail Marathon

    Scott Dunlap
    17 Jan 2010 | 9:28 am
    On Saturday, I had the great pleasure of joining 120 runners for the Woodside Trail Marathon in Woodside, CA, put on by Coastal Trail Runs. This 5k/11 mile/22 mile/marathon race was a great way to share my stomping grounds with some new trail runners and enjoy a day of perfect winter running before a weeklong storm.Coastal Trail Runs is the sister organization of Pacific Coast Trail Runs, focusing on marathon-and-under distances to attract new recruits to the wonderful world of trails. Based on the number of hands that shot up in the air when RD’s Brian Wyatt and Marissa Walker asked “how…
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    Marijke: nurse turned writer

  • Olympic viewing - waiting for injuries?

    Marijke Durning
    2 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Do you watch the Olympics? Within days, athletes from around the world will descend upon Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and area for the 2010 Winter Olympics where dreams may be achieved and hopes dashed.I like to watch the competitions, although I much prefer to watch the summer olympics. But watching the winter sports has me often sitting on the edge of my seat, waiting for someone to have a spectacular fall, hoping that a severe injury isn't the result.In our chase to become the fastest, jump the highest, and twist and flip the most times, some of our athletes end up sustaining…

  • Diary of My Separated Shoulder

    Marijke Durning
    9 Jan 2010 | 1:13 pm
    Dec. 11, 2009 early morning.Dear Diary,It's moving day! We're moving from this large 4-bedroom home to a much smaller second floor flat/condo - downsizing at its best. But all the hard work will be worth it. Bring on the movers!~Dec. 11, late evening.Dear Diary,Well, the move didn't go as planned. Not at all. The movers came alright. They were doing a great job packing up their van. The problem was me. I fell. Hard. Very Hard. I had gone outside to go to the car and I slipped on some hard snow and landed on my left side. Did I mention that I fell hard?Diary, I remember lying there on the snow…

  • Entertainment or Way Beyond: A Child's Death Twittered

    Marijke Durning
    18 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Twitter has been in the news, for better or worse, for the past year or so. Some people use Twitter for the odd updates, others are addicted to it or like to use it for shock value. One famous case occurred just a couple of months ago when Penelope Trunk twittered about her miscarriage during a meeting.Some people were disgusted with her cavalier attitude, while others applauded her for her open communication. Others just shrugged their shoulders in a "what can you do? fashion.But now, Twitter and its reach is under fire again, for a much more tragic reason. Shellie Ross, a 38-year-old…

  • Dislocated shoulders, concussions and a move: still very grateful

    Marijke Durning
    13 Dec 2009 | 6:58 pm
    It's been a busy few months. We sold our house after having it on the market for about 8 months, bought a new place in the city (we were in a suburb) and moved. It all ended up happening quite quickly once we sold our house.Stress takes a toll on your body, whether it's a good stress or a bad one. It's known that changing jobs - even a good change, moving, marrying, divorcing, having a baby, and so on, are all stressful times in our lives. It's important to stay healthy during those times because once you do start getting run down, it's hard to get back up to full form.Luckily for us, we…

  • Dec. 6, 1989, Violence against women

    Marijke Durning
    6 Dec 2009 | 5:37 am
    December 6, 1989. It was a day like many others. I was at home with my then 2-year-old son and my 10-month-old daughter. Nothing of the day would have stood out except for a horrible event that began in the late afternoon.As we watched the evening news, the drama - the unimaginable - was happening. One gunman, Marc Lapine, had entered Ecole Polytechnique, the engineering school of the University of Montreal. He told the male students to leave. He began shooting the women. By the end of it all, 14 young, bright, promising women had been murdered by a man who resented that they were in the…
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    Clinical Cases and Images: CasesBlog

  • Health News of the Day

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:01 am
    Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in bullet-point format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day: Spending on health care in US is 17.3% of GDP, up from 16.2% in 2008 - largest percentage increase in 5 decades http://goo.gl/IZE4 People who drank 2 or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk of pancreatic cancer http://goo.gl/DcXd Thirdhand Smoke (tobacco smoke residue) Creates Indoor Cancer Risk. Nicotine reacts with indoor air pollutant to form carcinogenic…

  • Cleveland Clinic Adoption of Web 2.0 - Slideshow by John Sharp

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:05 am
    Hospital Adoption Of Medicine 2.0 View more presentations from John Sharp."While social media strategy continue to evolve, new opportunities present themselves. Particularly significant shifts are toward participatory medicine and e-patients." References: Interview on Social Media by John Sharp. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, or follow me on Twitter.

  • Faces of America - PBS Series

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:52 am
    Faces of America premieres nationally Wednesdays, February 10 - March 3, 2010 on PBS: "What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. who turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans." Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, or follow me on Twitter.

  • Health News of the Day

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am
    Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in bullet-point format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day: 40% of cancers could be prevented http://goo.gl/bPOi Breast reduction for men is the fastest growing part of the cosmetic surgery industry - BBC http://goo.gl/sxOb Why did the Lancet take so long to retract the infamous MMR paper? BMJ http://bit.ly/cXThYc Tooth Fairy Is Paying More - the average went from $1.88 to $2.13 per tooth nationwide http://goo.gl/YD3N Packaged salads…

  • Atul Gawande: "Doctors are human. We miss stuff" - Checklists can help

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:10 am
    Atul Gawande on NPR: Doctors are human, and that their profession is like any other. "We miss stuff. We are inconsistent and unreliable because of the complexity of care," Gawande says. "I got a chance to visit Boeing and see how they make things work, and over and over again they fall back on checklists. The pilot's checklist is a crucial component, not just for how you handle takeoff and landing in normal circumstances, but even how you handle a crisis emergency when you only have a couple of minutes to make a critical decision." References: Atul Gawande's 'Checklist' For Surgery Success.
 
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  • How To Appeal Health Insurance Claim Denials

    Katherine Stone/Postpartum Progress
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:44 am
    The ever-helpful Patient Money columnist at the New York Times wrote this piece last week on appealing denials of your health insurance claims.  Given how little mental health treatment is offered and how difficult it is to get, I figured you'd be more than a little interested in these tips!

  • The Ultimate Valentine for a Postpartum Depression Mom

    Katherine Stone/Postpartum Progress
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:09 am
    Monday.  3:30pm or thereabouts.  Stone Callis residence.  Conversation between mom and 8-year-old son with whom she had horrible, raging postpartum OCD and cried every day and thought she'd ruined his life and hers forever and ever. Son:  Mom, did you know there's a dance at school tonight? Mom:  I told you about it a month ago when the flyer came home in your backpack.  You said you didn't want to go to the Valentine's Dance. Son:  No you didn't tell me. Mom:  Yes I did. Son.  No you didn't.  You never told me.   Mom:  Yes I did tell you.  And you…

  • And the winner of the Postpartum Progress coffee mug is ...

    Katherine Stone/Postpartum Progress
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:34 am
    So I'm sitting here with a piece of paper writing out and tearing off the names of all of the commenters on What Makes Moms with Postpartum Depression Finally Reach Out For Help and Share Your Story and Win a Postpartum Progress Coffee Mug Now I've folded each of the pieces of paper.  Now I've gotten my colander from the kitchen which is normally used for draining spaghetti but will now be used to scientifically swirl around all of these pieces of paper so that I can do a random drawing.  Now I'm pulling out the winning piece of paper.  And the winner of the Postpartum…

  • Viewpoints Selects Postpartum Progress Among Top 10 Mom Blogs

    Katherine Stone/Postpartum Progress
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:19 am
    I got some nice news at the end of last week.  The website Viewpoints has chosen Postpartum Progress as one of the Top Mom Blogs of 2010.  Thank you Viewpoints!  Their list of top mommy blogs was as follows: 1.  Cloth Diaper Blog 2.  Cool Mom Picks 3.  Dooce 4.  The Green Mom Review 5. Mama Knows Breast: Adventures in Breastfeeding 6.  Mombian 7.  The Mommy Blog: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood  8.  My Mommy Manual 9.  Postpartum Progress 10.  The Teenage Mind: The Internal Experience of the Young Adult The Viewpoints website is a place to find consumer reviews…

  • The Unrelenting Self-Doubt And Second-Guessing of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

    Katherine Stone/Postpartum Progress
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:59 am
    You're never gonna know what the exact right thing is to do.  You just aren't. How much does that suck? Being a parent is tough business, and for those of us with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders I'd venture to say it's even tougher.  We start off on the wrong foot from the very start.  This leads to even more self-doubt, even more guilt, and even more second-guessing. I still do this all the time.  I'm picking up all my kids' toys off the floor.  They take no responsiblity for their own things and it's my fault because I don't make them do…
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  • Biodegradable Scaffold Helps Incubate Stem Cells for Safer, Faster Growth

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:54 pm
    Growing stem cells efficiently and preventing contamination is a major stumbling block in developing them for therapeutic applications. Still these days, animal byproducts are used in Petri dishes that grow stem cells, leading to infection that may trigger an immune response once these cells are transplanted into the body. To overcome this issue, researchers at University of Washington in Seattle have developed a 3 dimensional structure to serve as a nesting site for stem cells to comfortably grow and propagate. Zhang's [Miqin Zhang, UW professor of materials science and engineering]…

  • Medtronic's ENT Scope Sheath Proves Effective for Germicidal Protection

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:56 am
    A study out of Boston University School of Medicine, presented last week at the annual Triological Society meeting, has looked into the effectiveness of Medtronic's Slide-On Sensory Sheath as an alternative to germicidal immersion for flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopes in between procedures. The condom-like device is wrapped over the fiber optic cable to prevent ENT scopes from getting dirty in the first place. The scope still requires an "enzymatic detergent cleaning and disinfection with 70 percent alcohol" when switching between patients, but the Slide-On should still save time during busy…

  • Jamie Heywood of PatientsLikeMe at TEDMED 2009

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:55 am
    Jamie Heywood founded a website called PatientsLikeMe. Just like other social networks, PatientsLikeMe provides a place for people to discuss their condition, exchange information on countless diseases, etc. What makes PatientsLikeMe unique is the information that the firm mines from the content contributed by users. Here's Heywood giving a TEDMED talk about how his website can serve a similar function as large scale clinical trials and what useful data can be obtained from it. Link: PatientsLikeMe... TEDMED...

  • Dental Hearing Aid Technology from Sonitus Medical

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am
    Sonitus Medical out of San Mateo, California is a company that's betting on bone conducting dental hearing implant technology. The SoundBite Hearing System that the firm is developing consists of a unit that has a microphone and wireless transmitter, and a tiny speaker that attaches to rear teeth to resonate and transmit the audio mechanically to the cochleae. The idea for this technology is not new and maybe risky, but Sonitus Medical seems confident it can earn regulatory approval and introduce an all new hearing aid technology to market. The SoundBite hearing system consists of both a BTE…

  • The Cordis Manual FAIL for their RX Nitinol Stent System

    Sean Duffy
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:09 am
    Take a break form your day to have a quick laugh at the expense of Cordis (a J&J company) and their accidental product manual that wasn't much of, well, a manual...
 
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  • Increasing copays will increase costs for health insurance companies in the long run

    Kevin
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Originally published in MedPage Today by Todd Neale, MedPage Today Staff Writer Raising seniors’ copayments for ambulatory care to offset increasing healthcare costs may backfire on insurers, researchers asserted. Seniors enrolled in Medicare plans that increased copayments had significantly fewer outpatient visits but spent more time in the hospital than patients in plans that left copayments untouched, according to Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH, of Brown University in Providence, R.I., and colleagues. Assuming an average reimbursement of $60 for an outpatient visit, seven annual visits per…

  • Do part time doctors worsen the primary care shortage?

    Kevin
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    More graduating doctors are making family and personal life a priority, and opting for part-time work. But when primary care doctors are needed more than ever, is that contributing to the shortage? That’s a question that Dr. Gwenn asks over at Better Health. In pediatrics specifically, more “are now opting for part time work right out of the gate, just after training or during, in their 30s. And, that more men are going part time as well as subspecialists along with the women and generalists that have been steady part timers for a while. All tolled, as of 2006, 23% of the…

  • The power of a doctor’s choice of words in explaining CPR

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    by Alex Smith, MD Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter. Words often imply layers of meaning that are not explicitly articulated, yet rest beneath the surface: “I worry that time is short for you” (You are dying) (I care about you) “I wish we could have done more” (Nothing would have changed her death) (I am on your side) “I hope with you that you’ll get better, but I think we should prepare in case things don’t go as we hope” (You are not getting better) (I support your hope) I can think of no situation…

  • How your health can depend on where you live

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Bill Davenhill asks, “Can your health depend on where you live?” From TEDMED 2009. Posted at KevinMD.com. Stay updated and subscribe, follow me on Twitter, or connect on Facebook. Related posts:KevinMD Live Q&A on health care reform, today at 11:30am Eastern A vasectomy, live on Twitter KevinMD Live Q&A today at 2:00pm Eastern

  • An anesthesiologist accused of making up trial data pleads guilty to federal charges

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Originally published in MedPage Today by John Gever, MedPage Today Senior Editor A Massachusetts anesthesiologist accused of fabricating data in studies of pain drugs will plead guilty to federal criminal charges under an agreement with prosecutors. Scott Reuben, MD, a well-known pain researcher at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., was charged with one count of healthcare fraud. Early last year, the hospital announced that an internal audit had revealed that Reuben had made up research data out of whole cloth, affecting at least 21 published studies over a 15-year period. The…
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  • Never Too Late!

    Colette Bouchez
    20 Jan 2010 | 4:58 pm
    A new study shows it's never too late to improve bone health and reduce the risk of fracture. Read on to discover what you can do - and why it works at any age! By Colette BouchezThis week a new medical study offered just the kind of news I live to hear: That’s it’s never too late to look to Mother Nature for better health!Indeed, in research published in the British Medical Journal researchers from the University of California Davis documented how taking vitamin D and calcium together can improve bone health and prevent bone breaks- no matter what age you are when you begin the…

  • Reduce Wrinkles Naturally & Look Younger by 2011 !

    Colette Bouchez
    2 Jan 2010 | 7:56 pm
    If your New Year's resolutions include knocking a few years off your appearance, then read on to find 10 ways to reduce wrinkles and look younger by 2011 - naturally! By Colette Bouchez Whether you've just turned 40 and are seeing the  first signs of aging, or  you're 55 with skin that isn't exactly keeping your birthday a secret, seeking ways to reduce wrinkles is probably on your agenda for 2010. At the same time, experts say, many of us are losing the wrinkle battle, watching helplessly as the glow of youth goes on the dimmer switch. "Many women as well as men believe that aging…

  • Shea Butter Oil: The New Fountain of Youth?

    Colette Bouchez
    17 Dec 2009 | 7:15 pm
    A new study suggests that the same shea butter oil which helps skin look younger may in fact alleviate the aches and pains of perimenopause and menopause. Here’s what you need to know!By Colette BouchezBy now you've probably heard – or maybe even experienced first-hand - the power of Shea Butter to moisturize and repair damaged, aging skin. As an ingredient in many high-end moisturizers it’s use as an anti-aging skin preparation is nothing short of legendary.Now, however, a growing body of research suggests that natural compounds found in the oils of the shea tree don’t just help you…

  • Fabulous Over 40: 10 Top Make Up Tips

    Colette Bouchez
    7 Dec 2009 | 2:12 pm
    Whether you've just turned 40, you're heading down the pike towards 50 or a glam doll who's changing the world at 60, super celebrity make-up guru Michael Maron offers these 10 make up tips on how to look fabulous ... at any age!1. Avoid heavy foundation for over 40 skin, or powders, and always try to match what you use to your complexion color, rather than trying to add color to your face with a darker foundation or powder.2. Don't use blushes or bronzers with a muddy or a brown tone. This tends to age skin and could make brown spots appear darker.3. Avoid ultra light concealer under the…

  • Swapping Hot Flashes for Fertility Drugs: Pregnancy Over 40

    Colette Bouchez
    23 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pm
    Looking to trade in hot flashes and night sweats for diapers and pre-school? If you're over 40 and thinking about getting pregnant - here's some new hope and some sage advice.By Colette BouchezJust the thought of getting pregnant at a time when most of your gal pals are talking hot flashes and leaky bladders can make the whole idea seem, well, rather daunting - if not totally out of the question.But daunting as it may be, the reality is that today more and more women over 40 are deciding to trade in hormone replacement for fertility drugs and try for a pregnancy - some for the very first…
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  • The Evolution of Empathy

    Greater Good Magazine
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:28 am
    (Editor’s Note: we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine). The Evolution of Empathy Empathy’s not a uniquely human trait, explains primatologist Frans de Waal. Apes and other animals feel it as well, suggesting that empathy is truly an essential part of who we are. Once upon a time, the United States had a president known for a peculiar facial display. In an act of controlled emotion, he would bite his lower lip and tell his audience, “I feel your pain.” Whether the display was sincere is not the issue here; how we are…

  • Will the Apple Tablet Support or Hinder Users’ Cognitive Fitness?

    Luc P. Beaudoin
    26 Jan 2010 | 7:20 am
    Rumor has it that Apple is going to announce a tablet computer, which may well become a revolutionary new way for users to read and experience all kinds of educational content. Will it support or hinder our Cognitive  Fitness? In this article, I describe the criteria that a tablet computer—and its technological ecosystem—must meet in order for the solution to make users more knowledgeable and smarter. To achieve these lofty goals, the tablet must be much more than an “e-reader”. The offering must be an integrated learning environment with which users transform the information that…

  • Cognitive Enhancement via Drugs vs. Software

    Alvaro Fernandez
    25 Jan 2010 | 1:27 pm
    SharpBrains Summit participant Peter Reiner, from the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia, shares his main Summit take-aways on the potential and challenges of non-invasive technologies for brain fitness. He synthesizes the opportunity well: 1) Cognition is not monolithic 2) Software is adaptive 3) and seems safe, elaborating that: “Will brain fitness software dominate the world of cognitive enhancement? Prior to this conference I was quite skeptical, but the overall impression that I was left with was that brain fitness software may turn out to have some…

  • SharpBrains Summit starts today

    Alvaro Fernandez
    18 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am
    The SharpBrains Summit is ongoing, with 242 participants in 15 countries! thanks to the IT brains at the Institute for The Future and collaborators such as Anett Gyurak, Pascale Michelon and Camille Finley, event is going great. If you Twitter, you can follow my updates here. The Summit hashtag/ feed is #sharp2010. Participants who were actively tweeting the first day: @IFTFHealth @rodfalcon @positscience @billiamjames @drg @FitLifeClubs @performbetter @YoungDrivers @AOborne (Registration is closed now for new participants, please subscribe to our eNewsletter if you want to learn about future…

  • Working memory: a better predictor of academic success than IQ?

    Dr. Tracy Alloway
    10 Jan 2010 | 5:38 am
    Working memory is the ability to hold information in your head and Pic: Flickr (Plasticinaa) manipulate it mentally. You use this mental workspace when adding up two numbers spoken to you by someone else without being able to use pen and paper or a calculator. Children at school need this memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks such as following teachers’ instructions or remembering sentences they have been asked to write down. The main goal of our recent paper published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology was to investigate the predictive power of working memory and IQ…
 
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  • Sweets For the Sweet: A February Valentine Challenge

    Melissa McCreery
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    Whether you are nurturing a business or career, a family, an intimate relationship, or a secret dream, your time and energy are the most valuable commodities you possess. No matter how wisely you spend them, the truth is that they are limited in supply and extremely precious. Another truth: productivity and energy both depend on fuel. Just like our cars, when we aren’t fueled and properly maintained, we don’t run well. When we don’t give ourselves the experiences and care that allow us to be at our best—we simply aren’t our best. We don’t perform at our potential, we don’t have…

  • Emotional Eating and Overeating: What You Need To Know So That They Don’t Sabotage Your Weight Loss Plan

    Melissa McCreery
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am
    I’m pleased to announce the next call in the Smart Women’s Teleseminar Series and it might be just the ticket for you if you are finding yourself struggling or veering off track with your New Year’s plan for a healthier lifestyle. The topic this month: Emotional Eating and Overeating: What You Need To Know So That They Don’t Sabotage Your Weight Loss Plan Did you know that emotional eating can be an issue for you and you might not even know it? Or that slowing down and paying attention to emotional eating can help you identify additional triggers that may be fueling your…

  • Is Emotional Overeating Weighing You Down?

    Melissa McCreery
    26 Jan 2010 | 2:27 pm
    Are you eating when you aren’t really hungry? struggling with stress or “nervous” eating? circling the kitchen because you can’t find “the thing” that will satisfy you? eating when you are bored, tired, frustrated, or procrastinating doing something else? hungry all the time–no matter what or how much you eat? If so, it’s worth considering whether emotional eating is getting in the way of your healthy eating and weight loss goals.  We all eat emotionally. We’re encouraged by friends, family, and the media to associate food with all sorts of warm, comfy, delicious things…

  • Small Steps: How to Find Energy and Lose Irritations

    Melissa McCreery
    25 Jan 2010 | 8:27 am
    This is the second post in my series on making small, sustainable changes that will increase my energy, decrease my stress, and just plain make my life work better. This weekend my computer stopped working.  Stopped. Working. When it did, I had to admit that the complete breakdown had been a long time coming. In fact, as my computer repair savior kept calling with questions about what he was finding, I kept finding myself saying, “Yes, it’s been doing that for awhile,” and “Yes, that hasn’t been working quite right.” Turns out, that there had been a growing list of problems I had…

  • Running a Business, Running in Circles, and Running to the Fridge

    Melissa McCreery
    21 Jan 2010 | 4:14 pm
    It’s a refrain I hear a lot: “I am SO busy – I just started a business/have a successful business/hate my job and want to start a business/times are tough at work and they just keep piling on the responsibilities and projects – there is so much to do – I can NEVER catch up – my email consumes me – I’m always working but I feel pulled in so many directions – I’m stuck and I don’t know where to begin – I don’t feel like I accomplish what I want to – I’m snacking all the time/overeating/bingeing in the evening – and I’m putting on weight –…
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  • Why Is the Boston Globe Picking On Charlie Baker Again?

    Matthew
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:09 am
    By DAVID E. WILLIAMS When Charlie Baker began his run for Governor of Massachusetts, the Boston Globe critiqued his record and found it wanting (State aided Baker’s business triumph), a piece that struck me as weakly argued and unfair (Why...

  • Tough day for Wellpoint

    Matthew
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm
    By Matthew Holt Following my cynicism about the Braly WSJ interview, not only have they been called out by the Secretary of HHS, but now they’re really in trouble. The Mommybloggers are after them…

  • DNADirect bought by Medco: Consumer genomic counselling goes mainstream?

    Matthew
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:25 pm
    By Matthew Holt Ryan Phelan started DNADirect to expand the power of genetic testing to everyone, using the Web. She’s been ploughing a tough furrow but been making some real progress in the last few years, including getting an investment...

  • Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto"

    Matthew
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:35 am
    By BOB WACHTER Every now and then, I read and enjoy a book, but only later fully appreciate it as its lessons and insights slowly become apparent. Judging by the number of times I’ve said, “That reminds me of Gawande’s...

  • EHR Redux

    Matthew
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    By DAVID C. KIBBE It's time to revive the discussion of electronic health record software in light of the new federal regulations that define criteria for meaningful use and also set criteria for the EHR technologies that must be implemented...
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  • Gordon Brown to refuse elderly patients access to hospital

    Dr John Crippen
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
    Just a minute, that's a misleading headline. That's not what our beloved Prime Minister said. THIS is what he said:People aged over 65 could be given up to six weeks' support to enable them to remain in their own homes after a stay in hospital or residential care, or a fall or an illness, Gordon Brown said today. The prime minister said the plan forms part of the government's ambition to build a National Care Service, but details of how it might be funded would have to await a forthcoming white paper. It could benefit tens of thousands of people who end up in care when, with the proper…

  • Mercy killing - should the law be changed?

    Dr John Crippen
    2 Feb 2010 | 1:20 am
    Juries have always been reluctant to convict motorists of the offence of manslaughter. They will however convict for the offence of “causing death by dangerous driving”. Different, but more acceptable, words to describe the same offence. Causing death by dangerous driving is still manslaughter. The law on murder is clear but, when it comes to so-called mercy killings, juries are similarly reluctant to convict. Something needs to be done…The Guardian, Tuesday 2 February 2010A reply to some of the comments.Oh! Gawd, here we go again. Maybe I wasn't too clear in the Guardian  (I am a…

  • The Apple iPad ...why?

    Dr John Crippen
    27 Jan 2010 | 5:28 pm
    I love gadgets. Always have done. Eighteen months ago, perhaps under the eerie influence of the DK, I banished Bill Gates and Windows from my life, and bought an iMac. It hasn't crashed once since I bought it. Not once. Rapture. Then I have an iPhone. Modified rapture. The gadget is good, but the expense is ludicrous. Now we have the iPad. Well, Stephen Fry does. I don't as yet. And I probably won't. I don't see it. It looks like a hyptertrophied anorexic iPhone. Ok, sure, I want want want one. But what will I do with it once the novelty has worn off?  Someone please tell me. And I'm…

  • How do medical students choose a speciality?

    Dr John Crippen
    27 Jan 2010 | 12:10 pm
    Dr & Mrs Crippen dine outIt is interesting the way that a subsidiary point in an article often becomes the main talking point. I was discussing the care of patients with dementia, but the comments have largely centred on what motivates medical students in their choice of speciality. Can it really be money? When I was at medical school, albeit in the time of Galen, there was no talk of money. There was, I suppose, an unspoken assumption that as a doctor one would never starve but that was about it. Guy's Hospital Medical School is just a few hundred yards from the City, the Mammon…

  • Commissar Ed Balls

    Dr John Crippen
    27 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am
    The increasingly impressive Gillian Low, a leading headmistress, and the current president of the Girls’ Schools Association is rightly critical of the endless top-down micro-management imposed upon the teaching profession by education commissar Ed Balls. Balls is often described as being Stalinist. I disagree. He is more Mao than Stalin. His collected utterances could be gathered together in a not so little Little Red Book. Take a look at the 16 diktats ("bright ideas") that have been handed down by Commissar Balls since September 2009.Gillian Low, the president of the Girls’ Schools…
 
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  • Moments of genius

    Ben Goldacre
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:35 pm
    Sorry no column this week, I’ve got some fun stuff in the pipe, as they say, and a lot on. In case you miss me, here’s my shouty contribution to Radio 4’s “Moments Of Genius”, a eulogy to the startlingly new idea of systematic reviews. Other bits and bobs… …I’m on Quote Unquote this week [...]

  • Oh, I found you a new job

    Ben Goldacre
    29 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    I thought you might be interested in this job advert from the Independent. It’s from the nice people at Maperton Trust. You can go and see them for a diagnosis with their magical machines, although the best product is their Head Lice Repelling Unit or HELRU (right) which various people have emailed me about over the years, [...]

  • The Wakefield MMR verdict

    Ben Goldacre
    28 Jan 2010 | 12:25 pm
    Here’s a very brief piece I bashed out for the Guardian newsdesk today on the Wakefield finding, the further reading below will be more helpful if you’re interested in the story. Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Thursday 28 January 2009 In medicine, “untoward incident inquiries” tend to look for systems failures, rather than one individual to blame. [...]

  • 12 Monkeys. No… 8. Wait, sorry, I meant 14.

    Ben Goldacre
    22 Jan 2010 | 5:07 pm
    Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Saturday 23 January 2010 Like many people, you’re possibly afraid to share your views on animal experiments, because you don’t want anyone digging up your grandmother’s grave, or setting fire to your house, or stuff like that. Animal experiments are necessary, they need to be properly regulated, and we have some of [...]

  • LlewTube

    Ben Goldacre
    18 Jan 2010 | 2:25 pm
    Brief note to say I’m a guest on LlewTube this week with Robert Llewellyn (or Kryten off of Red Dwarf if you prefer). The show’s great generally, and a galaxy of nerds, recent guests include Patrick Stewart, Graham Linehan, Martha Lane Fox, Adrian Edmondson, Brian Cox, and the rest. It’s also a genius format for [...]
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  • USDA tightens requirements for school lunch safety

    Conner Flynn
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:12 am
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced some new steps Thursday to “assure the safety and quality of food” purchased for the National School Lunch Program. The measures include such things as tightening requirements on companies that supply ground beef to schools, testing the beef more often and more thoroughly, and improving communications within the USDA to “identify potential food safety issues” before children get sick. Good idea in theory. Problem is you will still have all of the factors in place that take away from any health gained from these steps. Things…

  • Report: 40% of cancers are preventable

    Conner Flynn
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am
    According to experts about 40% of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections. That sounds like common sense, except for the vaccines which I disagree about. At any rate, to mark World Cancer day on Thursday, officials at the International Union Against Cancer released a report focused on steps that governments and the public can take to avoid the disease. It’s common sense stuff like I said, but worth the read. The bottom line is that its in our own hands. [USAtoday]

  • Tylenol May Protect Kidneys After Muscle Damage

    Conner Flynn
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:50 am
    Acetaminophen, commonly sold as Tylenol, may help protect the kidneys after a person suffers severe muscle injury, according to new findings. Life-threatening kidney problems can be the result of severe muscle damage because of crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car crashes, explosions, etc. Right now treatment is limited to intravenous fluids and dialysis, but the new study suggests that acetaminophen may help protect the kidneys in these rare cases. It’s worth a closer look certainly. The team found that acetaminophen given before and after muscle injury prevented oxidative…

  • ‘Princess and Frog’ children’s necklaces recalled for cadmium

    Conner Flynn
    2 Feb 2010 | 10:13 am
    Another day, another recall. Federal consumer safety regulators have announced the recall of The Princess and The Frog pendants due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. The recall affects two products, which add up to about 55,000 items, sold exclusively at Walmart stores for $5 each. The action was taken voluntarily by jewelry company FAF Inc. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had been testing for cadmium in children’s metal jewelry for several weeks, responding to an Associated Press investigation that reported high levels of the carcinogen in the Disney movie-themed…

  • Take a Break, Boost Your Memory

    Conner Flynn
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am
    Listen up workaholics. You can take a break and feel good about it, not guilty. If you want to strengthen your memory, take a break after learning new information, according to New York University researchers who found such “active rest” strengthens memory. Sleep has been studied and found as a valuable way to preserve memories, but less is known about how “active rest” during the day may affect them. So, the memory of 16 study participants was tested and evaluated the effect of rest on memory. Researchers showed participants some images, each one pairing a face and an object. For…
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  • Differences between CAM practice and primary care practice

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    If there is one aspect of "complementary and alternative" medicine (CAM) that can puzzle advocates of science-based medicine, it's why, given how nonsensical much of it is given that some of it actually goes against the laws of physics (think homeopathy or distance healing), CAM is so popular. Obviously one reason is that there are conditions for which SBM does not have any "magic bullet" treatments. Diabetes, heart disease, other chronic illnesses, SBM can manage them quite well, but it can't cure them. Then there are conditions that science doesn't understand very well, conditions like, for…

  • Best. Conspiracy. Theory. Ever.

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    It looks as though Generation Rescue's bubble-brained spokescelebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey have finally found their niche. Can you guess where it is? Come on, take two guesses! That's right. They've made it into NaturalNews.com, crossposted from a post they had their handlers make to Age of Autism, entitled A Statement from Jenny McCarthy & Jim Carrey: Andrew Wakefield, Scientific Censorship, and Fourteen Monkeys. Truly, it is one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen on AoA or NaturalNews.com. You'll see why in a moment. Suffice it to say that Jenny and Jim have the most…

  • Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? It might really happen for Anne Mitchell, RN in Winkler County, Texas

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    About five months ago, I blogged about a true miscarriage of justice, the sort of thing that should never, ever happen. In brief, it was the story of two nurses who, disturbed at how a local doctor was peddling his dubious "herbal" concoctions in the emergency room of the local hospital when he came in to see patients, reported him to the authorities. Moreover, they had gone up the chain of command, first complaining to hospital authorities. After nothing happened for months, they decided to report the physician, Dr. Rolando Arafiles, Jr., to the Texas Medical Board because they honestly…

  • Egomaniacal Sunday morning basking in glory

    7 Feb 2010 | 7:30 am
    My adopted alter ego may be nothing but a computer played by a box of colored blinking lights, but those few who are actually familiar with the 30 year old British SF TV show that featured Orac beginning in the last episode of its first season know that Orac is an arrogant and vain computer. Given that, how could I fail to notice a couple of accolades that came my way last week. First off, on Friday, Respectful Insolence was included in a list of top skeptical blogs, along with Science-Based Medicine, NeuroLogica Blog (which Steve Novella informs me is down due to excess traffic and a really…

  • "Building bridges" to the leaders of the anti-vaccine movement?

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Thanks to Andrew Wakefield, it's been pretty much vaccine week for me. Well, mostly anyway, I did manage to have some fun with Mike Adams and the immune system, but otherwise it's been all vaccines all the time this week. As I mentioned yesterday, at the risk of dwelling on one topic so long that I start driving away readers, I've just decided to ride the wave and go with it until it's over. Unless something blows up over the weekend, I rather suspect that, for all intents and purposes, it'll be over as of today and I can move on to other topics starting Monday. At least I hope so. But…
 
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  • 7 Office Depression Busters: Tips for Work Depression

    Therese J. Borchard
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:25 am
    In his classic, “The Prophet,” Kahlil Gibran writes: Always you have been told that work is a curse … But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born. Unfortunately Kahlil’s words don’t jibe with a new Australian study that found almost one in six cases of depression among working people caused by job stress, that nearly one in five (17 percent) working women suffering depression attribute their condition to job stress and more than one in eight (13 percent) working men. In the last…

  • Introducing the Pop Psychology Blog

    John M Grohol PsyD
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am
    Genders issues in mainstream psychology are of interest to a great many people, us included. So we’re happy to welcome Yale University student, Johannah Cousins, as our newest blogger to be blogging about the intersection of gender issues and pop psychology in her new blog, Pop Psychology. Johannah Cousins is a senior English major at Yale University with a focus on gender studies and contemporary popular culture. She recently completed her senior thesis, an analysis of the cultural and feminist context of the Twilight series. She is a film and music critic and staff writer for the Yale…

  • Watching Others Do Good, Clean Scents Promote Altruism

    John M Grohol PsyD
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:05 am
    What would you say if I told you that simply observing people thanking others induced more altruism? The simple act of watching someone else do something uplifting or a good deed motivates us to also do good. At least that’s what researchers found in a recent demonstration of this effect at the University of Plymouth. In two experiments, researchers (Schnall et al., 2010) tested the level of altruistic behaviors amongst female students by asking them to view TV clips of three kinds — a neutral clip showing scenes from a nature documentary, an uplifting segment from “The Oprah…

  • Facebook Continues to Dominate Among Youth

    John M Grohol PsyD
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:17 am
    Last week, we discovered that 4 out of 5 teens prefer and use Facebook over the leading sugarless gum. Oh, sorry, I meant to say that while 7 out of 10 (73% to be exact) teens use social networking websites like Facebook, only 1 in 12 teens use Twitter. Clearly, the still-in-place-to-be is on Facebook and other social networking websites like it. The new data comes from our friends over at the Pew Internet and American Life Project, who conducted a phone survey in the middle of last year of 800 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. And while teens continue to embrace social networking,…

  • Newsweek: Do Antidepressants Work? For Many People, YES!

    Therese J. Borchard
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:39 am
    I admire Newsweek writer Sharon Begley’s work … especially when she explains ways we can try to rewire our brain. But I found last week’s cover story irresponsible. If, for no other reason, than its title and subtitle: “The Depressing News About Antidepressants: Studies Suggest That the Popular Drugs Are No More Effective Than a Placebo. In Fact, They May Be Worse.” Then I may as well kill myself. That’s how I would have read the article four years ago, before I started questioning all the information available today on mood disorders and drug treatment,…
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  • Precious Medals: Recycled Materials in Vancouver's Olympics

    Ben Buchwalter
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:01 am
    Sustainability is one of the three pillars of the Olympic movement, which means that Vancouver, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, will do as much as it can to reduce, reuse and recycle. In a particularly creative move, the Vancouver Olympic Committee is recycling post-consumer electronics for the material in Olympic medals. Teck Resources, a leading Canadian mining company, began extracting gold, silver, and copper from used electronics, mostly televisions, in 2006. This year, the company plans to process 15,000 tons of e-waste from the electronics, up from only 2,100 tons four…

  • Pombo Back On Green Hit List

    Kate Sheppard
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:06 pm
    Richard Pombo announced last month that he is back in the political game, and he's already reclaimed his post at the most-hated candidate for environmental groups. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on Monday named Pombo as the third member of their Dirty Dozen, an annual listing of electoral candidates they hope to defeat. Pombo joins Democratic senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Republican congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico on the list. "Few candidates deserve a spot on the Dirty Dozen more than Richard Pombo because he will side with Big Oil over a cleaner, more secure…

  • Welcome to Climate.gov

    Kate Sheppard
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:44 am
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Monday announced the launch of Climate.gov, the first US government website designed to provide information about climate change, its impacts, and appropriate community resources. The new program is modeled on the 140-year-old National Weather Service, except it deals with climate (which, contrary to misinformation from the right, is not the same as weather). From the official announcement: Individuals and decision-makers across widely diverse sectors – from agriculture to energy to transportation – increasingly are…

  • The Truth About Climate Science

    Kate Sheppard
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am
    What's going at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? After a rash of stories about inaccurate data in the reports produced by the world's preeminent climate science research organization, Kevin Drum wonders what impact the recent scandals have had on public opinion. The controversies over the IPCC's data haven't challenged the fundamental agreement among the vast majority of scientific bodies that climate change is happening and caused in large part by human activity. But they're feeding public distrust of climate science and science in general, largely because they've provided…

  • H1N1 Outbreak Made Worse by Lack of Sick Days

    Corbin Hiar
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:34 am
    One component of comprehensive health care reform that has been notably lacking from the drawn out legislative discussions is access to paid sick leave. In the US—the only industrial nation where workers are not guaranteed paid sick leave for short-term or long-term illnesses—39 percent of workers do not recieve paid sick days. A new briefing paper released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), which links the spread of the virulent H1N1 flu to a lack of paid sick days, makes a compelling case for why that should be changed. "Employees who attended work…
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  • FDA Blasts Lilly's PAH eCommunity Videos!

    John Mack
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:18 am
    In a Notice of Violation letter to Lilly (see here), FDA cited two videos supposedly submitted by patients who take ADCIRCA, Lilly's drug approved for the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).The patient videos present statements made by Adcirca users, “Traci” and “Carolyn" who make the following claims among others:“I can walk, and stairs don’t bother me [after Adcirca treatment] . . . . Bending over used to make me breathless, picking up my cat used to make me breathless and it doesn’t affect me anymore.”“Exercising and stairs and heat used to bother me and it…

  • Hallelujah! The Recession is Over! Sales of "Lifestyle" Drugs Like Botox & Cialis On the Rebound.

    John Mack
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:15 am
    As reported over at minyanville.com ("Sign of the Times? Cosmetic Surgery Is Back"):According to a survey done by MEDACorp, plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures were up during the fourth quarter [of 2009] for the first time since the downturn began in 2007.The survey encompassed facial injectibles, breast implants, laser procedures, and Latisse for eyelash growth. The results of the survey indicated that procedures for botulinum toxins like Allergan’s (AGN) Botox and facial fillers like Medicis Pharmaceutical’s (MRX) Restylane increased the most year-over-year in the fourth quarter of…

  • Danica Patrick: NASCAR Driver, Super Model, Superbowl Lingerie Ad Model, & COPD Spokesperson All Rolled Into one!

    John Mack
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am
    Lately, I and about 1000 other people who "follow" @boehringerus (Boehringer Ingelheim) on Twitter have been getting several messages like this one:#4COPD robs people of their ability to breathe. Get screened 2 see if UR at risk & talk to your Dr about your results http://ow.ly/13VknIt's part of a huge effort to roll out the new "DRIVE4COPD" campaign that BI is sponsoring. BI is jamming its Twitter account with similar messages (see image on left, click to enlarge).This is a huge social media campaign that involves not only Twitter but also Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. It features the…

  • Did Cephalon Pay James Mcmillen $101,650 to Help Promote Actiq for Off-Label Use?

    John Mack
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm
    In a recent post, I wondered why a doctor from Dillsberg, PA, a town with a total area of 0.8 square miles and only 2,063 people, would be the 5th highest paid physician on Cephalon's list of payments to physicians. That doctor -- James Mcmillen -- received $101,650 in 2009 (see "Transparency Vs. Translucency in Reporting Physician Payments").Since I first posted this bit of information, I learned that:(1) Cephalon agreed to plead guilty to promoting painkiller Actiq, narcolepsy pill Provigil and the epilepsy treatment Gabitril for uses that weren’t approved by FDA. As a result of the plea…

  • FDA Warns Meda Pharmaceuticals that Astelin Isn't Approved as a Cure for House Cleaning!

    John Mack
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:48 am
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health ServiceFood and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD 20993TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILERichard Fosko, RPh, MPH, Director Regulatory Affairs Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 265 Davidson Avenue, Suite 300 Somerset, NJ 08873-4120RE: NDA #20-114ASTELIN®(azelastine hydrochloride) Nasal SprayMACMIS #18201Dear Mr. Fosko:As part of its routine monitoring and surveillance program, the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) has reviewed a waiting room sign (sign), entitled “Astelin ‘House Cleaning’ Waiting Room Sign”…
 
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  • Doctor's orders

    Paul Levy
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    Sad ironies occur every now and then. Why do they feel ineluctable in health care settings?Michael Howell is one of the BIDMC physicians who has been greatly involved in the enhancement of patient care in our ICUs. I sent him an email asking if he would review an article that IHI's Maureen Bisognano and I had written about this process. He received the note while accompanying his terminally ill grandfather to another hospital.Here is his reply:I am happy to review the article in the next day two. It is ironically appropriate: I am sitting in an ICU waiting room right now, excluded from…

  • How to get enough votes in the Senate

    Paul Levy
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    When Hillary Clinton was running for President, she set forth a more modest agenda for health care reform than her competitor, Barack Obama. Maybe she understood better, based on her experience, how difficult it is to get a comprehensive bill through Congress in this field.What is possible now that the President has lost the 60-vote majority in the Senate? I think the thing to remember is that he was having trouble even holding together the 60 votes he used to have. He had to agree to an assortment of give-aways -- to Nebraska, to Louisiana, to the labor unions -- to get the votes he needed.

  • The end of Moby Dick

    Paul Levy
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:20 pm
    It was somehow appropriate to find this distressed edition of Moby Dick on Horseneck Beach, just down the road from New Bedford. Are those remains of the great whale in the post below?

  • Bones on the beach

    Paul Levy
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:16 pm
    On a cold and windy day at Horseneck Beach in southeastern Massachusetts, bleached out remnants of sea creatures provoke thoughts of what they might have been.

  • A scene from Ballinvalley

    Paul Levy
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am
    In a post below, I mentioned Thomas Rice's new book, Far from the Land. I want to present you with an excerpt and hope you agree how compelling it is. This takes place when he is a small boy living on a farm with his sisters and mother, abandoned by his father.Tinkers were Ireland's "untouchables" in the forties, marginalized and despised, especially in the farming community. . . .The first time I saw Bridget Cash at the gate, I nearly died of fright. She was more than six feet tall with long, jet-black curls that sprung out from under her black shawl like live, corkscrew creatures. She had…
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  • January health and fitness goals – my two minute warning

    Metroknow
    24 Jan 2010 | 3:18 pm
    At the beginning of this year I described 3 major goals for 2010 with regard to my overall health and fitness (“2010: Setting them up and knocking them down“). So how are things progressing? I will do a summary post after the month is over, but with about a week to go I want to check in to give myself enough time to push a little if I’m coming up short. Here’s a quick summary of my goals, sub-goals, and the milestones I’m shooting for. Year goal: Complete at least one major running event this year. Sub-goal: Beat my aversion to running in the Oregon rain.

  • 20 hours without eating: Intermittent fasting part 2

    Metroknow
    12 Jan 2010 | 6:43 am
    Ed. note: This is part 2 of a series that was written after a day of trying intermittent fasting, or IF. As I explained in part 1, fasting is not starvation, and is a discipline that has been practiced for thousands of years by cultures around the globe. Here’s how it went. On Saturday I decided that it was the right time to try intermittent fasting (IF). As I explained in part 1 (“20 hours without eating: the intermittent fasting experiment“), IF is essentially giving your body a break from food for a set period of time, and then eating the calories and nutrients you need…

  • 20 hours without food: The intermittent fasting experiment

    Metroknow
    10 Jan 2010 | 11:23 pm
    Ed. note: This part 1 of a post that was written on Saturday after a day of trying intermittent fasting, or IF. Note that fasting is not starvation, and is a discipline that has been practiced for thousands of years by cultures around the globe. That said, I approached it as an experiment, with some pretty surprising results. The idea of intermittent fasting (IF) has intrigued me for some time. I am a big fan of the website Fitness Spotlight, and have read their exhaustive research on the subject of IF several times, always wondering whether it is realistic for me. Today, I gave it a shot. A…

  • 2010: Setting Them Up and Knocking Them Down

    Metroknow
    1 Jan 2010 | 5:14 pm
    With the flipping of the 10-year digit from zero to one, the thought of a new decade brings a lot of positive momentum for me. I’m in the midst of completing my first personal annual review (the idea courtesy of Chris Guillebeau at The Art of Nonconformity), and it is definitely filled with positives and negatives. I feel like I’ve spent an awful lot of time on the negatives lately here on Almost Fit, so I’m going to keep that part of the summary short. Equally as important, with the new decade upon us it’s time to set a few goals, and start knocking those pins down,…

  • Personal Entry: Building upon the ashes

    Metroknow
    13 Dec 2009 | 12:07 am
    Welcome to Almost Fit. Generally Almost Fit focuses on one simple thing: Eating Real Food in Moderation. However, I’ve been a bit dormant lately, and I felt that an explanation might be in order. This is a personal entry on where I’ve been, however I’ll be returning to my regular format soon in one way or another, as I’ll hopefully get to in this post. feel free to skip this article – it’s not for everyone. Thanks for reading. Let me start out by saying this post is not about food, moderation, eating, exercising, or just about anything else that normally…
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  • Change of Shift is Up; Next Edition Taking Submissions!

    Kim
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:05 pm
    The new edition of Change of Shift is up at Rehab RN! The next edition will  be hosted at the Blog of the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, also known as the INQRI Blog. The Initiative is associated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The theme for this edition of Change of Shift is nursing education. Submissions can be sent to “INQRIChangeofShift at gmail dot com”. Change of Shift is Up; Next Edition Taking Submissions!

  • The Kids Are Alright

    Kim
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am
    Nurse Jones was impressed with the NeoNatal App on her new iPad, but the device was much larger than she expected. I plan to get an iPad. I wonder if it comes with “wings”. Is the deluxe version called a Max-i-Pad? Sorry, I had to get my feminine hygiene jokes out of the way. I mean, Steve Jobs could hold up a toilet paper roll and I’d go into debt for it. But, this time I’m waiting. I will wait until the iPad runs OS X, supports video and runs more than one app at at time. Don’t make me wait too long, Steve! Speaking of Steve, he figures prominently in this…

  • Grand Rounds – the LOL Edition!

    Kim
    25 Jan 2010 | 6:25 pm
    Welcome to the LOL edition of Grand Rounds! I just adore the I Can Has Cheeseburger – LOL Cat site and the kittehs provide our background theme for the week. This is a great place to announce that the finalists of the 2009 Medical Weblog Awards are now up at Medgadget! This is also a great place to let you know that the Med/health bloggers will be meeting again at BlogWorld/New Media Expo 10 in Las Vegas, October 14 – 16, 2010! Put in those time-off requests, save up the dough because what happened in Vegas is going to happen again in Vegas (okay, maybe not the serenading at…

  • Change of Shift – Volume 4, No. 15

    Kim
    21 Jan 2010 | 1:23 pm
    It’s time again for Change of Shift, the bi-weekly nursing blog carnival! It’s an eclectic selection this week: hospital to office, students and veterans, money and…well, poo-poo, disasters and preparedness. Quick note: I have a “mailing list” that I use to mail out CoS notifications. If you are not on the list and want to be, drop me a line. If you are on the list and do not want to be, *sniff*, drop me a line! Hmmm..it seems that NPs Save Lives has been hearing a few excuses lately! Learn How Not To Choke Your Non-Compliant Patients over at www.npplace.com. The…

  • Anatomy of a Pain Shot

    Kim
    18 Jan 2010 | 12:58 pm
    This has me stumped. What on earth is she doing? She is drawing something up from a spoon, I assume it is a medication. But what? I usually associate this sort of activity with heroin addicts, but obviously this is a clinical environment. Okay, all you nursing historians out there… What medication would need to be drawn up from a spoon instead of a vial or an ampule? It’s carnival time at Emergiblog! Not only is Change of Shift going to be here on Thursday, but I’ll be hosting Grand Rounds next Tuesday! Nurses, get cracking for Change of Shift – I’ll be taking…
 
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  • WHO hails new Gates Foundation support for decade of vaccines

    29 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    29 January 2010 -- WHO welcomes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge of US$ 10 billion over the next ten years to accelerate global vaccine efforts.

  • Statement of the World Health Organization on allegations of conflict of interest and 'fake' pandemic

    22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    22 January 2010 -- Providing independent advice to Member States is a very important function of the World Health Organization (WHO). We take this work seriously and guard against the influence of any improper interests. The WHO influenza pandemic policies and response have not been improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.

  • WHO Executive Board appoints Regional Directors

    18 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    19 January 2010 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 126th session in Geneva, has appointed Mrs. Zsuzsanna Jakab as the new WHO Regional Director for Europe and re-appointed Dr Luis Gomes Sambo as the WHO Regional Director for Africa.

  • WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti

    12 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm
    13 January 2010 -- The severe earthquake that has struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared. Immediate health priorities include search and rescue of survivors, treatment of injuries and preventing the infection of wounds.

  • Afghanistan first in world to use new vaccine against polio

    14 Dec 2009 | 4:01 pm
    15 December -- Using a new vaccine for the first time, a sub-national polio immunization campaign will take place from 15-17 December in Afghanistan. About 2.8 million children under five in the Southern, South-Eastern and Eastern Regions of Afghanistan will receive the vaccine.
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  • New Emergency Contraception Drug Stirs Old Arguments

    Rachel
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:14 am
    A recent ABC news piece and two new journal articles (in The Lancet and Obstetrics and Gynecology) have drawn attention to an emergency contraception drug that is not currently available in the U.S. but apparently has been submitted to the FDA for review. Emergency contraception pills (EC) currently available in the U.S.  are intended to be [...]

  • Site maintenance

    Christine C.
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:57 pm
    We’re working on fixing some bugs that people have reported in the last few weeks, including problems with RSS feeds. If something looks off for the next few hours– no worries! We’re on it.

  • National Library of Medicine Exhibit on African American Midwives

    Rachel
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:05 pm
    For readers around the D.C. area: the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine division in Bethesda, MD will run an exhibit through June of this year on the history of African American “granny” midwives. Details below: Nothing To Work With But Cleanliness: African American “Grannies”, Midwives & Health Reform For over three centuries, African American midwives [...]

  • Sean James and Al Joyner Respond to the Tebow Super Bowl ad

    Rachel
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:06 am
    By now you may have heard about the Focus on the Family-sponsored anti-choice ad slated to run during the Super Bowl. The ad features football player Tim Tebow and his mother discussing her decision not to have an abortion when pregnant with the star player. The ad has been controversial for many reasons, including that it [...]

  • Efforts Underway to Respond to Potential Closing of New York Hospital and Associated Birth Center

    Rachel
    3 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am
    Following financial struggles and a move by another hospital system to take over, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan is in danger of closing.  The proposal  has met with community protest, primarily because, as one article notes, “St. Vincent’s treats a disproportionate number of poor, homeless and uninsured patients, who could be forced to go elsewhere [...]
 
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    Wall St Journal: Health Blog

  • Hey, Docs: When Do You Fire a Patient?

    Jacob Goldstein
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:48 am
    Doctors have a fair bit of freedom in deciding whether to take on a new patient. But once they do, ethics and state licensing rules limit the circumstances when they can drop the patient from their practice, the WSJ’s Melinda Beck explains in her column today. “You cannot abandon!” a former AMA official wrote to Beck, explaining that a doctor needs to give a patient a chance to find another doctor before discontinuing treatment. In general, docs can fire patients who consistently miss appointments or refuse to pay their bills. Chronically abusing the doctor or disrupting the…

  • Cholesterol Drug Approved for People Without High Cholesterol

    Jacob Goldstein
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:47 am
    Statins’ global conquest continues. The class of cholesterol drugs already includes Pfizer’s megablockbuster Lipitor as well as simvastatin, the hugely popular generic that Merck sold under the brand name Zocor. Now, AstraZeneca’s statin Crestor has crossed a new threshold: It’s the cholesterol drug for people who don’t have high cholesterol. The FDA just expanded the drug’s approval to include reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in people who meet all of the following criteria: Older than 50 for men, older than 60 for women Elevated…

  • Study: Health Costs Higher Where Hospital Competition Is Lower

    Anna Wilde Mathews
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:17 pm
    Spending by private insurers tends to be higher when the hospital market is less competitive, a new study finds. The study, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, compared geographic patterns of Medicare spending, using the Dartmouth Atlas data, with spending by big employers that cover their workers. The upshot was that the two didn’t correlate. The reason didn’t seem to be that insurers (in this case, acting on behalf of big employers) are better than Medicare at saying no to paying for unneeded care since utilization pattenrs were somewhat parallel. Instead, the researchers…

  • Eli Lilly CEO’s 2009 Compensation Totaled $16.4 Million

    Jacob Goldstein
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:33 pm
    Proxy season! Time, once again, to learn how much the captains of industry are pulling down. First up for the Health Blog this year is Eli Lilly, which just filed its preliminary proxy. John Lechleiter, the company’s CEO, had a package totaling $16.4 million, according to an analysis by Dow Jones Newswires. That includes $1.48 million in salary, $3.55 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation, $11.25 million in certain equity awards and $90,091 from a savings-plan match and tax reimbursements. Lechleiter has requested that he not receive an increase in salary or bonus for 2010,…

  • Tough Questions Await Cell Therapeutics’ Cancer Drug

    James A. White
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:43 am
    Cell Therapeutics’ experimental lymphoma drug pixantrone faces rough sledding from an FDA advisory committee after an agency staff review raised questions about the drug’s effectiveness and side effects. The news sent the company’s shares sharply lower. One of the chief studies of the drug was supposed to involve 320 patients but only 140 were enrolled. Cell Therapeutics told the FDA it had trouble finding participants for the study because doctors preferred to use multiple chemotherapy drugs or supportive care, Reuters said, citing the FDA staff summary. Here’s the…
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  • Growing Power founder on hand to help launch childhood obesity initiative

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
    Feb. 9--Milwaukee urban farmer Will Allen will share a podium with first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Tuesday. The Growing Power founder and CEO is to be one of three featured speakers helping Obama officially launch a national initiative to fight childhood obesity. Allen will join Judith Palfrey, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Willis "Chip" Johnson, mayor of Hernando, Miss., as they formally announce efforts to raise awareness of the need for children to have healthier schools, more exercise, access to affordable healthy food, and the knowledge to make…

  • Demystifying the Cardiac Stress Test

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers.But as many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis often isn't enough. Six months after a "normal" stress test, surgeons cracked open Wallack's chest for quadruple bypass surgery. An artery was 95 percent blocked."I thought I understood heart disease," said Wallack, a New York City surgical oncologist, with a strong family history of the illness. But his most recent stress test looked fine. So…

  • Health agency warns of 'stomach flu'

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
    Feb. 9--ALBANY -- During the winter months, schools and long-term care facilities tend to experience outbreaks of "stomach flu," also know as gastroenteritis, caused by noroviruses. With clusters of such illness beginning to pop up in Southwest Georgia institutions, the region's top public health official is urging parents, caregivers and the general public to recognize the symptoms, take steps to prevent infection and know what to do if they suspect it. "Noroviruses, which are also known as Norwalk-type viruses, are extremely contagious," Southwest Health District Health Director Jacqueline…

  • Abstinence-only sex education works, study finds, but lessons murky

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
    Feb. 9--Dramatic new evidence that abstinence-only sex education can succeed in public schools ought to be good news for Texas, right? After all, state law requires an emphasis on abstinence, and most school districts stop there. But education experts caution that the program tested is very different from the curriculum offered in many Texas schools. And while elements can be found in some North Texas classrooms, not even the researchers can say for certain which parts of their specially designed program made it work. Advocates of abstinence-only classes praised the study, published last week…

  • Antidepressant blocks tamoxifen benefit, may raise cancer death risk: study

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
 
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    Fat Fighter TV

  • News Nugget: More realistic serving sizes coming soon?

    FatFighter
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Ever look closely at the serving size on packaged foods and flip out that a tiny bag of say… crackers… is considered two (or more) servings? It can be pretty misleading, huh? Now, the Food and Drug Administration wants food makers to change the serving size on their products to make them more realistic. The FDA also wants manufacturers to post nutritional information, including calorie counts, on the front of their packages. Get your FREE copy of "Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals" Download e-book here. Related posts Portion explosion! (Round 2) Portion explosion! Would…

  • News Nugget: 3 simple ways to cut childhood obesity

    FatFighter
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:29 pm
    Sometimes, it’s the simple things that can make all the difference. And when it comes to childhood obesity, a new report finds having family dinners, getting enough sleep, and limiting TV time during the week can cut the risk. Researchers found four-year-olds that did these three things had a nearly 40 percent lower rate of obesity than children who didn’t do any of them. Get your FREE copy of "Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals" Download e-book here. Related posts News Nugget: Fast food ad ban could cut childhood obesity Young kids urged to take cholesterol drugs Want…

  • Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway #5: cLEAN Momma

    FatFighter
    7 Feb 2010 | 5:25 pm
    The snow is piled up outside and I am curled up on my couch, asking the groundhog for a do-over. But just in case he doesn’t come through and we really are stuck with six more weeks of winter, it’s a good thing we’ve got FatFighterTV’s Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway series to help you keep working out without stepping out into the cold. Giveaway #5 in the series is the cLEAN Momma DVD – it’s an exercise routine you can do while you clean your house! After she had her second child, Carolyn Barnes created it as a way to incorporate fitness into her hectic life. She…

  • Healthy Recipe: “Healthified” Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

    FatFighter
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:15 pm
    Tempt your tastebuds with a chocolaty cheesecake that’s easier on the waistline. A perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day, from our friends over at eatbetteramerica. Prep Time:20 min Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min makes:12 servings Cheesecakes 12 foil baking cups 12 thin chocolate wafer cookies (from 9-oz package), crushed (2/3 cup) 12 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1 whole egg 1 egg white 1 oz bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, melted Topping 1/3 cup fat-free hot fudge topping Fresh…

  • Living Well HealthMaster winner!

    FatFighter
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:38 pm
    Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Tamara B – for winning last week’s giveaway for the Living Well Healthmaster blender. Enjoy! And thanks, HealthMaster. Get your FREE copy of "Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals" Download e-book here. Related posts Living Well HealthMaster blender giveaway Your Big Fat Boyfriend winners! Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway #5: cLEAN Momma Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway #3: Get Extremely RIPPED! 1000 Winter Workouts (indoors) giveaway #1: ExerciseTV DVDs
 
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  • Weekly News Round-Up, Snow-Free Edition

    Rachel
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:03 am
    A new edition of the Carnival of Feminists is up at Zero at the Bone – thanks to the host for including a couple of OBOS posts! Last week, NPR ran a piece on new book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which I heard and posted about. I really should have one ahead and put a hold on it at my public library at the time; I waited until yesterday to do it and am now #39 in line for the book. Renee at Womanist Musings asks “Do Black Women’s Reproductive Rights Even Matter?” with regard to the lack of feminist response to racially targeted anti-abortion campaigns…

  • At Our Bodies Our Blog: Tebow, Birth Options, and Update on the Call for Participants

    Rachel
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:19 am
    At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a bit about the Tebow Super Bowl ad (with links to more commentary and the Planned Parenthood response video), and some info on response efforts related to the potential closing of a New York hospital and birth center. On the Tebow post, I’ve got a commenter making the “what if Obama had been aborted?” argument, so go on over and comment if you want to have that debate. Christine has an update and more information on the call for participants to inform the 2011 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Filed under: Abortion, Access, Rights, &…

  • National Library of Medicine Exhibit on African American Midwives

    Rachel
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am
    The National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine division in Bethesda, MD will run an exhibit through June of this year on the history of African American “granny” midwives. Details below: Nothing To Work With But Cleanliness: African American “Grannies”, Midwives & Health Reform For over three centuries, African American midwives delivered babies and practiced folk medicine in rural counties throughout the South. Midwifery came under public scrutiny in the 1910s when progressive reformers blamed the “unsanitary practices” of midwives for the higher rate of…

  • On Henrietta Lacks: The Legacy of One Woman’s Cervical Cancer Cells

    Rachel
    2 Feb 2010 | 5:15 pm
    I’m not usually a big fan of Fresh Air, but tonight’s episode caught my ear – the host spoke with Rebecca Skloot, author of new book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” The book focuses on the cells taken from cervical cancer patient Henrietta Lacks, and how those cells (called “HeLa” cells) became the focus of a tremendous amount of research, and the lack of information provided to Lacks or her family about how science benefited from her life and cells. In brief, from the story page: In 1951, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks was…

  • Weekly News Round-Up, Snowed In Edition

    Rachel
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:05 am
    Nashville got a few inches of snow on Friday, and I’m still not sure about getting down the hill for work tomorrow. Snow day! Local and law student Goldni has two good posts this week, one on Roeder’s trial, and one on the parents who tried to get the dictionary removed from school because it contains *gasp* adult words. She writes: …the fact that it took a whole committee to decide that it would do more good than harm to let the kids use the dictionary, and the fact that there are still some parents who may think that the dictionary may be just too scandalous for their…
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    ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

  • Poor hand-grip strength associated with poor survival

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    Poor or declining hand-grip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found a new article. The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the group older than 85 years, classified as the oldest old.

  • Detecting cancer early

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    A new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in the development have already been completed.

  • Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study.

  • Music, not gadgets, related to teenagers' headaches

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1,025 13- to 17-year-olds found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones or television and the occurrence of headaches or migraines. However, listening to one or two hours of music every day was associated with a pounding head.

  • Mediterranean diet may lower risk of brain damage that causes thinking problems

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a new study.
 
 
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  • Climate change will make world more 'fragrant.'

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    In response to the disruptions of climate change, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds, a major scientific review finds. The problem is too complex to yet gauge many of the consequences.

  • EU bioethanol outlook brightens, biodiesel dims.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    The European Union has been expanding the use of ethanol and biodiesel as it seeks to cut emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Demand is expected to grow in 2010, and two massive bioethanol refineries are due to come on line in the first half of the year.

  • US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit.

  • Spring begins almost two weeks earlier due to global warming, say scientists.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Animals and plants in the UK are breeding on average almost 12 days earlier than they were three decades ago, scientists have discovered.

  • Palin likens global warming studies to 'snake oil.'

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations.
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  • Rotavirus Vaccine--A Powerful Tool to Combat Deaths from Diarrhea

    28 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    The results from two new studies from Mexico and Africa conclude that rotavirus vaccination can significantly reduce deaths from diarrheal disease among young children in developing countries. The studies are published in the January 28 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. In an accompanying editorial, Mathuram Santosham, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and professor of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, writes that the data support the use of rotavirus vaccines in the poorest countries in the world.

  • Significant Urban-Rural Disparities in Injury Mortality Seen in China

    12 Jan 2010 | 9:15 am
    The death rate from injuries in rural areas of China is higher than in urban areas, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health s Center for Injury Research and Policy. Rural males of all ages were 47 percent more likely to die from injuries than urban males, and the overall rate in rural females was 33 percent higher than in urban females. For babies under one year of age, unintentional suffocation was the most important source of the total urban-rural disparity, whereas drowning was the great contributor to disparity among children ages 1…

  • High Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Associated with Lower Health Care Costs

    6 Jan 2010 | 11:30 am
    High antiretroviral therapy adherence, which has been shown to be a major predictor of HIV disease progression and survival, is now associated with lower health care costs, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined the effect of antiretroviral therapy adherence on direct health care costs and found that antiretroviral therapy improves health outcomes for people infected with HIV, saving a net overall median monthly health care cost of $85 per patient. The results are featured in the January 5, 2010, issue of the Annals of Internal…

  • Transmission Dynamics of H1N1 Similar to Previous Influenza Strains

    31 Dec 2009 | 8:30 am
    The April 2009 H1N1 outbreak at a Queens, New York, high school was widespread but did not cause severe disease, according to an analysis conducted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their findings suggest that the transmission and spread of novel H1N1 influenza are similar to those of seasonal influenza strains. The results appear in the December 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Researchers Identify Tuberculosis Strain That Thrives on Antibiotic

    21 Dec 2009 | 8:00 am
    Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the treatment of tuberculosis. The bacterium was identified in a patient in China and is described in a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Chongqing Pulmonary Hospital, Lanzhou University and Fudan University. The researchers determined that the bacteria grew poorly in the absence of the antibiotic rifampin and better in the presence of the drug. They also observed that the patient s condition grew worse with…
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    Medical News Today: Pediatrics

  • Marker Of Ewing Sarcoma: Potential New Drug Target?

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor of unknown cellular origin that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown...

  • Mimicking Hereditary Deafness In A Mouse Brings Doctors Closer To A Cure

    9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Deafness is the most common disorder of the senses. Tragically, it commonly strikes in early childhood, severely damaging an affected child's ability to learn speech and language...

  • Children's Hospital Boosts Paediatric Services

    9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, part of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides an integrated paediatric service to Greater Manchester and North West England, offering the latest diagnostic medical equipment to its patients. Siemens Healthcare was selected to supply a range of technology to the new hospital...

  • Parent Concerns Hinder National H1N1 Immunization Efforts

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be very severe. In the last four months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the United States from H1N1 flu more than three times as many child deaths as in a typical non-H1N1 flu season...

  • Incidence Of Cerebral Palsy On Rise In United States

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. They also were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology...
 
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    Medical News Today: Public Health

  • Analysts: If Health Reform Fails, Expect More Industry Mergers

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    News outlets report on how the fate of the health care overhaul might affect health industry mergers and biotech firms...

  • States Deal With Small Budgets, Medicaid Cuts

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Virginian-Pilot: Area hospitals are preparing "for a round of Medicaid spending cuts that executives say could be the worst in decades and lead to more cutbacks in their organizations. Rising health care costs and a surge in the number of Medicaid patients have increased the state's obligation to the government health insurance program for the poor and disabled by $777...

  • Statement On HSE National Service Plan, 2010, Ireland

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    The Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney, T.D. announced her approval of the HSE National Service Plan 2010. The Plan outlines how the HSE plans to deliver health and personal social services within its 2010 current budget of €14.069bn. It projects service activity levels for 2010 which are broadly in line with 2009 levels...

  • New Zealand Medical Association Welcomes Election Of New Medical Council Chair

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    The election of Dr John Adams, the Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine, as Chair of the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) has been welcomed by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA). "Dr Adams has extensive experience in practice, academia and advocacy...

  • Tax On Sugared Drinks Loses Appeal, Tanning Salons Still Fighting

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Los Angeles Times: "Only months ago, supporters of the soda tax saw it as an idea whose hour was near. The sheer magnitude of the medical cost of obesity added urgency to the issue ... But opponents questioned any link between sugary drinks and obesity, and expressed concern about a slippery slope of taxes on other products...
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    Men's health News From Medical News Today

  • Sperm Discovery Suggests New Target For Male Contraception

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Most of us probably think of sperm as rather active little cells, swimming with quick movements of their "tail" or flagella. But actually sperm's motility is in fact short lived. When in the male reproductive tract they have to rest easy, lest they wear themselves out prematurely and give up any chance of ever finding an egg...

  • Study Reveals Potential Evolutionary Role For Same-Sex Attraction

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Male homosexuality doesn't make complete sense from an evolutionary point of view...

  • Play Yourself Healthy

    3 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    A just published research experiment on inactive men with high blood pressure shows that just 3 months of soccer practise twice a week causes a significant fall in blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and percentage of body fat, and is more effective than the doctor's usual advice on healthy diet and exercise...

  • Male Breast Reduction Fastest Growing Area Of Cosmetic Surgery In Britain Last Year

    2 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    The economic situation does not appear to have affected the cosmetic surgery business in Britain: new figures from a not-for-profit organisation show that the number of surgical procedures were 6.7 per cent higher in 2009 than 2008, among which the number of male breast reductions went up by 80 per cent...

  • Grandsons Can Inherit Grandpa's Bone Weakness

    1 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons. "This is the first time this risk factor for low bone mass has been demonstrated across two generations," says associate professor Mattias Lorentzon, who led the research team at the Sahlgrenska Academy...
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    Blisstree » Diseases & Conditions

  • Marijuana Likely No Help in Alzheimer’s

    Marijke Durning, RN
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:57 am
    Medicinal marijuana is finding its way into many areas of medicine. It’s a big help for some people with AIDS, providing them with a much-needed appetite. Marijuana is helpful for some people with cancer, helping them manage their side effects, and it’s also been found to help people with glaucoma, just to name a few. There was hope that medicinal marijuana would provide help for people with Alzheimers because earlier animal studies had shown that marijuana could reduce the plaques in the brain that are the hallmark of Alzheimers. Although this new study, from the University of…

  • Soft Drinks Up Pancreatic Risk

    Marijke Durning, RN
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:14 am
    Pancreatic cancer is a serious, often rapidly fatal cancer that isn’t usually detected early enough for effective treatment. Although doctors don’t know how to prevent it, they do know that certain lifestyle issues contribute to the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, namely smoking and obesity. Now, we can add “soft drink consumption” to that list. Your pancreas is a small organ that provides your body with insulin that helps you regulate the amount of sugar enters your blood stream. The more sugar you consume, the harder the pancreas has to work to release enough…

  • Artificial Pancreas Promising

    Marijke Durning, RN
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    People who live with diabetes know how frustrating it can be to try to maintain a healthy and balanced level of sugar in the blood, particularly if they take insulin. Much progress has been made in terms of developing technology to help manage insulin doses, especially in children, but as good as they can be, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Type 1 diabetes, what used to be called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, cannot be cured. Insulin isn’t a cure, but rather, a way to manage it. The insulin must be given in specific doses and adjusted according to activity and…

  • Blacks with MS Deteriorate More Quickly

    Marijke Durning, RN
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:45 pm
    African Americans who develop multiple sclerosis deteriorate more quickly than their white counterparts and don’t respond as well to the currently available treatments, say researchers. It’s not unusual for different races to respond in different ways to various illnesses or treatments. The best known illness where this occurs is hypertension (high blood pressure), but we don’t always know which diseases or disorders will fall into this category. Multiple sclerosis is much more common among whites than African Americans, so not much research had been done regarding any…

  • Communion Host Unhealthy in Celiac Disease

    Marijke Durning, RN
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:52 am
    Celiac disease is becoming more known as more people are being diagnosed with it. Although it’s not entirely clear if the disease is becoming more common or people are just finally being diagnosed properly, the numbers of affected people are rising and this is presenting problems with some life-long rituals. Celiac disease is a silent disease at first. It is the inability of the body to digest gluten, which is a found protein in wheat, rye, and barley. People with celiac disease should not eat any gluten at all, not even small amounts, as gluten damages the villi, the tiny hair-like…
 
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    Yahoo!: Health

  • Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study (AFP)

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am
    AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.

  • Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study (AFP)

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:16 pm
    AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.

  • Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging (HealthDay)

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:49 pm
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered genetic variants that are associated with biological aging, a finding that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others.

  • Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice (HealthDay)

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:49 pm
    HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits serotonin in the gut cured osteoporosis in lab mice and rats, a new study has found.

  • Health Tip: What's Behind Nasal Congestion (HealthDay)

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:49 pm
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Nasal congestion, commonly called a stuffy nose, occurs when the tissues that line the inside of the nose become swollen.
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    MSNBC: More Health

  • Religious folks may not be healthier, after all

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm
    Attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests.

  • Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:18 am
    The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

  • FDA warns of brain risks with Tysabri use

    5 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    Federal health officials warned doctors Friday that the risk of a deadly brain inflammation linked to the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri increases with use of the drug.

  • No ‘weekend effect’ seen in trauma cases

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:53 pm
    People who suffer a traumatic injury during the weekend or at night will fare just as well as people injured during the day or on a weekday, as long as they make it to a Level 1 trauma center for treatment, new findings show.

  • Cadmium found in adult jewelry, too

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:16 pm
    Concern about the heavy metal cadmium in jewelry grew Tuesday as a California environmental group said new testing of adult jewelry bought at three leading retailers.
 
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    Reuters: Health News

  • U.S. seek new safeguards for medical imaging devices

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:32 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they want manufacturers of CT, nuclear and other medical imaging machines to incorporate new safeguards to help reduce patients' exposure to unnecessary radiation.

  • Luxury Mexican drug rehab clinic lures U.S. addicts

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:27 am
    MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican entrepreneur is luring U.S. drug addicts to plush rehabilitation centers south of the border, even as shoddier Mexican clinics earn a reputation for attracting cartel shootouts.

  • Obamas take on problem of obese children

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:20 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight -- and likely to stay that way all their lives -- President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it.

  • Even when treated, depression costs employers

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:11 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.

  • Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
 
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    National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

  • NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Five New Members

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:01 am
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM). The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead Federal agency for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research, and a component of the National Institutes of Health.

  • Panel Calls for Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths by Striking Down Barriers to Screening

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm
    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite evidence and guidelines supporting the value of screening for this disease, rates of screening for colorectal cancer are consistently lower than those for other types of cancer, particularly breast and cervical. Although the screening rates in the target population of adults over age 50, have increased from 20-30 percent in 1997 to nearly 55 percent in 2008 - the rates are still too low. An NIH state-of-the-science panel was convened this week to identify ways to further increase the use and…

  • NIA Funds Roybal Centers for Translational Research in Aging

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it has renewed funding for nine Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology and designated four new centers. The goal of the centers is to move promising social and behavioral research findings out of the laboratory and into programs and practices that will improve the lives of older people and help society adapt to an aging population. The centers focus on a range of projects, including maintaining mobility and physical function, enhancing driving performance, understanding…

  • Four New Members Appointed to National Neurological Disorders and Stroke Advisory Council

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced that four new members have joined its National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NINDS regarding the Institute's research program planning and priorities.

  • NIH Scientists Identify Maternal and Fetal Genes That Increase Preterm Birth Risk

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am
    Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extracellular matrix, the mesh-like material that holds cells within tissues.
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    THE MEDICAL NEWS

  • Synutra International announces revenues of $96.80M for third-quarter ended December 31, 2009

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:05 am
    Synutra International, Inc., a leading infant formula company in China and a producer, marketer and seller of nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today reported financial results for the Company’s third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009.

  • Genworth Financial launches suite of long term care insurance plans for AARP members

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am
    Long term care costs in Washington continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation in much of the state, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance products to help people proactively plan for their future. Now, AARP® members that reside in Washington can take advantage of a new program designed to simplify the process of purchasing affordable long term care insurance.

  • Survey reveals need for better access to levalbuterol for asthma patients

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am
    A recent electronic survey of US asthma experts demonstrated the need for better access to levalbuterol, the fast-acting medicine used to treat the narrowing of airways (bronchospasm) caused by asthma, for selected patients.

  • Cynosure settles patent infringement lawsuit against CoolTouch

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:52 am
    Cynosure, Inc., developer of the award-winning Smartlipo™ LaserBodySculpting(SM) procedure for minimally invasive removal of fat, and its largest shareholder, El.En. S.p.A, today announced a settlement of their patent infringement lawsuit against CoolTouch, Inc. Cynosure and El.En. alleged that CoolTouch's 1320 nm CoolLipo™ laser system infringed on El.En.'s U.S. Patent No. 6,206,873 (the 873 patent) licensed to Cynosure, which covers laser technology to remove subcutaneous fat.

  • Fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 results announced by Cynosure

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:48 am
    Cynosure, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, today announced financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2009.
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    Iowa Avenue

  • 10 healthy cooking tips for great flavor with less salt

    Ayala laufer-Cahana MD
    I devoted last week’s post to salt, and to the fact that we consume, to our detriment, two-to-three times our recommended daily upper limit of salt. The bulk of this excess intake comes unnoticed and hidden in processed and restaurant (especially fast-food restaurant) foods. The best way to deal with our salt overload is to minimize highly processed foods in our diet. (To be honest, if salt were the only issue with these highly processed foods I wouldn’t get so excited. Not everyone becomes hypertensive, and not every hypertensive person is sensitive to salt, but it so happens that salt…

  • Chia Seeds: An Ancient American Super Food

    Susana
    Though we’ve all heard of chia pets, it’s less known that the tiny black seed responsible for the chia “fur” is a bona fide nourishing food crop, once cultivated by The Aztecs, and even used as a currency. Chia (Salvia columbariae, S. hispanica) is a member of the Lamiaceae (Mint) Family. Salvia, the genus name, derives from the Latin salvere, meaning, “to save.” Another well known member of the Salvia genus is sage (Salvia officinalis). The common name, chia, derives from the Mayan chiabaan, meaning, “strengthening.” The native peoples of the American Southwest for endurance…

  • Looking For Some Terrific Recipes?

    Kristi Rimkus
    If you eat light, then I bet you cook a lot at home. I guess it's obvious that I do, since I author a light cooking blog. Of course this means I'm always on the hunt for something new to make. That's why I love my fellow bloggers. These blogs offer some really terrific recipes, and I always find inspiration as I read through their stories, and get a glimpse into their lives. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Gina's WW RecipesFight the Fat FoodieSimply Sugar and Gluten FreeCheap, Healthy, GoodFamily Fresh CookingHealthy HostessHappy cooking!Kristi Mother Rimmy's Cooking Light Done Right

  • The Inside Scoop on Agave Nectar

    Susana
    By Andrew Behrendt, Natural Solutions magazine Forty miles northwest of Guadalajara, in the arid highlands of western Mexico, lies the town of Tequila. In the hills surrounding the town, the subdued blue of the Agave tequilana plant colors the countryside. The region’s farmers grow and harvest acre upon acre of the plant. They discard the plant’s succulent, spiky leaves, despite their beauty, and focus instead on the pineapple-like heart of the plant, which has created a lot of buzz recently, not only for its best-known derivative, tequila, but also for its sweet, health-promoting nectar.

  • i wanna lose 10 lbs

    craze2008
    just a little note to remind myself why i need to lose that 10 lbs. I've notice that my hips are getting bigger and rounder and that really scares me becuase I a petite person who needs to maintain a healthy weight. I really wanna lose 10 lbs but I can't seem to get in a certain routine where i can go and workout. i'm a broke college student with a full schedule. although it may seem unhealthy but i've been on this rush for 2 weeks since school started, i've barely have time for breakfeasts. all i get in the morning is a cup of coffee and i don't get a break till 11 oclock, by that time my…
 
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  • Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:22 pm
    A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.

  • Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm
    A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.

  • China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:26 am
    The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.

  • Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:19 am
    High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality _ including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal _ raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.

  • Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:24 pm
    The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
 
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    Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com

  • Kidney Failure Signaled by Protein

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The current system for measuring the severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is based on the kidneys' ability to filter and remove waste products -- called glomerular filtration, or eGFR -- with lower eGFR associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes.

  • Premature Birth: A Better Predictor

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Using 3-D ultrasound methods, researchers at the University of Maryland and Yale University have determined that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.

  • SIDS and Brain Chemical Levels

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    New preliminary research indicates sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) can now be viewed as a disorder caused by a decrease in levels of serotonin and tryptophan hydroxolase in the brainstem.

  • Birth Defect Screening Not Cost Effective?

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    New findings suggest screening for spinal muscular atrophy -- the most common genetic cause of infant death -- is not cost effective.

  • Birth Defect Linked to Crop Chemical

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Cases of gastroschisis, an abdominal wall birth defect, have risen two to four times in the last 30 years, and researchers have now linked it to the agricultural chemical atrazine.
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  • Genes protecting against alcoholism

    Jim Dryden, Associate Director of Broadcast Services
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:37 pm
    A genetic variation helps lower the risk of alcohol consumption and dependence in some people. A team of Washington University researchers at the Midwest Alcoholism Research Center has found that a relatively common variation in the genome seems to reduce the risks of alcohol dependence in people exposed to environmental stress. They studied the effects of the genetic variation in people who had suffered sexual abuse as children. Normally that type of trauma greatly increases the risks for alcohol abuse and dependence, but in those with this genetic variation, there was no greater incidence…

  • Genes protecting against alcoholism (1:00)

    Jim Dryden, Associate Director of Broadcast Services
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:37 pm
    RESEARCHERS FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS HAVE FOUND THAT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF GENETIC VARIATION SEEMS TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM STRESS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ALCOHOLISM. JIM DRYDEN HAS MORE… THE RESEARCH TEAM STUDIED PEOPLE WHO HAD SURVIVED SEXUAL ABUSE AS CHILDREN. TRAUMA EARLY IN LIFE, LIKE THAT CAUSED BY SEXUAL ABUSE, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RISK FOR HEAVY DRINKING AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE LATER IN LIFE. BUT INVESTIGATOR ELLIOT NELSON SAYS SOME PEOPLE WITH A PARTICULAR GENETIC MAKEUP WERE PROTECTED FROM THAT STRESS. THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PROTECTED HAD A SERIES OF GENE…

  • Pediatric cancer genome study

    Jim Dryden, Associate Director of Broadcast Services
    25 Jan 2010 | 9:19 am
    Researchers from the Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are joining investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis in a project that’s attempting to identify genetic changes that contribute to the development of deadly childhood cancers. The collaboration will involve sequencing the entire genomes of more than 600 pediatric cancer patients and will focus on childhood leukemias, brain tumors, bone tumors and connective tissue tumors. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FROM THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE’S GENOME CENTER AT IN ST. LOUIS ARE…

  • Pediatric cancer genome study (1:00)

    Jim Dryden, Associate Director of Broadcast Services
    25 Jan 2010 | 9:18 am
    RESEARCHERS FROM THE GENOME CENTER AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS ARE JOINING INVESTIGATORS AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS FOR A PROJECT THAT’S GOING TO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY GENETIC CHANGES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEADLY CHILDHOOD CANCERS. JIM DRYDEN REPORTS… THE COLLABORATION WILL INVOLVE SEQUENCING THE ENTIRE GENOMES OF MORE THAN 600 PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS. IT WILL FOCUS ON CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIAS, BRAIN TUMORS, BONE TUMORS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMORS. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GENOME CENTER DIRECTOR RICHARD WILSON SAYS THIS…

  • Alzheimer's & cancer

    Jim Dryden, Associate Director of Broadcast Services
    21 Jan 2010 | 3:10 pm
    Most people would choose to avoid both Alzheimer’s disease and cancer if they could, so the news may not be all that comforting, but researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that if a person gets cancer, that individual seems less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. Those with Alzheimer’s also seem to be protected against cancer. Hints of a disconnect between cancers and neurological disorders have been building for years. The effect was first noticed in patients with Parkinson's disease, who get cancer less often. Later studies suggested that multiple sclerosis…
 
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  • Parker Seminars Recognizes 2010 Chiropractor and Chiropractic Assistant of the Year

    4 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am
    Parker Chiropractic News (Las Vegas) -- The prestigious Chiropractor of the Year Award was presented at Parker Seminars Las Vegas - the world's largest chiropractic seminar to Dr. Bill DeMoss from DeMoss Chiropractic in Newport Beach, California, Dr. Robert Kipp from Pro-Health Chiropractic in Fairfield, Connecticut, Dr. Jeffrey Cottingame from... This is a planetchiropractic content summary feed. Visit www.planetchiropractic.com for complete content, links, and related media. - Cheers!

  • Chiropractic Care for Children and for the Pregnant Mom

    28 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am
    By Drew Rubin, DC Patients often walk into our office and stare in amazement at the huge cork board by the front door. What are they looking at? They see dozens of pictures of children on our Chiro-Kid wall, ranging in age from 10 hours old through elementary and high school. Even the UPS person and other delivery people are taken aback the first... This is a planetchiropractic content summary feed. Visit www.planetchiropractic.com for complete content, links, and related media. - Cheers!

  • Life Chiropractic College West Provides Chiropractic Care During Cambodian Mission Trip

    19 Jan 2010 | 12:49 pm
    Life West News Hayward, California -- Kim Khauv, a doctor of chiropractic and faculty member and alumnus from Life Chiropractic College West, led a team of twelve college interns who traveled to rural parts of Cambodia to provide chiropractic care. Over the course of two weeks in December 2009 they provided care to over 1500 patients, many of... This is a planetchiropractic content summary feed. Visit www.planetchiropractic.com for complete content, links, and related media. - Cheers!

  • Former NFL Wide Receiver Jerry Rice Reveals Secrets to Long, Healthy Career

    15 Jan 2010 | 1:51 pm
    Parker Seminars News (Las Vegas) -- Legendary NFL wide-receiver and three-time Super Bowl champ Jerry Rice scored a touchdown among attendees at Parker Seminars Las Vegas — the world’s largest chiropractic seminar — by sharing all the ways he is being a champion for chiropractic. He was joined onstage by fellow chiropractic supporter Linda Cohn,... This is a planetchiropractic content summary feed. Visit www.planetchiropractic.com for complete content, links, and related media. - Cheers!

  • Palmer College and University of Iowa team up for TMD study

    7 Jan 2010 | 12:40 am
    Palmer Chiropractic News Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research Begins Study with University of Iowa for Conservative Treatment of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) Davenport, Iowa -- Researchers at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR), on the Palmer College of Chiropractic campus in Davenport, Iowa, are working in... This is a planetchiropractic content summary feed. Visit www.planetchiropractic.com for complete content, links, and related media. - Cheers!
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    Mercola newsletters

  • Ron Paul's Startling Predictions: Sober Reality with a Dash of Optimism

    Doctor Mercola
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:05 pm
    Mercola Newsletter Please use this link if you are having problems reading this newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx February 6, 2010 - Issue 1307 The newsletters are also available via RSS: http://rss.mercola.com/NL/rss.aspx Is this the Biggest Medical Breakthrough Since the Discovery of Antibiotics?    Harvard Researchers are saying this miracle ingredient which helps keep your blood pressure in the normal range, helps your heart health, and better controls the aging process could be the biggest medical breakthrough in 30 years.* Get FREE SHIPPING on…

  • Is this the Biggest Medical Breakthrough Since the Discovery of Antibiotics?

    Doctor Mercola
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am
    Mercola Newsletter Please use this link if you are having problems reading this newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx February 4, 2010 - Issue 1309 The newsletters are also available via RSS: http://rss.mercola.com/NL/rss.aspx Is this the Biggest Medical Breakthrough Since the Discovery of Antibiotics?    Harvard Researchers are saying this miracle ingredient which helps keep your blood pressure in the normal range, helps your heart health, and better controls the aging process could be the biggest medical breakthrough in 30 years.* The Hidden Life of…

  • Memory Loss Can be Reversed -- Just Do THIS

    Doctor Mercola
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am
    Mercola Newsletter Please use this link if you are having problems reading this newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx February 2, 2010 - Issue 1308 The newsletters are also available via RSS: http://rss.mercola.com/NL/rss.aspx STOP Taking Multivitamins Until You Read This    Did you know your multivitamin may be creating toxic build up within your body? The deadly secret multivitamin suppliers hope you never discover... Get FREE SHIPPING on your ENTIRE ORDER! Memory Loss Can be Reversed -- Just Do THIS Memory loss can make you 5-7 times more likely to get…

  • STOP Taking Multivitamins Until You Read This

    Doctor Mercola
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:18 am
    Mercola Newsletter Please use this link if you are having problems reading this newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx January 28, 2010 - Issue 1403 The newsletters are also available via RSS: http://rss.mercola.com/NL/rss.aspx STOP Taking Multivitamins Until You Read This    Did you know your multivitamin may be creating toxic build up within your body? The deadly secret multivitamin suppliers hope you never discover... Why We Need a Fearless Conversation about Vaccines    Important and crucial information you need to know if you haven’t…

  • Looming Before Us: Corporate Threats to Your Food Supply

    Doctor Mercola
    22 Jan 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Mercola Newsletter Please use this link if you are having problems reading this newsletter: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx January 23, 2010 - Issue 1401 The newsletters are also available via RSS: http://rss.mercola.com/NL/rss.aspx The Single Greatest Daily Energy Booster Since the Discovery of Coffee    It is highly likely that you could be deficient in this "energy vitamin", discover the tiny micronutrient that's giving true energy at the cellular level. Get FREE SHIPPING on your ENTIRE ORDER! Looming Before Us: Corporate Threats to Your Food…
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  • Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    (NaturalNews) A 14-year study of 60,000 people in Singapore found that those who consume two or more sweetened soft drinks per week have an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer.Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, the study was led by Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota who said, "The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth."Nearly 38,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States each year, and over 34,000 die…

  • The amazing new Hurom Slow Juicer will revolutionize the way you make fresh juice

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    (NaturalNews) The last juicer I recommended was the Breville juicer. I own two of them, and they are top-of-the-line juicing appliances that can transform fresh fruits and vegetables into healing, nutrient-rich juices right from your kitchen counter. But today, I have incredible news for you about a truly revolutionary new juicer that now takes first place at the top of my recommendations list. This juicer isn't a centrifugal juicer with a blade that shreds your vegetables; it's a whole new category of juicing technology. And it offers significant advantages that make this a must-have…

  • After horrible deaths caused by medical radiation mistakes are uncovered, medical group issues (sort of) an apology

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    (NaturalNews) In late January, the New York Times published a startling and groundbreaking series of reports by investigative reporter Walt Bogdanich who has uncovered case after case of people who suffered devastating consequences -- including horrendously painful, torture-like deaths -- because of medical mistakes related to radiation treatment. In response to these articles, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) just issued a statement saying the group and its members "deeply regret that these events have occurred, and we continue to work hard to reduce the likelihood…
 
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    The Renegade Health Show – Raw Food and Vegan Diet Friendly TV for Health Nuts

  • Is Eating Healthy That Hard (The Carrot Video) – The Renegade Health Show Episode #500

    Kevin Gianni
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:56 pm
    The truth is eating healthy isn’t all that hard… For our 500th show, we’ve decided to have a little fun and compare how hard it is to eat healthy with the difficulties faced by one of our dearest friends. Take a look… PLEASE PASS this video along to your friends and family members! Here’s the link you can put in your email… (Just copy and paste!) –START– http://www.renegadehealth.com/500 —END— Your question of the day: What do you think? Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments here! Live Awesome! Kev…

  • How Do You Know the Recommended Daily Values are Right – The Renegade Health Show Episode #499

    Kevin Gianni
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:52 pm
    How do you know the recommended daily values are right? Well, you really don’t. So today I explain how you can find out what works for you. I also answer some questions about the Marshall Protocol, Vitamin D and how to do raw food on the cheap. Take a look… Your question of the day: What have you done to save money when it comes to your health? Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now! Live Awesome! Kev

  • Does Sea Salt Have Less Sodium than Table Salt – The Renegade Health Show Episode #498

    Kevin Gianni
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:41 pm
    I’ve been talking about salt a lot recently… After a few emails back and forth with Dr. Doug Graham, I have some more salt research and information. This includes the answer to the title of this post: “Does sea salt have less sodium than table salt?” The answer may surprise you… Your question of the day: Your thoughts on salt and “medical accidents”? Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now! Live Awesome! Kev

  • A Raw Food Superbowl Not-Yo Nacho Cheese Bites – The Renegade Health Show Episode #497

    Kevin Gianni
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:32 pm
    Yes, the Superbowl is coming up… And yes, I realize not many of you care about it! Today, we wanted to give those of you who have to go to Superbowl parties a raw food recipe to bring with you. It’s called Not-Yo Nacho Cheese bites… Your question of the day: Who do you want to win the Superbowl? Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now! Here’s the recipe! Raw Food Recipe for Not-Yo Nacho Cheese Bites The ‘Meat’ 3 Carrots 1 1/2 C walnuts or sunflower seeds – soaked and rinsed well 4 green onions 1 garlic clove 1/2…

  • Can Not Believing In Supplements Harm Your Health – The Renegade Health Show Episode #496

    Kevin Gianni
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:22 pm
    I can’t say I’ve been around this planet for too long… But what I do know is that nothing is guaranteed. Even in the last few years, I believed that taking as much chocolate as I wanted (yes, raw) was healthy. What happened was quite the contrary. It DESTROYED my health. It’s my fault. I believed in something that was not completely true AND I ignored the signs that were telling me I was on the wrong path. Beliefs are only what they are. Beliefs. They are good and bad all in one. They can help you accomplish amazing things and the next day they can make you look like a…
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    In the Pipeline

  • More On Pharma's Ugly Finances

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:44 am
    Friday's post has brought in a lot of comments, and they're still piling up. I wanted to address a few of the more frequent ones, though, out here on the front page. First off, the idea that a bunch of stock analysts could have a useful opinion on a pharma company's return on investment doesn't seem to strike many people as plausible. Variations on "What do they know about this business?" and "Aren't these the same geniuses that wiped out the mortgage bond market?" have come up numerous times. My answer to the latter is no, they aren't. The stock and industry analysts are a different bunch…

  • Together At Last

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:55 am
    Well, I have no particular need to make azo-linked compounds (see this morning's post for one reason!). And I have to say, although it's mechanistically interesting, I definitely feel no desire to make them by combining a hydroperoxide and a diazonium salt in one pot. This is not a moment destined to take its place alongside the legendary invention of the chocolate/peanut butter cup.

  • Polluting the Literature with PAINs

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:41 am
    There's an article out from a group in Australia on the long-standing problem of "frequent hitter" compounds. Everyone who's had to work with high-throughput screening data has had to think about this issue, because it's clear that some compounds are nothing but trouble. They show up again and again as hits in all sorts of assays, and eventually someone gets frustrated enough to flag them or physically remove them from the screening deck (although that last option is often a lot harder than you'd think, and compound flags can proliferate to the point that they get ignored). The larger problem…

  • Sheer Economics: How We Got in This Fix

    5 Feb 2010 | 5:19 am
    I hate to do another post on this subject, after a good part of the week has been devoted to layoff news and the like, but this one is too much to ignore. A reader sent along this link, which quotes a Morgan Stanley appraisal of the pharma industry as an investment. Here's what they're telling their clients: ". . .Still significant value in Pharma - we see material upside to ROIC [return on invested capital], earnings and multiples as Pharma withdraws from most internal small-molecule research and reallocates capital to in-licensing and other non-pharma assets. Worsening generic pressure and…

  • Here's a Business Plan For You

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:23 am
    On another front, we now have an ex-BMS associate scientist who's apparently been arrested for stealing company materials in preparation for starting his own company back in India. I presume he was planning to get into the advanced pharmaceutical intermediates business (or perhaps the biotech end of it), using as much proprietary information as he could download in order to get a quick leg up. The company's security folks seem to have flagged him over the Christmas break, and he's since been spending time with the FBI. . .
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    Anti Aging News Updates

  • And The Winner of the Most Popular Dietary Supplement Is…

    GiGi
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Consumer Labs released it's annual survey results of the most popular dietary supplements. See what makes the grade...And The Winner of the Most Popular Dietary Supplement Is… is a post from: Anti Aging Nutrition News

  • Walk In Bathtubs – Some of the Benefits May Surprise You

    GiGi
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:59 pm
    Did you realize that walk in bathtubs have more benefits than just having the door in the side? If you're used to thinking of a walk in bathtub as being something that is only for people with mobility issues, you may be interested in some of the following facts.Walk In Bathtubs – Some of the Benefits May Surprise You is a post from: Anti Aging Nutrition News

  • More Anti Aging Skin Care Tips

    GiGi
    20 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am
    Filed under the "learn something new everyday" category, Prevention came out with 7 Anti Aging Skin Care Tips. This is all basic information, but there are new things in there I didn't know before.More Anti Aging Skin Care Tips is a post from: Anti Aging Nutrition News

  • Anti Aging Underwear – I’ve Heard It All Now

    GiGi
    15 Jan 2010 | 6:12 am
    Not to be outdone with Anti Aging Toothpaste, designers will be showing some anti aging underwear at a show in Paris this month.Anti Aging Underwear – I’ve Heard It All Now is a post from: Anti Aging Nutrition News

  • Don’t Mess Around With High Blood Pressure

    GiGi
    12 Jan 2010 | 6:09 am
    As most of you know, I’ve been messing around with my high blood pressure for well over a year now, trying to get it down with good nutrition, exercise and supplements. Read here: Blood Pressure – My Story.  Sometimes the natural way just doesn’t work. It did for a while, especially after I started taking Magnesium [...]Don’t Mess Around With High Blood Pressure is a post from: Anti Aging Nutrition News
 
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    Healthbolt

  • Sterilize Drug Addicts – and Pay Them?

    Marijke Durning, RN
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:17 am
    Pay women who are drug addicts to be sterilized. Good or bad? What about if men can be sterilized (and paid) too? Would that make a difference? What if committing to long-term contraception was an option – how would you feel then? Does this smack of preserving the ultimate race, keeping quality control of babies, or a smart thing to do? Well, regardless of how you feel about it, it’s already happening in the United States, thanks to Project Prevention. Project Prevention’s mission statement: Project Prevention offers cash incentives to women that are addicted to drugs and/or…

  • Dissolvable Tobacco?? Seriously??

    Marijke Durning, RN
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:03 am
    Not for kids? Really? Excuse me while I go pull my hair out – I won’t have much left after reading about this new product developed and marketed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. What is the product? Dissolvable, flavored tobacco. A smaller company, Star Scientific Inc., is also involved as they have been marketing a similar product for about nine years already. Now, if you go to the Reynold’s website for the product, www.cameldissolvables.com, you will see that you can’t get in without a huge song-and-dance. You either have to have a special code from one of their…

  • Take Home a Personal Colonoscopy Video

    Marijke Durning, RN
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:52 am
    We may be entering a whole new world of home videos if researchers from Indiana University Hospital in the United States have their way. If you were offered the chance to take home a video of your very own colonoscopy, would you? Would you go as far as to pay for one? The researchers conducted a survey of patients who underwent colonoscopies to see if they would like a video and if they would be willing to pay for one. Currently, videos are done if a procedure is going to be used as a teaching tool, but otherwise, recording is not done. However, since the effectiveness of colonoscopies are…

  • Contest Winner, Hiccup Strategies

    Marijke Durning, RN
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:06 pm
    And nowwwwwwwww…….it’s winner time here at Healthbolt. On January 11, I posted this piece, Surgery for Hiccups… (and Contest!). I invited people to submit their solution for curing hiccups or to tell a hiccup story. The most common solution offered was to swallow a spoonful of sugar. Interesting – I wonder why that one is so popular? The next most popular one was to be scared by someone. So, we received 260 ideas and I used the system at randomizer.org to come up with number at random. that number was 256, which means the winner of the Amazon.com/.ca or iTunes…

  • Better Care for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals

    Marijke Durning, RN
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:10 am
    Getting quality health care can be difficult enough for some people, but if you throw into the mix being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transexual, getting quality health care can be even more difficult. While the actual health issues, such as diabetes, cancer or hypertension, don’t differ from straights, all too often, medical professionals, from doctors and nurses to physiotherapists and nutritionists, don’t understand the cultural issues that affect LGBT patients. In some cases, the professionals may rely on misinformation or myths, or they don’t know where to turn for the…
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    Sleep Doctor Michael Breus, PhD | The Insomnia Blog

  • Would You Like Us to Send in a Human Bed Warmer?

    Dr. Mike
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am
    Imagine checking into a hotel, and instead of the front desk telling you about their bed-turning-down routine in the evening (with the chocolates gingerly placed on propped pillows), they tell you about a new amenity: human bed warmers. As in, they send someone dressed in a special all-in-one sleeper suit to curl up in your bed for five minutes to heat the sheets up.   Sound absurd? Well, it’s not. Starting at the end of January, the U.K.’s Holiday Inns in London and Manchester will test out this program in an attempt to outshine others in the crowded hotel industry.  Granted,…

  • Social Media NOT Causing Sleep Problems?

    Dr. Mike
    29 Jan 2010 | 10:18 am
    I don’t believe it. A new study says the amount of time spent on social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn doesn’t affect how much sleep college students get each night. Like I said, I’m very skeptical of this study, though I should note that it wasn’t done on American students.The very next day, I read about another study—this one done on US soil by the Kaiser Family Foundation—that states plainly how connected our kids are these days. Check out the following facts: Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such devices, compared with…

  • A Must See for a Good Laugh…

    Dr. Mike
    25 Jan 2010 | 10:05 am
    The challenge: find a way to help people sleep in uncomfortable (and perhaps uncompromising) positions, like standing on a busy street corner, at a desk in a cubicle, or high on a cold, snowy hilltop. The result: some very unusual and often ingenious  contraptions that will cause such a ruckus in public that you might as well just lie down and crash on the hard ground (and without the laughs).I had to look twice at these apparatuses and scratch my head, wondering if they were serious products or just another Photo-shopped joke blowing through the Internet:…
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  • 5 Simple Training Tools Every Home Gym Needs

    Jan
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:30 am
    Thank you to Diane Raymond for this guest post. Think you need lots of space (and money), to kit out your home gym? Think again. Some of my favorite “tools of the trade” cost very little, require minimal space, are easy to use, and in some cases, are portable, making them great travel companions too! Gliding Discs The little purple discs that can help you achieve great results. Gliding discs, made of high-tech polymer, resemble plastic plates, and when placed under the ball of the foot, make lunges much harder, and very effective. Because they are light weight, and can be used to…

  • Ultimate Skiing Fitness Exercise

    Jan
    8 Feb 2009 | 1:11 am
    I have to say up front that I have never tried skiing (something to do with a horror of going downhill fast and out of control and hating the cold) but my friends love it and as we have been snowed in in many parts of the UK in the past couple of weeks I thought it was about time I talked about it. There’s a natural rhythm to skiing which is like the best workout you ever had and it appears while you are enjoying yourself (!) you don’t even notice you are exercising! An ideal combination. The reason it is so good in terms of exercise is that each downhill run is like a 10 minute…

  • Top 5 Ways to Enjoy Exercise

    Jan
    31 Jan 2009 | 8:45 pm
    I always say that the very best way to exercise is to do something you love and guest author Holly McCarthy in the article below is very much in agreement. You never have a prima ballerina complaining about dancing or a baseball fanatic complaining about playing a game in the park. What will you find to love this year? If you don’t think there’s anything, you haven’t tried enough activities! But if you still insist there’s nothing that will get you going, Holly has 4 more ways to encourage you to exercise … Top 5 Ways to Enjoy Your Exercise Exercise! Now all of…

  • Great Time to Get A Motivation Boost with a Heart Rate Monitor

    Jan
    29 Jan 2009 | 11:54 am
    If you are struggling to keep your fitness motivation going after starting out full of enthusiasm in the New Year it’s time to give your fitness regime a motivational boost. If you are not already using a heart rate monitor then seriously think about getting one. The thing is that a heart rate monitor will show you how much fitter you are getting before you feel any difference yourself. And you will always have something to challenge yourself with. I have a Polar F6F which is a great little mid range heart rate monitor. It is like having a coach asking you to work a little bit harder, a…

  • Nordic Track Horror Story

    Jan
    12 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm
    If you bought fitness equipment and it was covered by a year long parts and labor warranty you would expect that if the machine went wrong in the second week you would be fully covered for repair wouldn’t you? Me too and Noridic Track buyer Howard Baulch thought so too. But not according to Nordic Track Customer Services department. Howard writes  that his Nordic Track Audiostrider 990 has not worked at all since he received it late December. Nordic Track suspect a bearing problem yet they are trying to make him pay for parts delivery and call out charges in the second week of…
 
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  • Importance of Enzymes For Digestion

    Robin Plan
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pm
    You need a large supply of digestive enzymes to process food as it passes through your intestines. Here's how they work: The food you put into your mouth is a complex mixture of large organic molecules -- macromolecules. There are fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, along with vitamins, minerals, and other components. To absorb these nutrients into your bloodstream, you've got to break these large molecules down into smaller bits. Fortunately, your system has evolved sophisticated chemical engineering to accomplish just that. While you're polishing off your latest meal, digestive enzymes are…

  • Drinking Soda - Risk For Pancreatic Cancer

    Robin Plan
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:12 pm
    ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2010) — Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Although relatively rare, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly, and only 5 percent of people who are diagnosed are alive five years later. Mark Pereira, Ph.D., senior author on the study and associate professor in the School of Public Health at the…

  • Replacing Microwaves With Convection Ovens

    Robin Plan
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am
    Over 90% of kitchens in America have microwave ovens. Microwaves are super convenient for heating meals fast, making pop corn or cooking an entire meal in a fraction of the time a conventional oven takes. But, many families are looking for a better option for fast cooking times, less energy use and a healthier way to cook. For me, I decided to use a convection oven for the nutritional benefit, and energy savings.What is a convection oven?A convection oven is designed with a fan that continually circulates hot air around the food as it cooks. This helps the food to cook evenly on all sides,…

  • HBO Premieres Dr. Temple Grandin Film

    Robin Plan
    31 Jan 2010 | 3:36 pm
    FILM ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE PIONEER DR. TEMPLE GRANDIN, MEMBER OF HFAC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, TO PREMIERE ON FEBRUARY 6TH ON HBO– Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that a film based on the life of Dr. Temple Grandin, will premiere February 6th on HBO. Dr. Grandin is a member of the HFAC Scientific Committee. The original film is the inspirational true story of Dr. Grandin and stars actress Claire Danes. Temple Grandin paints a picture of a young woman’s perseverance and…

  • 1.2 Million Pounds of Italian Sausage Products Recalled - Jan 2010

    Robin Plan
    26 Jan 2010 | 5:47 pm
    1.2 Million pounds of Italian sausage products recalled - January 23, 2010WASHINGTON, January 23, 2010 - Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is recalling approximately 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) varieties of Italian sausage products, including salami/salame, in commerce and potentially available to customers in retail locations because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of…
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  • Coolest Ski Goggles : Zeal 2010 Transcend GPS Goggles

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pm
    Form besportier"Some of the coolest ski goggles are definitely these Zeal 2010 Transcend GPS Goggles which combine function and style in a winning combo. These coolest ski goggles have been at the forefront of optic technology, especially in the manufacturing of ski goggles and with this latest product it seems like they will still be for quite a while to come. The Zeal 2010 Transcend GPS Goggles are the world's first direct to eye gps communications display ski goggle system which is able to supply you with altitude, speed, temperature, odometer, gps, time information and even a stop watch…

  • My Water Bottle - Spring 2010

    28 Jan 2010 | 6:57 am
    Anything to help, this bottle from Stelton can only help. Simple, sleek and useful."My" water bottle from Stelton is your personal water bottle - just a bit more stylish than an ordinary recyclable bottle. The bottle takes 0.5 litres and you can find space for it in any bag. My water bottle is a container with a handgrip in a choice of colours, red, midnight blue and light blue. The bottle has a removable top formed like a bottle neck and a close-fitting lid. The top as well as the lid can be removed making it into adrinking glass.The bottle, top and lid may be washed in the dish washer and…

  • Home - Tunebug with SurfaceSound Technology

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:06 am
    Safety should be your first concern, no matter where you are at or what you are doing. TuneBug changes the safety issue of listening to music while you do your thing and puts it back on you to learn correctly. Mobile music typically means listening through headphones, dangerously isolating yourself from others and your environment. The Tunebug Shake is an ultra-portable sound generator that can be connected to iPods, MP3 players or mobile phones or used wirelessly using Bluetooth®. When mounted on a bike, skate or snowboard helmet, the Shake creates a surround sound experience.For more…

  • S-MX Bionic 2 Protection Jacket

    25 Jan 2010 | 5:26 am
    S$299 for this much protection. Alpinestars S-MX Bionic Protection Jacket is high performance for the over protective rider. Race developed S-MX external thermo-plastic shoulder protection.Lightweight, technical stretch mesh construction with side zip entry, one piece chest panel.One piece, integrated polypropylene chest plate.CE certified elbow protectors.Removable CE Certified (level 2) Bionic Back Protector.Adjustable arm and shoulder straps for personalized fit.Adjustable dual waist Velcro® closure.

  • Marpo Kinetics - VMX multi-mode rope climber

    22 Jan 2010 | 1:46 pm
    Hey new workout and machines are released everyday, but if you can't have a climbing rope in your gym or garage then VMX Multi-Mode Rope Climberr is a great substitute.ULTIMATE ROPE VERSATILITYVMX is a multi-mode rope climber with three exercise modes - vertical pull, diagonal pull and horizontal pull. Each mode delivers unparalleled variety of strength and cardio exercises that target your entire body.Users can easily switch between modes with a simple and safe one-step carriage move.The longer bench accommodates various positions closer or further away, for longer or shorter hand strokes…
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  • Quote of The Week

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm
    "It takes about three weeks of steady low carb eating to 'reprogram' the genes to preferentially burn body fat. When that happens, hunger subsides and energy stays even and balanced." - Mark SissonUntil next time,Eat Well. Live Well.Nutrition doesn't have to be hard. That's why there's The Pops™ and ER Fat Burn © 2009 Thanks for reading. Please feel free to peruse my blog for more great content. Websites: The Experts Agree On Something. Finally. | Are Your Vitamins Safe? | WFN Affiliate© 2008 Thanks for subscribing to my feed. Please visit my blog for more great content.My Other…

  • Dangers of Hidden Fat: Normal Weight Obesity

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
    Can you be a normal weight, yet fat at the same time?According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, the scale can indeed lie."A report from The Mayo Clinic suggests that fat in your body can get you and your heart into trouble, even if you don't look fat and if the scale tells you you're healthy."I bet you already know the answer to reducing unhealthy body fat: Eat a healthy diet and exercise.Until next time,Eat Well. Live Well.Nutrition doesn't have to be hard. That's why there's The Pops™ and ER Fat Burn © 2009 Thanks for reading. Please feel free to peruse my blog for more great…

  • Quote of the Week

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:49 pm
    There are often three sides to every story - your side, the other side and the truth.Until next time,Eat Well. Live Well.Nutrition doesn't have to be hard. That's why there's The Pops™ and ER Fat Burn © 2009 Thanks for reading. Please feel free to peruse my blog for more great content. Websites: The Experts Agree On Something. Finally. | Are Your Vitamins Safe? | WFN Affiliate© 2008 Thanks for subscribing to my feed. Please visit my blog for more great content.My Other Websites: Are Your Vitamins Safe?  Whole Food Nation  Whole Food Nation Affiliate Link

  • The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

    29 Jan 2010 | 11:43 am
    Coconut oil has many good virtues. Included in that list are a ton of saturated fat, strengthening of mineral absorption and helps improve blood sugar as well as insulin control. The rich flavor of coconut is another added bonus.This tropical oil also can act as an appetite suppressant. Research indicates that about 700-800 calories of fat per day keeps hunger away.You can find out more weight loss ideas like this one in the ER Fat Burn program.(Note: Saturated fats are required for many crucial functions in the body. They make up part of the structure of cell membranes. They enhance calcium…

  • Is Saturated Fat Associated With Heart Disease?

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:28 pm
    A recent study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, concluded that consuming saturated fat is not associated with cardiovascular disease.A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD.But what's really interesting is what they didn't find:Insufficient evidence (2 criteria) of association is present for intake of supplementary vitamin E and ascorbic acid (vitamin C); saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids; total fat; -linolenic…
 
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  • You're invited: Come to Fierce's free HiMSS networking party

    4 Feb 2010 | 6:46 am
    by Wendy Johnson I'm excited to announce that FierceHealthIT is hosting a free networking party at this year's HiMSS10. RSVP today for our "Mix It!" cocktail party, which takes place at the World of Coca-Cola on Tuesday evening, March 2, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Whether you're looking for a breather from heady discussions about meaningful use, interoperability, data security and the newly launched iPad--or want to continue those discussions in a more casual atmosphere with liquid refreshments in hand--we hope you'll make a point to stop by. The entire Fierce team will be there and we'd…

  • Creating collaborative environments for success

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:21 am
    by Christopher Cornue I've often written about (and will most likely continue to write about) the importance for leaders to be collaborative, seek counsel from many disparate individuals, and to recognize there are varying opinions and views to consider when making decisions. Essentially...to be open to debate. This, coupled with other leadership characteristics (e.g., being decisive), will make one an incredibly effective and impactful leader. I've come across some readings recently that help to reinforce this. [More:] The first comes from the November issue of HealthLeaders, where they talk…

  • Few hospitals have harnessed social media's true potiential--assuming there is one

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am
    by Wendy Johnson We've had a dialogue on Hospital Impact about the pros and cons of using social media to promote your organization and connect with your community. Turns out that although nine in ten hospitals and health systems use Social Media to some degree, few are going about it in an organized way to really harness its power. Only about one-third of hospitals have some kind of formal social media plan in place, let alone a budget for "social media employees." These results come, perhaps not surprisingly, from a web marketing firm that specializes in healthcare. Still, those who are…

  • The philosophy behind Michigan's 'I'm Sorry' program

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am
    by Emily Paulsen Part I of a two-part series Since taking over as chief risk officer at the University of Michigan in 2002, Richard Boothman has gained national recognition for transforming how the institution responds to medical errors and malpractice claims. Two simple words are at the heart of the shift: "I'm sorry." By apologizing to patients when a medical error takes place, the organization has cut its malpractice insurance cash reserves by a whopping 81 percent--down to $13 million from more than $70 million. Now, instead of engaging in a courtroom battle, physicians and hospital…

  • An EMR I'd stand in line to use

    28 Jan 2010 | 7:48 am
    by Robert B. Teague, M.D. As we progress through yet another cycle of sound and fury of EMR hype--not to mention billions of dollars of public largesse--the question remains: Why doesn't anyone use these things? For those of you with a dim view of human nature, pure petulance and willful obstruction seem to be the easy answer. I don't think so, though. The truth is, for clinical purposes, they don't work. [More:] All systems produce what they are designed to produce. EMRs, in concept, were designed as back-office automation tools. And for these functions, they sometimes perform admirably. To…
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    A Splintered Mind

  • This Is As Exciting As My Life Gets

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:09 pm
    This 3D picture represents the incredible rocket ride I live through every day. Why, I can hardly stop to catch my breath. Look at that cane—a 3D metaphor for my life. Doesn't your heart just pound in your chest with excitement⸮ It's better than Avatar. Sickness, insomnia, ticking, and teenage insurrection. These four horsemen of my own personal apocalypse have kept me quite busy lately. Truthfully, I could use a little less of that kind of excitement. Winter cannot end fast enough for me. I attended a dinner party on Saturday that I would love to tell you about, but I am pressed for…

  • And the Winner Is…

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    I want to thank all who participated in The Dark Divine giveaway contest. Your answers were interesting & entertaining. I wish I had more copies to give away. I put your names in my virtual hat and pulled out "Nihon Joe". Congratulations! Fortunately, Nihon Joe is a local reader and I was able to hand the winning book off to him on Saturday. Now to scrounge up some change and mail off the other books that were won by readers. If you are one of the winners, please harass me via email so that I remember to get your book out to you. Today I will begin working on my middle grade novel which I…

  • Depression Came in Through the Back Door

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:50 am
    There are times when life can be overwhelming. Usually, trauma, injury, death, or heartbreak can knock normally upbeat people off their stride. Then there are people such as myself whose brains are wired in curious, but dysfunctional, ways. We tend to get knocked off our stride if the wind’s blowing the wrong way. Speaking for myself, I am often frustrated how fragile my mind seems. Not hearty or rugged, but delicate and easily crumpled. This tends to make me angry at myself, so I overcompensate in some alpha male way like exercising or attacking a pile of clutter. This leads me to…

  • Enough Is Enough

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:01 am
    Last night at this time I was standing in line to get a burger. Tonight I'm lying down in bed trying to turn my sleep schedule around.If you follow me here or on Twitter, you know what a raving insomniac I am. After a bout of sickness last December, my schedule was flipped far out of control—even worse than the moon in Space: 1999. Without the benefit of a cute Mia with mannish sideburns to magically fix things, I've been left to my upside down fate. I've worked hard on the project this month, and that has only made the schedule worse as I did all my heavy writing in the still hours of…

  • Rejections as Therapy - Opportunities to Think Positive

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:51 am
    As my little nightowls retire to their nests, the home becomes my silent domain again. In the quiet, I can finally think. Tonight I am thinking about the manuscript I finished on Saturday. I polished it throughout the day, then again at night. I felt confident enough about the story to email it to the agent who gave me suggestions last time. I don't know why, but this feels different than my magazine and web page gigs. The funny thing is that the manuscript is a short, wee sprig of words. My last article was nine times longer, a veritable tree in comparison. What's to worry about? It's not as…
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  • PM promises one-to-one home care for cancer patients

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:45 pm
    The prime minister has pledged to introduce one-to-one support at home for all cancer patients if the government stays in power after the forthcoming general election.

  • Cancer Research UK's lovely valentine's gifts

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm
    St. Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for lovers across the world to show their adoration. Hundreds of fun Valentine’s gifts are available to buy now from the Cancer Research UK online shop, www.shoptobeatcancer.org.uk, with a wide range of items that are perfect for a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend or that secret crush. 100 per cent of the profits go to Cancer Research UK.

  • Lower overall dosage of radiotherapy in fewer larger doses as safe for breast cancer patients

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:01 am
    The chronic side-effects of radiotherapy for early breast cancer, as reported by women themselves, are not any worse when treatment is given in a lower overall dose in fewer but larger treatments according to a trial part funded by Cancer Research UK and published today in the Lancet Oncology.

  • CRT and AstraZeneca form major alliance to create cancer metabolism drugs

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:01 am
    Cancer Research UK’s commercialisation and development arm, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), today announced it has teamed up with biopharmaceutical business, AstraZeneca in a major, multi-project alliance, in which around 30 scientists will be focused on creating a stream of new anti-cancer drugs, it is announced today (Sunday).

  • Dundee leads Scotland in launching new cancer research centre

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:27 am
    Dundee today (Thursday) becomes Scotland’s first link in a unique chain of Cancer Research UK Centres that are being launched across the UK. The launch of the Dundee Centre coincides with World Cancer Day.
 
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  • Cancer clinical trials in the UK – part I

    Kat Arney
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am
    Clinical trials are vital for improving treatment for people with cancer The debate over the relative merits of the UK and US healthcare systems is rumbling on.  The truth is that different systems work in different ways, have different priorities and do different things well. Henry has already written about the difficulties of making comparisons about cancer care between different countries. In spite of the criticisms, the NHS is a health system that we can be proud of. One of the most impressive achievements is the UK’s strong record in cancer clinical trials. A recent article in the New…

  • This year, World Cancer Day focuses on preventing cancer

    Henry Scowcroft
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am
    Today is World Cancer Day Cancer is a worldwide health issue. Added together, the various types of cancer account for an eighth of all deaths worldwide. This is more than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis put together, according to the International Union Against Cancer (UICC). Today on World Cancer Day, the UICC is launching a new campaign ,  “Cancer can be prevented too“, to highlight the fact that a significant proportion of cancer cases in the future could be prevented if people take simple steps to change their lifestyles now. At Cancer Research UK, we’re strongly…

  • From test-tube to tabloid: communicating cancer research

    Nell Barrie
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Research into cancer changes lives. But turning a discovery made in the lab into something that can benefit patients is a long and sometimes difficult process. While some problems in research are technical, others centre on communication. And it’s not only when cancer hits the headlines that communication is important. As research changes our understanding of cancer, communication between scientists, doctors, policymakers and the public about the implications of new discoveries is absolutely vital. Last month a conference at the British Library explored some of the problems in…

  • Sunbeds Bill passes crucial hurdle in the Commons

    Henry Scowcroft
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:55 am
    The Sunbeds Bill passed its second reading in the Commons Julie Morgan’s Sunbeds Bill passed its crucial Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday. The Bill seeks to prevent under-18s from using sunbeds, as well as opening the door to salons being compelled to provide accurate health information and prohibit unstaffed sunbed salons. During the reading, Julie outlined why this Bill was needed, the evidence base behind it and also referred to research we’ve commissioned on sunbed use by young people. Julie was supported by long-term sunbeds campaigner Sian James, who spoke…

  • February podcast is here

    Kat Arney
    1 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    Click on the image to listen to the latest podcast In the February podcast we find out how scientists may have found an unexpected use for so-called “junk” DNA, and discover how many cases of cervical cancer could be prevented by the HPV vaccination programme. As the weather stays grey and cold, it may be tempting to hop on a sunbed.  But using sunbeds – especially when young – can increase the risk of skin cancer. We’ve got important news about the progress of a private member’s bill to ban sunbed use for under-18s. And in case you’re tempted to turn to the…
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  • Call for Abstracts: Postpartum Support International and Marce Society Conference in October 2010

    MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:44 am
    Postpartum Support International will hold its annual conference jointly with the Marce Society in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 27-30, 2010.  Marce Society president Katherine Wisner, M.D. has announced that the focus of the conference will be:  Perinatal Mental Health Research: Harvesting the Potential. Abstracts are now being accepted (until April 1, 2010) for symposia, oral presentations, [...]

  • Anticonvulsant Use in Pregnancy and Nursing: Differences in Recommendations from Psychiatrists vs. Neurologists

    MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:39 am
    There are strong parallels between the clinical management of bipolar disorder and epilepsy, and women with these disorders face significant challenges while pregnant or planning to conceive.  In this setting, treatment decisions must balance the risks of recurrence of severe illness with the risks of potential harm to the fetus when certain medicines are taken [...]

  • Prenatal Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: Effect on Birth Weight

    MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
    25 Jan 2010 | 7:19 am
    Atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.  Despite the increasing use of these medications in women of child-bearing age, there is still relatively little data addressing the reproductive safety of these medications. Newham and colleagues studied a group of infants with in utero exposure to atypical antipsychotic medications (n=45) [...]

  • Intrauterine Cannabis Exposure Affects Fetal Growth

    MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
    21 Jan 2010 | 8:46 am
    Although the risks of smoking tobacco while pregnant are well documented and well publicized to the general population, women continue to smoke cigarettes during pregnancy. Smoking cigarettes is known to increase a woman’s risk of having a low-birth weight baby and increases the risk of preterm delivery.  While clinicians often ask about and discourage tobacco [...]

  • Premenstrual Syndromes: What is the Optimal Duration of Treatment?

    MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
    21 Dec 2009 | 7:23 am
    Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) affect a large number of women of childbearing age. 30-80% of reproductive age women experience premenstrual symptoms. PMS refers to a pattern of physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms occurring 1-2 weeks before menses and remitting with the onset of menses. Common symptoms include fatigue, poor concentration, mild [...]
 
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  • 5 Natural Anti-Aging Techniques

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    The advancement of medical science has also led to interest in living longer and healthier lives. As a result, a cottage industry dedicated to longevity has emerged. But how does one age gracefully naturally?

  • Do nail salon workers have a higher incidence of cancer?

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Every now and then, a story will appear in a magazine or on the local news about the threats posed by salons. These stories usually focus on potential threats to customers -- a dirty footbath or poorly sterilized instruments. But what about the manicurists themselves?

  • Do men and women need different cleansers? 

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, right? Does that mean we need two separate face scrubs taking up space in the shower, too?

  • Do men and women need different cleansers?  

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, right? Does that mean we need two separate face scrubs taking up space in the shower, too?

  • GetSmart Challenge: Calorie Burning Quiz

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Want to find out how much exercise you'll have to do to make up for your caloric splurges? We used the calorie burning calculator at Discovery's FitTV to find out how many calories certain exercises burn, so take this quiz and see how much you know. 
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  • The 5 Bite Diet: Is This Quackery At Its Finest?

    Melanie
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am
    Ever heard of the “5 Bite Diet“? This isn’t a new diet on the market, but it’s been bugging me for a while. It seems there’s no end to the fad diet madness! And, people really seem to be sucked in by its approach. Personally, I can’t understand why–but perhaps I’m too biased to understand. In his book, “Why Weight Around,” Dr Lewis recommends this approach to weight loss: Drink as much of anything you want, as long as it doesn’t contain calories. Take 5 bites of any food at lunch. Take 5 bites of any food at dinner. Take one…

  • Don’t Focus on Losing Belly Fat

    Jennifer O'Neill
    1 Feb 2010 | 4:58 am
    If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to lose the fat around your middle, you need to think again.   There’s no question your health and overall appearance will improve once your stomach fat is reduced. But, assuming you want to get in shape by learning how to eat healthy, focusing on losing belly fat is the wrong thing to pivot on. Here’s why… 1. You can’t lose belly fat That’s right – the notion that certain foods and exercises target your belly fat is a persistent myth. The claim that it’s possible to spot-reduce body fat comes from…

  • Family Dinners: 5 Tricks to Get Your Kids Involved

    Melanie
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am
    sxc.hu: pnijhuis Can you remember times when your mum harped on about being home for dinner on time?  She had good reason to–children’s eating patterns are formed by the time they reach 12 years old. And, family dinners are the perfect way to set healthy habits for years to come. Unfortunately, as we grow older, our habits become more and more difficult to change. So, now is the perfect time to set healthy habits for your children. A Harvard study found that families who eat together are twice as likely to get five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, compared with…

  • Confused By Fitness Rules? Here’s 2 Simple Health Tips

    Melanie
    21 Jan 2010 | 4:33 am
    sxc.hu: trublueboy Do you feel, as I do, that health and fitness are often made to seem too complex? It’s something that really irks me! I’m sure I’ve said it here before, but it’s as if people refuse to be content with the simple message of healthy eating. To some, fad diets are the only way… which unfortunately isn’t helped by mainstream media. Grrrr…… If you read lots of health blogs and magazines, you’ll be well aware of the confusing mix of advice, it’s enough to put your head in a spin. One crowd will tell you not to eat carbs.

  • Public Breastfeeding: Is There a Stigma?

    Melanie
    12 Jan 2010 | 2:34 pm
    sxc.hu: obyvatel It’s now 3 months since Elissa came into the world, and I’m so glad breastfeeding has worked out for us. It’s certainly taken a lot of hard work and dedication to the cause. But, it’s also been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Something I’ve learnt is that when you breastfeed, you need to be prepared for others to voice their opinions on what you’re doing. Perhaps this is one of the reasons breastfeeding rates are so low, I’m not sure! Recently Lila was discussing the low numbers of breastfeeding mums on her blog.
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  • Water’s Role in Weight Loss

    Weight Ladder
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    Water is an extremely important element that is absolutely vital when it comes to losing weight. Most people are aware of the fact that cutting down on calories and exercising are necessary for weight loss, but they often eventually run into a plateau, which can occur for a number of reasons. The body can get used to your exercise and dieting, and will eventually stop responding - But another vital reason that a plateau may occur is because you are not getting enough water. Most people are not aware of how important water is when it comes to losing weight. Water does several different things…

  • Understanding and Correcting Runner’s Knee

    Weight Ladder
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:17 pm
    Did you know that approximately 60% of all people who run end up getting injured? The numbers can go even higher for those that exercise without stretching properly. A big portion of these injuries occur in the knee, which has led to the term “Runner’s Knee.” This is an injury that can affect anyone, even if they never actually run. Since it is painful and debilitating, it is important to understand how to prevent it and how to correct it. The medical term for Runner’s Knee is iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). This refers to pain that is often felt laterally across the knee, after…

  • Buffets Not Good for Weight Loss

    Weight Ladder
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
    As I previously mentioned I am back to paying attention to my diet and exercise program... But as I also mentioned I am still on vacation. For Easter my family went to La Quinta Spa and Resort Easter brunch... All you can eat deliciousness. I had BBQ short ribs, bacon, an omelet, sushi, shrimp, crab, and flourless chocolate tort. Wow was it good. Yikes was I full. If you are ever in Palm Springs at Easter I highly recommend it. If you are on a diet I highly recommend you avoid it. Fat man unleashed tells us that Chinese Buffets and Fat Men Don’t Mix... WeightLadder tells you that ANY…

  • Review: The Supermarket Diet by Janis Jibrin

    Weight Ladder
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:56 pm
    Title - The Supermarket Diet Author - Janis Jibrin Format - Trade Paperback, 288 pages Publisher - Hearst Release Date - January 1, 2007 ISBN - 1588166570 and 978-1588166579 Brought to you by nutrition experts at Good Housekeeping, the Supermarket Diet offers a groundbreaking approach to navigating the supermarket aisles with weight loss in mind, and achieving long lasting weight loss success as a result. The book takes a simple and straight forward approach to getting the most out of your grocery store trips by knowing which aisles to visit and which to avoid, and how to tell the difference.

  • Grocery Shopping for Better Health pt 1

    Weight Ladder
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am
    This is part 1 in a 4 part series about knowing how to read labels and excel at grocery shopping for the purpose of losing weight and getting yourself healthy in every way. Learning how to master grocery shopping is not difficult once you are aware of what to look for. Shopping For - Bread Recommended Brands - O Organics, Orowheat and Milton's Tips for Buying – When reading the label on bread varieties in the grocery store, you should be looking for the word “whole”. Whole wheat breads and whole grain breads are the best breads that you can buy. If you are not finding the word…
 
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  • Maternal Age Linked with Autism Risk

    Peggy Rowland
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pm
    Researchers now say they’ve confirmed that maternal age is linked with a significantly elevated risk of autism in children. And the father’s age may not matter as much as previously thought. The research from the University of California – Davis was published online today in the February issue of the journal Autism Research. The study is important since it’s one of the largest to quantify how each parent’s age (separately and together) impacts the risk of autism in children. The risk of having a child with autism increased by 18% for each five-year increase in…

  • Estrogen-only HRT Linked with Asthma

    Peggy Rowland
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:14 pm
    Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help reduce symptoms of menopause for women, but those using estrogen-only HRT may be more at risk for developing asthma. The finding came from a new, large-scale study published in the journal Thorax. Participants included 57,664 women taking part in a French study. Every two years between 1990 and 2002, the women, born between 1925 and 1950, were asked about their use of HRT and development of asthma symptoms. None of the women in the study had asthma when their menopausal symptoms started. Almost 9.4% of women in the study with natural menopause and…

  • How Cold Weather Affects Your Weight

    Peggy Rowland
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:32 pm
    No, it’s not a magical Frosty the Snowman type thing, but cold weather can make you gain weight. And that weight gain, however small, may creep up on you over the years, putting you at risk for obesity. There are several different ways that cold weather may contribute to gaining weight, and once these methods are exposed and swimming around in your thoughts, you may avoid them. For the skinny on weight gain in the winter, read Tom Venuto’s article below. He’s the author of The Body Fat Solution, a book which takes a look at weight gain from many different angles (including…

  • Sutures Beat Staples for Cesareans

    Peggy Rowland
    6 Feb 2010 | 4:36 pm
    Women who get sutures rather than staples to close the wound after a cesarean, a major abdominal surgery, may have fewer side effects and post-op doctor visits. “It seemed to me that I was seeing more patients return with complications after a cesarean birth when staples were used instead of sutures, but I couldn’t find any studies that supported a recommendation for the use of either method,” said Suzanne Basha, M.D. Dr. Basha and colleagues at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pa. studied more than 400 patients (219 suture and 197 staples) undergoing cesarean…

  • Premature Birth Gene Discovered

    Peggy Rowland
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:39 pm
    Even when mothers-to-be do everything they should (or shouldn’t), some still end up giving birth prematurely. A recent study from the National Institutes of Health reveals why. Scientists have found genes in both the mother and fetus responsible for premature birth, a leading cause of infant death in the US. The research was presented earlier this week at the 30th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting. Roberto Romero, MD, Chief of the Perinatology Research Branch at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development led a team of physicians and scientists…
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    Natural Pain Relief

  • Relief from a Skin Boil

    Alma Jones
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:52 pm
    Squeeze that big and red pimple or rub it accidentally, and a skin boil is what might just appear and make things worse. Or, if you have a wound or even a tiny cut or nick and it gets too much rubbing or friction from that tight shirt of yours, a skin boil might also be on its way. And when that skin boil finally rears its ugly head, your skin might just be begging for relief. Caused generally by the staphylococcal bacteria that rest on an oil gland or hair follicle, a skin boil usually appears on the face, neck, armpits, shoulders, and even buttocks. But even though your skin can look ugly…

  • Relief from Insect Bites

    Alma Jones
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:43 pm
    Wandering out in the great outdoors? Or are you simply taking your long and sweet time at the park? While your eyes may love the scenery, your skin is vulnerable to the bites and stings of tiny insects. Therefore, always be careful. But if it can’t be helped, take heart. There are quick and easy ways to get natural relief from insect bites. Some insect bites and stings are not really harmful and you may even barely feel them but some can be really a pain, like bee stings. Some can be not so painful but can be very annoying and cause itching. Insect Bite Relief Whatever insect bite you…

  • Relief from Heat Rash

    Alma Jones
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:32 pm
    Running around your village or the park usually makes you feel up and pumping, but today, why do you feel an itch and prick on your skin? You look at it, and you see tiny bumps and patches of bright red too. You are puzzled as you usually bask in the sun, not seek relief from it. What you have is likely a heat rash, which is also known as prickly heat. Heat rash usually occurs when your sweat gets stuck in your skin instead of naturally flowing out from your pores.  It often happens when the weather is not only hot but also humid. Heat Rash Relief But not to worry, as you can easily get…

  • Relief from Eyestrain

    Alma Jones
    2 Feb 2010 | 8:22 pm
    You spent all your day in front of the PC at your office cubicle, checking your e-mails and looking at spreadsheets. When you got home, you could not help but watch your favorite show and of course, the evening news. Eventually, you feel the toll on your peepers and their plea for relief. That’s eyestrain for you. And you are definitely not alone with this condition. Anyone who uses the PC for a long time, drives a car for extended periods, or watches television for hours or live in a city full of smog is prone to eyestrain. You are especially more vulnerable if you are above 40 years old.

  • Relief from Cold Sores

    Alma Jones
    1 Feb 2010 | 8:07 pm
    They can be more annoying than painful, especially if they appear on your lips. But they can sprout inside your nose, at your gums and at the roof of your mouth too. And once they come in contact with pressure, you might feel that sharp burst of pain. These are what cold sores are, and while they heal and disappear naturally, their annoyance and occasional pain might drive you to seek relief. Cold Sore Relief The following are easy methods to give cold sores that much-needed relief: Essential oils. Tea tree oil, which is good against bacteria, is top in the list. Simply apply a drop on the…
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    Fitness Black Book

  • Muscle Tone – A Controversial Term Examined

    admin
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:46 pm
    Mention the term "muscle tone" on many of the major bodybuilding forums and prepare to get flamed. I don't spend much time over on those sites unless I notice a surge of traffic coming from a forum to this blog. Typically I upset someone for challenging their locked in notion of getting in shape. A member of one of those forums will then post something inflammatory about a particular post of mine. Then I get a few dozen homophobic and sexist comments sent my way (the owners of those forums must be proud). This post will address the term "muscle tone" and why I use it…

  • Are All Diets, High Fat Diets?

    admin
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:39 pm
    I want to start this post off and say that I love free thinkers and people who question things. I don't even care if I agree with 100% of what the person is talking about. Rebels make the world more exciting. I have spent the past hour over on Free the Animal and have been sucked in to Richard Nikoley's fantastic writing style. He has several great articles talking about a similar subject: That all successful diets are high fat diets. You will see exactly what he means by this in a second. [I tried to find an appropriate photo for the topic of "high fat diets", but those were all…

  • Maintenance Mode – Staying Lean Once You Get There.

    admin
    23 Jan 2010 | 5:15 pm
    Life is too short to work your butt off year-round. I am a firm believer in spurts of effort and then backing way off on those efforts and just enjoying life. Is your goal to workout as much as possible or to look and feel good? You can go periods of 3-4 months on a skeleton workout schedule and maintain an amazing physique, if you plan it out properly. After those 3-4 months you will need to put in more time, then you can go back to maintenance mode. I'll talk more about how to do this in this post. [I like the idea of working hard towards a goal, like a two week tropical vacation. Kick…

  • Muscle Recovery – The More Advanced You Get the Trickier It Becomes

    admin
    10 Jan 2010 | 7:05 pm
    I felt the need to discuss muscle recovery here, because I think many people get this part wrong in their training. Many magazine and sites would have you believe that the more experienced you are, the better your levels of recovery. That is true to an extent but as a trainee gets stronger, the training stress increases as well. In fact, the closer you get to your genetic potential the tougher and heavier you must lift to see a change in strength (or muscle size if you are trying to increase muscle mass). Advanced lifters have a much greater need to cycle intensity than beginners. A beginner…

  • How to Do One Arm Push Ups for 20 Reps

    admin
    3 Jan 2010 | 5:13 pm
    I typically don't make new year's resolutions, but one thing I would love to be able to do is the one arm push up. When I first started lifting the big goal was to bench press 225 pounds for reps (because I thought it looked cool to have two 45 pound plates on each side of the bar). I reached that goal in a short period of time and it felt good, but it is not even close to impressive as doing full-range one arm push ups. In fact, I would guess there are more guys who can bench press 315 pounds (three 45's per side) than men or women who can do 5 full-range one arm push ups. I…
 
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  • 5 Surprising Acne Treatments

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    When you're desperate to get rid of a pimple, you're willing to try just about anything to make it go away. You might be surprised by some methods of blemish elimination -- especially since some of them haven't been proven to work at all.

  • How ADHD Works

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that girls who have ADHD are more likely than their peers to develop other mental health issues -- like depression and eating disorders. What are some signs that a person has ADHD?

  • 10 Grasses for Your Yard

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Choosing and maintaining a lawn can be a little like falling in love. Compatibility is key, and it's easy to get seduced by a lush, green grass. But that expanse of grass may be a little more high-maintenance than you bargained for.

  • Why do movies cost so much to make?

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Making movies costs a lot of money. Why? The easy answer is that no one knows for sure. The real answer is that someone knows -- but that person isn't going to tell you.

  • Today's Video - Health Tips: Relationship Issues

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Watch this clip for information about the science behind love, cheating, and jealousy.
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    Fitarella ~ Food*Fitness*Family

  • Onward and upward!

    Fitarella
    18 Jan 2010 | 4:27 pm
    Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? The answer is no. No, I am not still 100% Vegan Raw and no I will not be making my 30 days. And that is a-okay. I began the challenge because I was dared, I wanted to see if I could do it and I thought [...]

  • Vegan Raw – Day 6

    Fitarella
    6 Jan 2010 | 8:04 pm
    Tomorrow it will be one week I have been eating completely vegan and completely raw.  It has been rough. Really rough.  I have detoxed from coffee and sugar before in the past, but never at the same time and without the comfort of “regular” food. Day 1 started off fairly easy.  I was excited about this [...]

  • Carrot Puddingcakes

    Fitarella
    6 Jan 2010 | 6:32 pm
    Photo by Color Line Pudding Ingredients *2-1/2 med. carrots *1/2 lb. raw almonds *1/2 lb. dates *3/8 cup raw honey Pudding Instructions Grate the carrots in a food processor Install the “s” blade in the food processor and process the carrots until they are lightly coarse, then place in a bowl. Process the almonds until fine, then set aside in bowl. Process the dates, then [...]

  • Banana Almond-Milk Shake

    Fitarella
    6 Jan 2010 | 6:15 pm
    Photo by Elanadan *½ lb. of raw, unsalted almonds *6 bananas * fine strainer or cheesecloth let the bananas ripen so that 1/3 to ½ of the skin is covered with spots. The bananas become sweeter, creamier, and easier to digest this way. This will be important for taste and texture. Peel the bananas and place [...]

  • Lettuce Wraps

    Fitarella
    6 Jan 2010 | 5:52 pm
    photo by Muffet * 2 very ripe avocados * 3 tomatoes, diced * 1/2 jalapeno pepper, diced * 2 tbsp yellow onion, diced * 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced * 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped * kernels from one ear raw organic corn * 2 tsp fresh lime juice * 6-8 large romaine lettuce leaves Prep: In a medium sized bowl, mash the avocado. Add remaining ingredients [...]
 
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    Pulse + Signal

  • Notable Links 2.1.10

    Andre
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:41 pm
    Instead of waiting until the end of the week where I may or may not have the time to wrangle up various links, I’ve decided to put them together in a bundle whenever I come across a few great resources! New York Focused On Curbing Salt Intake: “Now Mr. Bloomberg has called on restaurant chains and food producers to lower the amount of salt in their products by 25 percent over the next five years. The goal is to reduce the incidence of high blood pressure, a major contributor to heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease.” [NYTimes] What’s the Point of Health 2.0?: Susannah Fox of the…

  • Spread the Word Sunday: A new approach in prevention campaigning

    Marc
    31 Jan 2010 | 1:56 am
    A new road safety PSA. I had some other campaigns to post here but this new one is too gorgeous not to let you see. This new approach in prevention campaigning comes from the UK, from the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP). Embrace life tackles the issue on the use/non-use of seat belts in a very different way. Avoiding the use of blood, gore or shock tactics, Embrace Life is provoking an emotional response in all viewers. The PSA is a absolute hit amongst Ad bloggers this week. Most road safety campaigns are full of blood, shocking visuals and grief (see my last post: Reversed Accidents).

  • A Look Inside change:healthcare

    Andre
    24 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm
    Good friend and fellow better health advocate, Chris Parks, co-founder of change:healthcare explains how the company began and various aspects that make it revolutionary as it is helpful. An Interview with the Co-Founder of change:healthcare from change:healthcare on Vimeo. Really love what these guys are doing. Follow them on Twitter as well.

  • Pulse + Signal: The Adventure Begins

    Andre
    22 Jan 2010 | 7:05 pm
    Well folks, I am coming up on my third year of writing here on Pulse + Signal. Since my first post I have not only learned alot about how innovation intersects with population focused health, I have also learned about the importance of creating/maintaining great relationships. The social media world can sometimes be daunting with the information overload but it can also be a great place to interact with very smart and like-minded individuals. I can truly say I’ve experienced the latter in a very real way. 2009 was spectacular for me as I mentioned earlier this month, I am planning on 2010…

  • Missing Populations in Global Health

    David Van Sickle
    14 Jan 2010 | 6:17 am
    This is a guest post by David Van Sickle of GlobalHealthIdeas – a global health blog focused on solutions, problem solving and finding the latest innovations I’m currently in the United Arab Emirates, attending a conference sponsored by the UAEU in Al-Ain to raise awareness of global health problems in the Middle East and neighboring Asia, and to draw attention to the region and its populations and health problems among the global health community. As a result, I’ve been thinking about the scope of attention in global health, and about populations and settings that are, for…
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    Leg Butt Hip Thigh Exercises|Lower Body Workouts for Women

  • 4 Lower-Body Exercises; Body-weight Leg, Butt & Thigh Workout for Women

    Joey Atlas
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:41 pm
    ——————————————————————————- 4 Lower-Body Exercises; Body-weight Leg, Butt & Thigh Workout for Women In this leg, butt and thigh exercise video clip, I bring you through a combination sequence of four body-weight exercises which stimulate the legs, glutes and thigh zones. These will also get the middle and lower back working as well. This mini-workout can be done as a solo exercise routine – or you can combine it with the other…

  • Why Women Get Better Results With Home Fitness Videos

    Joey Atlas
    29 Sep 2009 | 9:41 am
    Home Fitness Video Insight: Why Women Get Better Results With Home Fitness Videos - In this freebie, 15-minute audio interview. You get to eavesdrop on a private phone call I held with one of the few ‘Fitness for Women’ experts, who I trust, and trade female fitness secrets with… Listen in right here by clicking on the light green triangular ‘play’ button on the left: - If you are pressed for time be sure to get … Your Two FREE Home Fitness Videos right here

  • Mom’s Fat Loss Secret: How Siobhan Dropped 75 LBS of Fat

    Joey Atlas
    8 Jul 2009 | 2:13 pm
    _______________________________________________________________________ Women send us these types of success stories every day – But as you can understand, most of them ask me NOT to share them publicly. And I understandably agree. Fortunately, for every bunch of ‘private’ fat loss/fitness success stories I get – there is usually one person that allows me to share their story, publicly, on the blog – like this one below… Please share your thoughts and praise in the ‘comments’ section at the end – and please share the link to this page with…

  • Resveratrol Supplements: The Dirty Truth About Resveratrol

    Joey Atlas
    28 May 2009 | 10:28 am
    ____________________________________________________ Resveratrol Supplements: The Dirty Truth About Resveratrol Every few months – there is a “new kid on the block” when it comes to the next “magic pill” – and just like the recent crackdown on the rip-off Acai berry scam – each new supplement scam fades off into the sunset – only to be replaced by the next disappointing, money wasting “magic pill”… One of the current ‘new kids’ in the spotlight is Resveratrol – and I highlight today’s feature with a…

  • Can I Rock Your Body (Get You In Shape) Even Though I “Can’t Spell”?

    Joey Atlas
    22 May 2009 | 9:47 am
    ______________________________________________________ Can I Rock Your Body (Get You In Shape) Even Though I “Can’t Spell”? We get boatloads of email – EVERYDAY – here at Atlas Headquarters… And at least a few of them really grab our attention each day – each in their own special way. Here is one that provides as interesting perspective – and after reading it – you’ll have a better understanding of the title of today’s post. So, enjoy – and please feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of the…
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    Weighty Matters

  • Why Health Check's serving sizes are inexcusable.

    9 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am
    Headlines this past weekend read that the FDA is about to crack down on food labels' unrealistic serving sizes.Serving sizes matter so much because as far as the nutrition facts panels go, the breakdown of contents is described in terms of the reported serving sizes. Unrealistically small serving sizes lead to more favourable sounding breakdowns of calories, sodium etc.For Big Food - it's not really their fault. They're just getting away with what labeling laws have to date allowed them to get away with. Of course the same cannot be said to be true about the Heart and Stroke Foundation's…

  • A pea sized bite of salmon has 3x the DHA of Dairyland's Li'L Ones yogurt with DHA!

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am
    "A Li'L Storyby Li'L OnesOnce upon a time there were Big Ones who had Little Ones. The Big Ones wanted the Little Ones to be healthy and strong, so they said to the Little Ones, "You must always eat all your meat and all your vegetables."The Little Ones wanted to be healthy and strong too, so they told the Big Ones, "We won't always eat all our meat and all our vegetables, but we'll always eat all our Li'L Ones yogurt."So the Big Ones read the label on the Li'L Ones yogurt, and they saw that the Little Ones were very smart indeed, which wasn't surprising because Li'L Ones has DHA. Plus it's…

  • Saturday Stories

    6 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am
    Stories that managed to capture my minuscule attention span this week:Brian Switek of Laelaps covers the much bally-hoo'd report on barefoot running (complete with cool video.The New York Times covers the story of how an all-American kid became a terrorist leader in Somalia. Orac from Respectful Insolence schools reporters in how not to report science and medical news. Steven Novella from Neurologica further eviscerates the Desiree Jennings dystonia case.Julie from Dinner with Julie announces the launch of Blogaid: Recipes for Haiti. 27 food bloggers band together to create a cookbook with…

  • The Majesty of Farmville

    5 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am
    Not everyone's going to know what this video's about, but that won't make it any less funny.It's about a "game" on Facebook called Farmville whose users litter a person's Facebook alerts with Farmville updates.Funny Friday's video takes a look at the unbelievably intense gameplay.Have a great weekend!

  • Must see TV alert!

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am
    Forgot to mention.Tomorrow CBC's award winning investigative journalism show Marketplace will be airing their special on Herbal Magic.Not sure how much of me will be in the show, but I was honoured to have been asked to help out and give my opinion on some of the practices going on over there.Having seen some (or all, not sure) of the hidden video I can say it ought to be a fun show.CBC Marketplace airs at Fridays at 8:30pm EST, Saturdays at 5:30pm and Sundays at 2:30am and 6:30am.You'll also be able to watch it online at www.cbc.ca/marketplace from Saturday onward.
 
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    Highlight HEALTH

  • NCCAM’s Advisory Council Welcomes Five New Members

    NIH Newsbot
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:01 am
    The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM). The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead Federal agency for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research, and a component of the National Institutes of Health. Thank you for subscribing by RSS or email. We work hard to make the articles on Highlight HEALTH engaging and we truly appreciate your interest and readership!This article was published on Highlight HEALTH.

  • Panel Calls for Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths by Striking Down Barriers to Screening

    NIH Newsbot
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm
    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Despite evidence and guidelines supporting the value of screening for this disease, rates of screening for colorectal cancer are consistently lower than those for other types of cancer, particularly breast and cervical. Although the screening rates in the target population of adults over age 50, have increased from 20-30 percent in 1997 to nearly 55 percent in 2008 – the rates are still too low. An NIH state-of-the-science panel was convened this week to identify ways to further increase the use…

  • Four New Members Appointed to National Neurological Disorders and Stroke Advisory Council

    NIH Newsbot
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced that four new members have joined its National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NINDS regarding the Institute’s research program planning and priorities. Thank you for subscribing by RSS or email. We work hard to make the articles on Highlight HEALTH engaging and we truly appreciate your interest and readership!This article was published on Highlight HEALTH.

  • NIA Funds Roybal Centers for Translational Research in Aging

    NIH Newsbot
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that it has renewed funding for nine Edward R. Roybal Centers for Research on Applied Gerontology and designated four new centers. The goal of the centers is to move promising social and behavioral research findings out of the laboratory and into programs and practices that will improve the lives of older people and help society adapt to an aging population. The centers focus on a range of projects, including maintaining mobility and physical function, enhancing driving performance, understanding…

  • NIH Scientists Identify Maternal and Fetal Genes That Increase Preterm Birth Risk

    NIH Newsbot
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am
    Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extracellular matrix, the mesh-like material that holds cells within tissues. Thank you for subscribing by RSS or email. We work hard to make the articles on Highlight HEALTH engaging and we truly appreciate your interest and readership!This article was published on Highlight HEALTH.
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    BASIL & SPICE

  • Michael Pollan On Food Rules (Feb 2010)

    At Basil & Spice
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:07 am
    Jill Nussinow-- The other day I went to see my former schoolmate, Michael Pollan, speak about his new book Food Rules. I find this ironic because in junior high and high school, I was the one who cared about healthy food, eschewing the garbage served in the cafeteria and bringing my own food to eat. I went on to get a graduate degree in nutrition and I think that Michael got a degree in English, Michael Pollancommunication or journalism. Michael Pollan became a famous writer. I became a writer with much less status but still with something to say. Michael (also referred to as Pollan) will…

  • ATTN MEN--What Women Do NOT Want For Valentine’s 2010

    At Basil & Spice
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:37 am
    By Kelly Jad'on There are different varieties of love, but you men seem to dwell heavily on Eros, the special type of love between a man and a woman that celebrates a physical union.   Eros is known as the Greek mythological figure for sexual love and beauty.  His Roman counterpart is known as Amor or Cupid.  You’ll recognize his wings, bow, and arrows together as a symbol of romantic love on Valentine’s Day. Christian lore cites a priest known as Valentine who refused to recognize the Emperor’s law requiring young men in the military to remain single.

  • 3*Movie Review: Dear John (Feb 2010)

    At Basil & Spice
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:35 pm
      3* Review By James R. Holland This reviewer saw this feature in a movie theater with only two other people, both female, in the audience. There was not a peep out of either of them at any time in the entire film. With no audience reaction to note, this review is based entirely on how this reviewer feels about the movie. Audience reaction does cause reviewers to consider that aspect of the experience when doing a review. This is a one-tissue story. There were several other attempts to increase the Kleenex rating, but they didn’t quite work. Admittedly this motion picture fan…

  • HBO MOVIE REVIEW: Temple Grandin (Feb 2010)

    At Basil & Spice
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:13 pm
    Reviewed by David M. Kinchen Brilliant Portrayal of Autistic Genius Who Revolutionized Humane Treatment of LivestockClaire Danes is wonderful in the Mick Jackson helmed HBO movie Temple Grandin, about an autistic woman whose empathy with animals led her to develop equipment and techniques for ethical  treatment of livestock. Grandin is well known for her work in autism advocacy and for developing the hug machine, designed to calm hypersensitive persons.Danes (My So-Called Life, Brokedown Palace, Shopgirl) plays Grandin, born in 1947 in Boston, who was diagnosed at any early age with…

  • Valentine's 2010: Are You A Tommy Girl?

    At Basil & Spice
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:47 am
    By Randall Radic The poet Paul Valery asserted that a woman who does not use perfume has no future.  This is because perfume is the keeper of memory.  And a woman without a past has no future.  Alexander the Great’s body smelled naturally of musk, which consequently made him very popular with women.  And it has been reported that the mad monk Rasputin exuded a powerful yet pleasing odor.  This scent was responsible for his magnetism.  In a sense, then, he was simply irresistible. But that was then and this is now.  Now there are so many perfumes to…
 
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    EmpowHER - Women's Health Online

  • Antidepressant Lowers Survival Odds for Breast Cancer

    hernews
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:11 am
    TUESDAY, Feb. Image:  read more

  • Michelle Obama: Let’s tackle childhood obesity. Let’s Move.

    Diane Porter
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:08 am
    It is an ugly fact: Nearly a third of our children are overweight or obese. read more

  • 'Third-Hand Smoke' Could Be Troublesome For Your Lungs

    mpingolt
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:03 pm
    MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Tobacco smoke residue found on indoor surfaces -- so-called "third-hand smoke" -- can interact with airborne compounds to form new, potentially cancer-causing substances, research suggests. Details about the potential role such third-hand smoke might play and what health concerns it might create remain unclear, however, awaiting further study. Image:  read more

  • Why Women Have More Foot, Knee, Hip and Back Pain?

    Tina Tran
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am
    Display Title:  Why Women Have More Foot, Knee, Hip and Back Pain? Background Image:  A doctor shares the simple steps you can take to avoid pain, especially back and foot pain. Image Only:  No Description Background:  on Link Text:  Read the story URL:  http://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2010/01/27/why-women-have-more-foot-knee... Align:  left Weight:  5 Text Color:  White

  • Who Will Benefit From Spinal Surgery?

    Tina Tran
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:34 am
    Display Title:  Who Will Benefit From Spinal Surgery? Background Image:  Dr. Choll Kim explains those patients who would benefit most from spinal surgery. Image Only:  No Description Background:  on Link Text:  Watch the video URL:  http://www.empowher.com/media/video/who-will-benefit-spinal-surgery-dr-kim-video Align:  right Weight:  4 Text Color:  White
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  • Winter Means Increased Asthma Problems

    14 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on the connection between Winter and increased asthma. The onset of cold weather can increase asthma attacks and make people with asthma feel worse. Dr. Sanjay Gupta says "cold air can exacerbate the condition as can getting sick." There are more colds and other viruses around. These illnesses can be problematic for people with asthma. Take a look: Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds

  • 60 Minutes Investigates Growing Body Parts

    20 Dec 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Morley Safer reports for CBS News on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells. Morley Safer says researchers have created beating hearts, ears and bladders by manipulating cells in the human body. The goal is to provide new hope for amputees and patients on organ-transplant lists by growing replacement organs in the lab. Take a look: You can see more segments from the series here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds

  • Replacement Tooth Grown For a Mouse

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    A team of Japanese scientists were able to grow a green replacement tooth for a mouse. Researchers say it is the first time a "fully functional and three-dimensional organ" has been regenerated. The tooth works just like any other tooth. This sounds promoising. Hopefully, we will be able to grow human tetth before too long. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds

  • CDC Triples H1N1 Death Estimates

    15 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    The CDC has greatly increased its estimate of the number of U.S. residents who have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The number of deaths have increased from 1,200 to 3,900. The CDC claims it is really an accounting issue and not a situation where the virus is getting more deadly. The H1N1 numbers are clearly showing the youngest are hardest hit. With H1N1 90% of the deaths have been in people 65 and under. That is very different from seasonal flu when 90% of the deaths are in people 65 and older. 38,000 children under 18 have been hospitalized and 540 have died. Take a look: Permalink |…

  • H1N1 Inundates Hospitals As Vaccine Very Slowly Trickles In

    26 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    The White House residently declared the H1N1 swine flu pandemic a national emergency and a USA Today article explains why. The article describes a few hospitals that are already being overwhelmed by patients. Connie Price, chief of infectious diseases at Denver Health, the city's public hospital, says, "I've been living this" since Aug. 28, when the hospital's lab reported 12 positive tests for swine flu. "Since then we've been inundated," she says. "In a typical flu season, we may hospitalize 15 patients. With H1N1, we've hospitalized 10 times that many. We're not even in flu season yet." In…
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  • Mad Scientist vs. The Super-human Body

    Dr. Mommy Health Tips
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:23 am
    Do you trust your doctor more than your own body?  Well I guess the answer depends on which one is more intelligent.  Or better put; I guess it depends on the nature of intelligence. The doctor is educated by reading textbooks, listening to experienced lecturers, and by years of practicing their craft on countless patients.  He [...]

  • Healthy Tips Podcast Episode 20 – Holistic Approaches

    Dr. Mommy Health Tips
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:23 am
    Welcome to Episode 20 of Healthy Tips Podcast. This weekly podcast will provide you with quick on the go information for better health and living. I am very excited to bring this podcast to you and I promise the episodes will not be long at all but you will learn a great deal about taking [...]

  • Healthy Tips Podcast Episode 19 – The Raw Foods Witch

    Dr. Mommy Health Tips
    27 Jan 2010 | 4:19 am
    Welcome to Episode 19 of Healthy Tips Podcast. This weekly podcast will provide you with quick on the go information for better health and living. I am very excited to bring this podcast to you and I promise the episodes will not be long at all but you will learn a great deal about taking [...]

  • Chicken Soup is the Best Medicine

    Dr. Mommy Health Tips
    25 Jan 2010 | 7:17 pm
    Remember when you were young and you felt sick.  What was the first thing your mom made?  You guessed it–Chicken Soup!  For centuries, mothers have turned to chicken soup as the first defense against the seasonal runny nose or stuffy head symptoms. Your mom was on to something back then.  The temperature of the chicken soup [...]

  • Dr. Mommy Health Tips Episode 18 – Miz Fit Online

    Dr. Mommy Health Tips
    20 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am
    Welcome to Episode 18 of Dr Mommy Health Tips Podcast. This weekly podcast will provide you with quick on the go information for better health and living. I am very excited to bring this podcast to you and I promise the episodes will not be long at all but you will learn a great deal [...]
 
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    New England Journal of Medicine

  • Oral Fingolimod or Intramuscular Interferon for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    Cohen, J. A., Barkhof, F., Comi, G., Hartung, H.-P., Khatri, B. O., Montalban, X., Pelletier, J., Capra, R., Gallo, P., Izquierdo, G., Tiel-Wilck, K., de Vera, A., Jin, J., Stites, T., Wu, S., Aradhye, S., Kappos, L., the TRANSFORMS Study Group
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
    In this 12-month trial involving patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, oral fingolimod was more effective than intramuscular interferon beta-1a in reducing relapse rates. Adverse events associated with fingolimod included herpesvirus infections (two fatal infections), atrioventricular block, macular edema, skin cancer, and liver-enzyme elevation. <P>

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Fingolimod in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    Kappos, L., Radue, E.-W., O'Connor, P., Polman, C., Hohlfeld, R., Calabresi, P., Selmaj, K., Agoropoulou, C., Leyk, M., Zhang-Auberson, L., Burtin, P., the FREEDOMS Study Group
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
    In this 24-month, randomized trial involving patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, oral fingolimod reduced the rates of relapse and disability progression, as compared with placebo. Adverse events reported in patients treated with fingolimod included bradycardia, atrioventricular conduction block, macular edema, elevations in liver-enzyme levels, and mild hypertension. <P>

  • CME: Under Pressure

    3 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
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  • CME: Jet Lag

    3 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
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  • CME: A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Fingolimod in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    3 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
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  • Competency-based Advancement: Risky Business

    Donald R. Bordley, Lawrence G. Smith, Jeffrey G. Wiese
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Outcomes Project has successfully initiated a shift in focus on residency education from process measures to educational outcomes. The next phase of this transformation is the development of clear milestones to mark incremental steps toward competency. The development of these milestones for internal medicine is an important and challenging task that has been undertaken by a group of educators and residents facilitated by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Representatives from multiple key stakeholder groups are participating in…

  • Tell Me Something New: Report Cards and the Referring Physician

    Andrew J. Epstein, J. Niels Rosenquist
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    “But even though quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is.”–Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Report cards are used in health care to evaluate hospitals and doctors across a variety of medical conditions and procedures. There are 2 main reasons for publishing report cards: to stimulate quality improvement efforts among medical practitioners and to steer patients toward high-quality providers. Ideally, patients benefit as provider quality improves, and better-performing providers are rewarded with recognition and increased volume. While the logic behind…

  • Sarcoma of the Chest Wall: A Rare Tumor

    Matthew J. Czarny, Grant V. Chow, Daniel S. Rhee, Joel Fradin, Jessica Colburn, Mehran Habibi, Ilene Browner
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    A 44-year-old construction worker presented with pain and swelling of the right anterior chest, first noticed 8 months previously as a quarter-sized induration. The mass had gradually enlarged and become tender and was producing an exertion-related aching pain. On the day of arrival, the pain became excruciating and was associated with new numbness and tingling of the entire right arm. There also were several weeks of fatigue, night sweats, generalized muscle aches, dyspnea, and dizziness. Past medical and family history were unremarkable; social history was significant for 45 pack-years of…

  • Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction: Ineffective or Wrong Dose?

    James E. Dalen
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    More than 40 million Americans take aspirin for the primary or secondary prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke, including approximately half of all those aged 65 years or more. The daily dose varies from 81 mg (1 baby aspirin) to 325 mg (1 adult aspirin). The efficacy of aspirin for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke has been validated by multiple randomized clinical trials.

  • Angiotensin-converting Enzyme-related Cough among Chinese-Americans

    Daniel S. Tseng, Jan Kwong, Firozeh Rezvani, Ashley O. Coates
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Abstract: Background: Few studies have examined the relationship between ethnicity and tolerance of hypertension medications. We investigated the perception that Chinese-Americans may have a higher incidence of chronic cough from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.Methods: We searched electronic databases to identify patients who had received a new lisinopril prescription. This cohort was separated into 295 patients of Chinese descent and 4263 patients in the general population group with an instrument that used surnames to identify Chinese ethnicity. For those who discontinued…
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    European Journal of Internal Medicine

  • Editorial Board

    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm

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    31 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm

  • Serum albumin as an outcome predictor in hospital emergency medical admissions

    Owen Lyons, Bryan Whelan, Kathleen Bennett, Deirdre O'Riordan, Bernard Silke
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Abstract: Background: To examine the relationship between admission serum albumin and 30-day mortality during an emergency medical admission.Methods: An analysis was performed of all emergency medical patients admitted to St. James's Hospital (SJH), Dublin between 1st January 2002 and 31st December 2008, using the hospital in-patient enquiry (HIPE) system, linked to the patient administration system, and laboratory datasets. Mortality was defined as an in-hospital death within 30days. Logistic regression was used to calculate unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence…

  • Corrigendum to “Hepatitis B remains a major health priority in Western Balkans: Results of a 4-year prospective Greek–Albanian collaborative study” [European Journal of Internal Medicine (2009) 20:698–702]

    Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Dimitrios K. Christodoulou, Eleftheria Zervou, Adriana Babameto, Bledar Kraja, Heleni Hyphantis, Vasileios Karetsos, Gerasimos Tsonis, Jovan Basho, Bashkim F. Resuli, Epameinondas V. Tsianos
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The authors regret that the fifth author's name was incorrect in the original article. The corrected full list of authors appears above.

  • Data integrity, reliability and fraud in medical research

    Mark Otto Baerlocher, Jeremy O'Brien, Marshall Newton, Tina Gautam, Jason Noble
    29 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Abstract: Background: Data reliability in original research requires collective trust from the academic community. Standards exist to ensure data integrity, but these safeguards are applied non-uniformly so errors or even fraud may still exist in the literature.Objective: To examine the prevalence and consequences of data errors, data reliability safeguards and fraudulent data among medical academics.Methodology: Corresponding authors of every fourth primary research paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2001–2003), Canadian Medical Association Journal…
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    AAFP News Now

  • Salmonellosis Outbreak Spreads to 42 States

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm
    Family physicians and their patients should be aware that an outbreak of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella serotype Montevideo that has been linked to certain salami products is responsible for more than 200 reported cases in 42 states and the District of Columbia.

  • AAFP Asks Members to Call on Congress to Pass Health Care Reform

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm
    The AAFP once again is rallying support for enactment of comprehensive health care reform legislation by asking its members to send a message about the need for health care reform directly to Congress. The Academy issued an Action Alert on Feb. 5, urging members to sign on to a Speak Out letter that calls on Congress to pass reform legislation that enhances access, improves quality and lowers costs.

  • Not Everyone Is Enchanted With Electronic Health Records

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:35 pm
    I just saw the article in AAFP News Now about electronic health records, or EHRs ("Health IT Helps Practices Grow, Improve Patient Care"), and I wondered why you hadn't interviewed any physicians who weren't as enchanted with EHRs as the four you found.

  • PricewatehouseCoopers Assesses 'Top 10' Health Issues for 2010

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm
    Crystal balls may be out of vogue, but PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute recently released an annual report that assesses what the new year could bring to anyone with a stake in the U.S. health care industry. Issues that may affect FPs the most include health information technology, or health IT; fraud and abuse programs; alternative health care delivery methods; accountable care organizations, or ACOs; and health care spending.

  • Surgeon General Offers Vision for Healthy, Fit Nation

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:20 pm
    Family physicians and the patient-centered medical home can play important roles in combating the nation's obesity epidemic, said U.S. Surgeon General and family physician Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., during a Jan. 28 press event at which she and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius were joined by first lady Michelle Obama to kick off a campaign to reduce overweight and obesity among U.S. adults and children. The news conference coincided with Benjamin's first release to the nation, "The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation 2010," in which she highlights the growing numbers of…
 
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  • Doctor/Facility of the Month!

    Medical Tourism Connection
    Doctor of the Month: Dr. Rafael E. Lorenzana Dr. Rafael Lorenzana is an American Board Certified dentist-prothodontist specializing in dental implants. His curriculum reflects many years of dental studies, including two dental degrees; the first from the University of El Salvador and the second from Baylor College of Dentistry. He's also a former member of the Baylor College of Dentistry and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, and a member of the American College of Prosthodontics. Dr. Lorenzana owns Lorenzana Dental Center in San Salvador, El Salvador where he offers over 30 years of…

  • Domination by Kansas exposes Texas' potentially fatal flaw

    Alex
    AUSTIN, Texas -- baby shower invitations from evite A dejected Damion James walked bum trilogy free audio books through as seen on tv pro auger a tunnel toward Texas' locker room at the Erwin Center on Monday, long audio books humor after losing 80-68 to top-ranked Kansas, and insisted that his Longhorns weren't falling apart: 'We're this far from being a great team,' instafix as seen on tv he said. 'We're gonna be all right -- 19.95 purse as seen on tv I promise.'

  • Super Bowl XLIV game a ratings winner

    Alex
    The New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts not only ended 42 seasons of football 2-tier baby shower cake futility for the baby shower book poems franchise, it also shattered one of the television industry's most storied records. About 106.5 million tuned into CBS' telecast of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, making it the baby shower decorations to ake most watched TV program in the United States ever and topping the series finale of that network's legendary wartime baby shower games proverbs sitcom 'MASH,' which drew 106 million viewers automotive airconditioner flush…

  • New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton's risky decisions pay off in Super way

    Alex
    FORT LAUDERDALE - The Super Bowl turned out to be Payton's Place, not Peyton's anti-glare protection automotive Place. Sean Payton coached one of the most aggressive games in Super Bowl history against Peyton Manning and action automotive berlin ct the Colts and succeeded with perhaps automotive ac vaccum the riskiest coaching decision ever in 1 4 automotive water temperature switch the championship game, an onside kick by a rookie action automotive berlin ct punter to start the second half.

  • Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Sue Over Split Story

    Alex
    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have issued a legal statement asserting that they are not about to split. The couple's lawyer, Keith Schilling, said Monday that the pair had commenced proceedings against Britain's News of the ...Depeche Mode Remixes 81-04
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  • New CATCH Rule To Determine Need For CT Scans In Children With Minor Head Injury

    doctorworld
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    A new tool may help standardize the use of computed tomography (CT scans) in children with minor head injury and help reduce the number of scans, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). More than 650,000 children with minor head injuries resulting in loss of consciousness, amnesia, disorientation and/or vomiting are... Read more... | Original Medical News | Votes so far: 1 / 0

  • Gold, myrrh and...

    doctorworld
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    Could frankincense be used to treat cancer? Read more... | Original Medical News | Votes so far: 1 / 0

  • Astra gets Crestor boost ahead of key patent trial - Reuters

    doctorworld
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    TopNews United StatesAstra gets Crestor boost ahead of key patent trialReutersLONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) has pulled ahead of the pack with an expanded label in the United States for its heart drug Crestor, but the medicine's future remains uncertain ahead of a vital patent trial this month. ...FDA Widens Crestor Approval Wall Street... Read more... | Original Medical News | Votes so far: 1 / 0

  • Incidence Of Cerebral Palsy On Rise In United States

    doctorworld
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. They also were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology... Read more... | Original Medical News | Votes so far: 1 / 0

  • Social care flat fee plan denied

    doctorworld
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    Health Secretary Andy Burnham denies planning a £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to help pay for social care for the elderly in England. Read more... | Original Medical News | Votes so far: 1 / 0
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  • Body found in plane’s landing gear bay in Japan – CNN.com

    GruntDoc
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am
    Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — A body was found in the landing gear bay of an airplane that arrived at Tokyo&apos;s Narita Airport Sunday, the airport announced. The dead man was not carrying a passport or personal belongings, airport police said. via Body found in plane’s landing gear bay in Japan – CNN.com. JFK to Narita.  Someone was able not just to approach this aricraft without appropriate ID, but was able to climb into the landing gear bay (under the wing structure, next to the fuel tanks) and hide there. FWIW, stowing away in a wheel well is a bad way to die.  If…

  • Beer May Be Good For Your Bones | LiveScience

    GruntDoc
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am
    If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here&apos;s at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health. But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for bone health. via Beer May Be Good For Your Bones | LiveScience. Beer.  Wonder and medicine, in a convenient serving size.  (Also, silicon). Related posts:Backpacker Blogs – Hallelujah: Beer Hydrates Better Than Water Backpacker Blogs – Hallelujah: Beer Hydrates Better Than Water…

  • Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? It might really happen for Anne Mitchell, RN in Winkler County, Texas : Respectful Insolence

    GruntDoc
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? It might really happen for Anne Mitchell, RN in Winkler County, Texas : Respectful Insolence. He’s been on this from the beginning.  Good news: one of the nurses was dismissed; bad news, the other is on trial. Atrocious. My grandparents lived in Winkler County (Kermit), and are gone now.  I think they’re spinning in their graves over this. Related posts:Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? : Respectful Insolence Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail?... Paging Dr. Flea The Trial Of A WhiteCoat…

  • WD-40 may have screwed up here

    GruntDoc
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:27 am
    Look at the picture of the new WD-40 can. It has a new pivoting gadget that combines spray or straw use without any plugging in, trying to find the little orifice with a stiff red piece of plastic, etc. As an engineering piece ( and without having used it ) it looks terrific. But, I usually buy a new can shortly after I lose the straw. How will their sales do with this unlosable straw gadget? Related posts:Weirdest prescription? From an old HS buddy (also a Navy Man) now... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Military increases availability of morning-after pill – CNN.com

    GruntDoc
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am
    Washington (CNN) — All U.S. military health facilities around the world will now carry the emergency contraception pill known as Plan B One-Step, according to a new Department of Defense policy. The decision to carry the pill, often referred to as the morning-after pill, was based on a recommendation by the Pentagon&apos;s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, an advisory panel made up of medical professionals from the military services, Pentagon officials said Friday. Many military hospitals already carry the pill, but the new action means it will become a standard part of every…
 
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  • Smokers can quit without nicotine-replacement products. Really.

    Shari Roan
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Contrary to the TV commercials and magazine advertisements, you don't have to use a nicotine-replacement product to quit smoking, say two doctors writing in the new issue of PLoS Medicine. Many smokers are able to quit unassisted, say Simon Chapman and Ross MacKenzie of the School of Public Health in Sydney, Australia. They criticize what they call the "medicalization of smoking cessation," because it's not backed by evidence. Indeed, an analysis of 511 studies published in 2007 and 2008 show that two-thirds to three-quarters of smokers stop unaided and most ex-smokers…

  • Sodas may be linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer, but about that risk...

    Tami Dennis
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:24 pm
    Sugar-sweetened sodas -- with their high-glycemic load eliciting natural suspicion -- have been linked with varying degrees of success to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. So scientists have been trying to clarify the precise nature and size of that risk. Researchers at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health noted that most of the studies along these lines have been in people of European descent. So they decided to cull through data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, assessing whether sugar-sweetened soft drinks and juices had a noticeable effect in a…

  • Experimental drug shows some benefit for Huntington's disease

    Thomas Maugh
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:19 pm
    An experimental drug call latrepirdine has produced a small improvement in the mental abilities of some patients with Huntington's disease, a finding that sets the stage for a larger clinical trial. Although the improvement was modest, the study marks the first time that a drug has been shown to improve brain function in the disorder. Huntington's is one of the more common inherited brain disorders. About 25,000 Americans have it and an additional 60,000 carry the defective gene that causes it and will develop the disorder as they age. It strikes between age 30 and 50 and is…

  • Drink that beer ladies, it's good for your bones?

    Thomas Maugh
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:46 pm
    Everyone knows the role that calcium plays in healthy bones, but many may be surprised to learn that silicon also is crucial. Studies by the National Institutes of Health have suggested that dietary silicon may be important for the growth of bone and connective tissue, and some studies have suggested that beer in moderation may be a good dietary source of the element. Silicon is present in beer in the form of soluble orthosilicic acid, which is about 50% bioavailable — that is, about half of it can be absorbed and used by the body. But which beers are best? Food scientists Charles Bamforth…

  • If the uninsured aren't covered, and the insured aren't covered, what now?

    Tami Dennis
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:23 am
    Today's Los Angeles Times offers a snapshot of U.S. health coverage -- and lack thereof. In essence, while millions are clamoring for insurance, many people who have it (or think they have it) aren't as protected as they believe. -- Let's start with "discount" health plans. Reporter Duke Helfand writes: "At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part…
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  • The Unhealthy Truth

    Janelle Sorensen
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:37 pm
    I remember a day when my daughter was around two years old, that we were at the grocery store and she began begging me to buy some apples. A woman behind me quickly commented that she’d only seen that kind of begging in the candy or junk food aisle – never in the produce section. She added that she hoped when she had kids, they would beg for apples, too. While I may have nearly subsisted on cheese curls for most of my pregnancy, our diet took a tidal shift after I read “GE Foods: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers” by Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston. I don’t…

  • 5 Safer Products: FairyTale Organic Plush to Sniffle Buddies

    Healthy Child
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am
    Here are five green and safe toys reviewed by our friend Jennifer Lance, Founder and Editor of Ecochildsplay.com.  1. FairyTale Knit Collection Organic Plus Available from Essere Organics, this adorable collection of organic plush is truly natural. Made from certified organic cotton and an eco-friendly natural dye process, these are toys you will not worry about harming your child, besides they are truly delightful. Made by miYim, I really like the organic FairyTale knit collection. Fairytale Knit Collection characters are soft and naturally colored with embroidered details and natural…

  • The Latest on Acrylamide

    Marion Nestle
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:07 am
    The fuss about acrylamide continues. This, you may recall is a carcinogen formed when foods containing sugars and the amino acid asparagine are cooked at high temperatures. Acrylamide is formed during the Maillard reaction, which causes baked, fried, and toasted foods to turn attractively brown and taste yummy. Obviously, acrylamide has been around in foods for a long time. But now that everyone knows how bad it is, what should be done about it? A new toxicology study provides estimates for an upper level of intake that can be considered safe: 2.6 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. This…

  • How to Avoid the Sneakiest Sources of BPA

    Jennifer Grayson, The Red White and Green
    6 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    For those concerned about serious health conditions (breast and prostate cancer, sexual development abnormalities, and now heart disease) linked to packaging additive bisphenol A (BPA), there's promising news:  Earlier this month, the FDA reversed its stance on the chemical, saying it is now "taking reasonable steps to reduce human exposure to BPA in the food supply." It's a monumental first step, as is the move by cities and states around the country to ban the suspected endocrine disruptor from baby products like formula cans and sippy cups. It could still be years, though,…

  • Recipe of the Week - Crispy Baked Taquitos with Black Bean Filling

    Healthy Child
    6 Feb 2010 | 12:58 am
    Each week we highlight one of our stellar recipes from Eat Healthy - try one today and get your family eating right! This week's recipe, Crispy Baked Taquitos with Black Bean Filling, comes from Six O'Clock Scramble founder Aviva Goldfarb. Our family likes our taquitos baked until they are crispy, and then smothered with salsa. Serve them with watermelon, which also helps counteract the effects on your body of the salt from this recipe. Healthy and tasty! Enjoy your Saturday.   Image Courtesy Of burke_wicker / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0      
 
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  • Menu Plan Monday: February 8

    Angie
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:23 pm
    Here’s what is on our menu for this week. Monday- Leftover chicken fajitas Tuesday- General Tso spicy stir fry with shrimp served on soba noodles Wednesday- Jalapeno egg sandwiches Thursday- Fish Tacos Friday- Up in the air! It’s been a while since I have put up our menu plan but we are fly by the seat of our pants kind of people so this probably won’t be an ongoing thing so it will either be menu plan or motivation. What is on your menu plan for the week?

  • Nothing to write home about

    Angie
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:49 pm
    This weeks workouts are nothing to write home about.  I just realized that I only worked out TWO times this week. That is horrible!  I really have no excuses other than I was so exhausted all week but moving on…… Wednesday- *Spin class Time: 1 hr Calories burned: 718 Sunday- *Strength Training/Weights Time: 15 min. *Spin class Time: 1 hr 4 min. Calories burned: 653 I do have plans to make this week much better. I am going to most likely skip one out of the 3 regular spin classes so I can run instead.  I really want to get this running stuff going. I am on week 4 of running…

  • How to get out of your comfort zone

    Angie
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:26 am
    Today’s tip comes from my personal experience this past week.  I learned how to get out of my comfort zone big time.  For quite some time (OK 2 years ha ha), I really wanted to do video on my blog but I just couldn’t get past the fear.  Just thinking about it made me sick, I was a mess!  As many will tell you on my business trip this past week, it was a huge struggle and a big obstacle for me to overcome.  BUT I did it!  And here are some tips on how to get out of your comfort zone.  Later I will point you in the direction to one (yep, I did more than 1 whoo hoo) of the…

  • Hotel workouts on my business trip

    Angie
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:34 pm
    I know this workout log is quite late.  I was away on a business trip and have been so exhausted since I have been home. Trying to get back into the swing of things but still wanted to share my workouts.  I worked out twice at the hotel while on the business trip and it was OK.  The treadmills at the hotel were not very good but I hopped on anyway. Next time, I’ll try the bikes too! Monday- *Spin class Time: 1 hr Calories burned: 600 Tuesday- Day Off Wednesday- *Spin class Time: 1 hr Calories burned: 537 Thursday- Day Off Friday-(hotel) *Treadmill Time: 25 min. Miles: 1.55 (ran 5 one…

  • Monica’s top running tips

    Angie
    29 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am
    I’m traveling this week so I have an awesome guest post for you today from a sweet gal I just recently started following. Her blog is about running, healthy living, etc.  She’s been an inspiration to me in this very short time so please be sure to welcome her as she shares some great tips with us. Hello! This is Monica from Run,Eat,Repeat. If you can’t tell from my blog name – I love running so I thought it only appropriate to share some of my favorite running tips.  Here they go: 1.       Don’t start off too fast. When we were kids every time we ran it was full out…
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  • Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    (JAMA and Archives Journals) Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the Feb. 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, one-tenth of those with persistent chest pain undergo potentially unnecessary diagnostic testing.

  • Autism Speaks presents the top ten autism research findings of 2009

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    (Autism Speaks) Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year, documenting progress towards the discovery of the causes and treatment for autism spectrum disorders. In 2009 clinical and epidemiological research together with advances in gene discovery and effective treatments combine to shape the future of autism research for 2010 and beyond.

  • Antiretroviral therapy associated with increase in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    (Public Library of Science) In PLoS Medicine this week a study conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that pregnancy rates increase in HIV-infected women after they start antiretroviral therapy.

  • UC Riverside licenses technology to OlFactor Laboratories, Inc.

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    (University of California - Riverside) OlFactor Laboratories, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Avisio, Inc. acquired an exclusive license to patented technology from the University of California, Riverside. The technology is based on an advanced scientific understanding of how two-winged blood-feeding insects, e.g. mosquitos and black flies, utilize their olfactory neurons to detect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from animals and humans. CO2, which is a major component in human and animal breath, attracts the insect to its prey.

  • Marker of Ewing sarcoma: Potential new drug target?

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    (Journal of Clinical Investigation) Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown. Now, researchers have identified a crucial role for CD99 in the development of EWS and suggest that targeting CD99 or its downstream molecular pathway may be a new therapeutic approach for EWS.
 
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  • National Institute on Aging funds two new "Roybal Center" programs at Harvard

    404132862
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:44 pm
    Harvard Medical School professor Nicholas Christakis, whose work focuses on social networks, and economics professor David Laibson, who examines how and why people make the decisions they do regarding savings and health behaviors, have been selected to receive five year Roybal Center grants, of about $1.5 million each, from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a part read more

  • A molecule that destroys normal metabolism is found

    404132862
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:19 am
    Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage for diabetes, according to the results of a new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).read more

  • Open innovation challenge seeks solutions to type 1 diabetes

    404132862
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pm
    The best scientific insights, which ultimately may lead to the solution of the world’s great puzzles, do not always come from the experts in the fields in question. Sometimes they come from outliers who approach a problem from an entirely new perspective — just as unknown English clockmaker John Harrison demonstrated that longitude could be determined by using an accurate timepiece and not, as almost all experts predicted, by the study of astronomy. So suppose the intellectual power of the entire Harvard community, more than 55,000 faculty members, students, and staff members, in all of…

  • For bonobos, it’s one for all

    404132862
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:05 pm
    Daycare workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching about the idea of sharing. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just comes naturally. read more

  • Toy story

    404132862
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:24 am
    Scientists have long studied how atoms and molecules structure themselves into intricate clusters. Unlocking the design secrets of nature offers lessons in engineering artificial systems that could self-assemble into desired forms.read more
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  • Florida keeps doctors’ arrests, convictions offline

    Health News Florida's Carol Gentry reports on health department disclosure of the arrest of medical professionals, writing "It's the policy of Florida's Department of Health not to post public information about arrests and convictions until a professional licensing board takes final action, no matter how long that takes." The department has ...

  • Parikh examines media’s role in vaccine-autism link

    In his latest dispatch, Salon.com contributor and pediatrician Rahul Parikih describes the media as the willing enablers of the decade of hysteria brought about by what he describes as "Dr. Andrew Wakefield's now infamous study linking the MMR vaccine to autism." Parikh starts by describing exactly how Wakefield artfully manipulated ...

  • Radiation oncologists request more regulation

    The New York Times' Walt Bogdanich reviewed the American Society for Radiation Oncology's new six-point plan, most of which seem to be a response to Bogdanich's series (Part 1 | Part 2) on serious radiation errors. As a whole, Bogdanich writes, the plan seems to signal a push for more ...

  • Patient 2.0 empowers patients, worries doctors

    Writing for Time, Bonnie Rochman digs into the ramifications of patients sharing information and tips online, an "empowerment movement" she calls "Patient 2.0." In the piece, she profiles the newly created Society for Participatory Medicine, which "encourages patients to learn as much as they can about their health and also ...

  • Attention focuses on football’s neurological effects

    Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger, writing in Time, looks at two things he claims are being overlooked during the most recent uproar over football injuries: High school athletes and spinal injuries. Bissinger has strong opinions and two anecdotes, one of which includes a source who said that roughly two ...
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  • Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Exercise: A Primer

    Tyler Knott Gregson
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Image via Wikipedia In the world of fitness, you hear a lot of confusing terms being tossed around.  One pair that gets used more than most is aerobic and anaerobic exercise.  Trainers love to say them and health magazines drop little reminders of them everywhere. The truth of the matter is most people don’t really know the difference or how the difference affects their workout.  Until now. We’re going to give you a super basic primer on the differences, and a bit of insight on how the two can help you achieve your winter workout goals and keep them sailing smoothly into the…

  • Workout Videos That Actually Work!

    Tyler Knott Gregson
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    image via Amazon.com Ladies and gentlemen, in case you haven’t noticed, I will be the first to alert you to a startling and easy-to-recognize fact:  Technology is taking over.  While workout-related videos have been around for a long, long time (think back to the days of Beta, VHS and probably even laser disc), they are exploding onto the scene even more today and are more accessible and more useable than ever before.  With Netflix, Blockbuster Video and yes, even the Internet, we can now exercise to a whole slew of celebrities, or not, at the push of a button without even leaving…

  • My Hosparus (Hospice) Volunteering Experience, Part 3

    Max Shireman
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Image by Marjut via Flickr In my last post, I said I’d follow up on what the Hosparus/Hospice training was like. Hospice offers two types of training based on the role you wish to assume. The first type is a more specialized daylong training session provided to those volunteers who will be working directly with patients and their families.  You’re instructed on the rules and procedures with assisting with patient care and some of the more common situations you should expect. Since my grandfather passed earlier in the year, I’m not able to interact directly with patient care so it was…

  • Exercise and Sleep Connection

    Chris Hall
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    I have a problem with going to bed at night, which means I’m usually pretty interested in any sleep-realted study. So I was all over an article that Anahad O’Connor at The New York Times recently wrote about the connection between activity and sleep latency in children, Really? The Claim: Exercise More During the Day, and You Will Sleep Better at Night. Apparently a longitudnal study was published this year that shows a correlation between a child’s activity during the day and how long it takes to fall asleep at night. The findings: It takes an extra three minutes for…

  • Daily Protein Requirements: Are You Getting Enough?

    Tyler Knott Gregson
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Image via Wikipedia Let’s face facts for a moment here:  We live in a world where the focus every day is trying to shift back to a healthy lifestyle.  With heart disease running rampant, obesity on the rise and diabetes taking over, people everywhere are learning the hard way just how important it is to stay healthy, stay fit and stay on top of their diets.  This Web site itself is proof positive that people care, people want to learn and people want to help.  That said, there’s a lot of advice floating around about the need for proper diets, new types of dieting, fad diets,…
 
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  • Stress Management Training for Women

    Shue
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:11 am
    Stress is one of the biggest problems of the 21st century. It is very powerful today and this is even more evident when we see that most of the illnesses are directly caused or increased due to stress. Stress seems to affect men and women differently or more so we can say that it manifests in different ways. Men are not very expressive about their feelings and this is the way they are made. Women tend to open up more quickly and this can be difficult to handle after some time. Hence the stress management schedules for women are a little different from those of men. The differences will be…

  • California Hospitals Fined For Medical Errors

    Shue
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:09 am
    13 different hospitals in the state of California have been fined by the state for medical errors which have been committed leading to debilitating problems and even death. These errors have been caused due to negligence, lack of information and lack of experience. Most of the erring members are interns who have been given serious responsibilities. Some of the mistakes which have been committed are as follows. A misdiagnosis of a woman who was not pregnant as having an ectopic pregnancy had caused a lot of problems for the patient. She was given chemotherapy drugs which are very strong. It…

  • Self Harm Figures among Adolescents Show Gaps in Scottish Mental Care

    Shue
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am
    Harming oneself is a form of letting out aggression and frustrations and when it is seen in children it is very serious. It has been found that in Scotland the figures of children self harming them seems to be on the higher side. This is not a good statistic. It shows a lack of mental health facilities and counselling opportunities. Self harm rates among adoloscents are increasing. This gives us an idea of the peer pressure and he influence that adults are having on their minds. The services which are available in Scotland for the very young and then for the very old is in a dismal state. The…

  • Do Children Need both a Mother and a Father?

    Shue
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:05 am
    This is a question which has been the centre of many debates over time. It is in the centre of societal policies and child care. The development of the child is no doubt moulded by the parents but the question is how far it is necessary to have both of the parents in the picture. There are many who will support the fact that the father has surely an influence on the child which the mother cannot give. This may be true to a certain extent. But we need to ask the question, is this influence really necessary for the child and will it help him in his adult life. This is something which cannot be…

  • Antioxidants Aren’t Always Good For You

    Shue
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am
    Antioxidants are constituents of certain food products which reverse the process of oxidation damage to the body. Cellular respiration is an exothermic process and it releases heat. This heat can be damaging to the body. On the long run, it can be serious. But these antioxidants can reverse the damage which is caused to the body. It is used to increase the oxygen intake into the muscles. But recent research has shown that too much of these antioxidants can actually be harmful. It is seen that once something good for the body is found out, the next step is to make it synthetically. These…
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  • Denise Austin’s 12-Minute Workout

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By Laurie Sanchez, Lifescript Staff Writer Don’t have time to work out? Join the club. Between work and taking care of house, hubby and kids, exercise slips through the cracks. But 12 minutes a day is all you need to get in shape, says fitness guru Denise Austin. In this Lifescript exclusive, she shows you how… At 52, Denise Austin is still a fitness icon. So how does she stay in such fabulous shape through the decades? In her new book, Denise’s Daily Dozen – The Easy, Every Day Program to Lose Up to 12 Pounds (Center Street, 2010), Austin reveals her secrets and shares…

  • 10 Doctor-Approved Natural Cold Remedies

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript Nose plugged up like an olive? Hacking cough keeping you up at night? You don’t need to pop open the nearest prescription pill bottle. We asked doctors for the best natural remedies to shake cold and flu symptoms – fast! Sore throat, congestion, fuzzy head. Cold season is upon us and so are its misery-making symptoms. While prescription drugs may help, your first line of defense can be found in your local supermarket or vitamin store. Here are 10 natural remedies doctors use to treat colds and flu:1. Zinc What it is: This essential mineral…

  • Which Supplements Should You Take?

    6 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By Robert Wildman, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., FISSN, Lifescript Nutritionist What are all those supplement bottles lining your medicine cabinet? One day you’re swallowing the cure to arthritis, the next day a pill for hot flashes or heart disease. Do supplements really help? Are they worth the money you spend? Lifescript nutritionist Robert Wildman helps you cut through the hype. What should you expect from pills, powders, bars and shakes? Many of my patients ask me that question. And no wonder! Every day, we’re bombarded with information about a nutrient that will lengthen lives, help us shed…

  • 7 Super Bowl Recipes That Score Big

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just about football. The food makes the party too. Try these 7 healthier twists on game-day classics, like slow-cooker chili, pizza, dips and salsa and more… Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom ChiliEarthy mushrooms, tomatillos and a subtle layering of spices combine to give this full-bodied vegetarian chili a complex flavor. Note that dried beans need to be soaked before going into the slow cooker. Once that's done, the chili can gently bubble for hours, adding flexibility to your schedule.Serves: 10Preparation time: 6-1/4 to 9-1/4 hoursIngredients1…

  • 10 Tips to Lower Blood Sugar Naturally

    3 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By Laurie Sanchez, Lifescript Staff Writer It’s the Holy Grail for people with diabetes – checking your blood sugar and seeing the numbers right in line. Can lifestyle changes help? Yes, says Jill Weisenberger, Lifescript’s nutrition expert, and other top diabetes doctors. Check out their 10 tips to lower your blood glucose… If you have diabetes, lowering blood sugar isn’t just a short-term goal: Doctors believe that it consistently helps prevent or delay diabetes complications, including kidney, eye and nerve diseases. Most of these diseases require 10 or more years…
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  • New Sensor Could Replace Finger-Prick Testing

    10 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By The Lifescript Editorial StaffImagine a day when all you have to do is breathe to get blood sugar readings. It’s a possibility. A new breath sensor could soon tell you glucose readings, according to an article in Science Daily.University of Florida engineers have been testing a tiny new sensor – one that can be mass-produced inexpensively with technology that already exists – in a wireless system that detects glucose in exhaled breath.Breath tests have been dismissed in the past for glucose testing (since levels in the breath have been too small for an accurate assessment), but the…

  • Time-Saver Tips for Cooking Healthy Meals

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By The Lifescript Editorial Staff It can be hard to find time to shop for and cook healthy meals all the time. With a few tricks up your chef’s sleeve, however, you can have healthy meals waiting for you all week.Here are some shopping and cooking tips from the American Diabetes Association (ADA): Plan your meals a week at a time, using your diabetes meal plan as a guide. This way you can do all your grocery shopping at once, rather than try to stop several evenings throughout the week. Make a shopping list and move through the store quickly, adhering strictly to your list. Grated, chopped,…

  • Restaurant Food and Diabetes Linked

    12 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By The Lifescript Editorial StaffA recent study shows that there may be a correlation between restaurant meal consumption and diabetes.Researchers studied type 2 diabetes in 44,072 African American women from the Black Women’s Health study to determine if Western culture’s consumption of restaurant food plays a role in the rise of the disease in Western nations. The women ranged in age from 30-69, and none had diabetes at the start of the study. Participants completed questionnaires every two years, answering questions about the frequency of their restaurant meals versus home-cooked…

  • Keep Your Thyroid Healthy – Naturally

    11 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., Lifescript Pharmacist You’ve been told you’re fine when you know that you’re not. You’re sick, tired and aggravated. What could be wrong? It may be your thyroid. In recognition of Thyroid Awareness Month, I’ll explain how to keep this vital gland in tip-top health… Have you been given an antidepressant when you’re not depressed? Told your fatigue is due to fibromyalgia? In fact, your tiredness and other symptoms could be caused by thyroid disease. Many doctors misdiagnose it. Undiagnosed thyroid disease can lead to other major health problems, such as…

  • Arthritis and Diabetes

    11 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm
    By The Lifescript Editorial StaffArthritis is a general term that refers to wear and tear on the joints. But when you have diabetes, it can become more difficult to maintain your level of exercise to keep your heart healthy and blood sugar under control.Unfortunately, since both arthritis and diabetes tend to affect us as we get older, it’s common to have both conditions. Here are some questions you may have:How do I know if I have arthritis? There are different kinds of arthritis and different treatments for each kind, says the American Diabetes Association (ADA). It can occur in your…
 
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  • Contest + Savings Round-Up

    Raw Juice Girl
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:57 pm
    How’s everybody doing? Did you week start out smoothly? I sure hope so! There’s sooooooooooooo many contests and sales across the blogosphere this week, I thought I’d let y’all in on the shopping/contest entry fun! Savings Alerts Valentine’s Savings at E3Live for His & Hers gift sets   Valentine’s Savings for Amazing Grass Chocolate and/or Chocolate Peanut Butter bars   Contest Alerts Voracious Vegan is hosting a giveaway for 1 box of Organic Vegan Caramels and 1 box of their Organic Vegan Ultimate Turtles from Sweet Earth Chocolates(they’re Fair Trade and…

  • Valentine’s Savings for E3Live Blue-Green Algae

    Raw Juice Girl
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:17 am
      Do y’all remember my in-depth review of Klamath Lake Blue-Green Algae and BrainOn from E3Live? Well, I just had to share with you that the kind folks over at www.E3Live.com are having a fantabulous Valentine’s Day sales. See for yourself… His & Hers Valentine’s Day Gift Sets!! You can get mini or deluxe sets (his or hers!) at a discount! From the site: Valentine’s Day — HIS & HER packages direct from E3Live® Klamath Lake vitality happiness beauty focus health all 4 Valentine packages include FREE GROUND SHIPPING and a $30 gift certificate — good towards your…

  • Readers (Dehydrator) Recipes: Sharing & Learning

    Raw Juice Girl
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:28 am
    If you’d like to be featured in Readers Recipes, just shoot me an e-mail and you might see your recipe featured here, at Healing with (Raw) Juices! (It doesn’t have to be 100% raw or require a dehydrator or blender, etc. There’s a wide range of folks who read this blog and we want to share a little something for everyone – so long as it’s on the healthier side and doesn’t involve meat.) And don’t forget to enter my latest giveaway: Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter! Happy weekend, y’all! Hope your weekend has been as fantabulous as mine! Nothing special going on here,…

  • Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter Giveaway!

    Raw Juice Girl
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:36 pm
    Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. Glad y’all enjoyed my review of Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter – I know y’all have been waiting for this one! Recap You might remember when I used coconut peanut butter as a fantabulous ingredient in my: Coconut Peanut Butter Honey Overnight Oats     Or when I spruced up my banana soft serve…

  • Coconut Peanut Butter: Tropical Traditions Review

    Raw Juice Girl
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:21 am
    Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. Thank you to www.tropicaltraditions.com for sending samples! Note: For my 100% raw purist readers, this product is not raw. The coconut is only dried, but the peanuts are roasted. In my opinion, it’s totally worth the splurge, though! You might remember a Tropical Traditions review and contest in the past here at Healing…
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  • how much cranberry juice?... and does 1 cup of vinager help?

    laray
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:37 am
    does 1 cup of vinager help get weed out of your system faster for a drug test

  • why do I have penis pain maybe Chalmdyia or Gonorhea ?

    christiernan
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:50 am
    Hello 18 year old male back in may I was asleep at my friends house who is a male. I heard in the ngiht he rubbed his penis on my bum cheek buy not up recutm. Then in juune I ahd penis pain so I wnet docotrs he se dit was ad hygne. The pain kepes coming and going and im so scare di ahd a hiv test and was clear and went to a stdlclinc and they found a skin infetion. I have a yellow white dischrgae and when I pee sumtimes and it burns when I pee sumtimes. Do I have gonrohea or chalmydia?? I had a urine test for a uti and is all clear, but will tis sitll mena I have a sti please im terrifed have…

  • How to do kegals?

    tellmemore
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:29 am
    how long does it take to get a tight vagina doing kegals?can anybody answer the question?

  • What can I do to for Dry Skin on my FACE, Things around the house?

    kissa1823
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:28 am
    my face is really dry..when I use foundation you can see it because it dont blend..what around the house can I use for my face...ALSO to get the dry skin off and then to make it moist AGAIN!

  • What are some home remedies that cure ACNE?

    kissa1823
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:11 am
    ok I dont have like acne acne I have some zits..but they arnt small zits.. they are huge.. is there anything around the house that can help me stop having them and get then to go down?
 
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  • The Health Benefits of Coffee are Seemingly Endless

    admin
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:59 pm
    I’ve read a lot over the past year about the positive health benefits that coffee brings to the table. I wrote a post about awhile back profiling some of the health benefits of coffee where I point out how coffee can actually be considered a very healthy drink. Coffee’s health benefits still amaze me today, and I’ve recently heard in the news and in several magazine articles about more studies conducted that point to even more positive results that a little old cup ‘o joe can have on your body. Studies point to coffee being very effective at significantly lowering the…

  • Asbestos Health Risks in an Older Home

    admin
    30 Jan 2010 | 9:52 am
    Exposure to asbestos can lead to serious health problems and even mesothelioma. Many of us who invest in older homes see it as an opportunity to make a new home from one that served an earlier generation.  Restoring and remodeling can be energized by your goal to make the house your own, but there can be hidden – and not so hidden – toxic problems that you need to address as well. Being cautious around possible asbestos products is essential when remodeling any home. Virtually all homes built before 1980 were built with some sort of asbestos product in them.  It may have been in the…

  • The Health Benefits of Pomegranate Juice

    admin
    23 Jan 2010 | 5:52 am
    When talking about healthy drinks, it doesn’t get much healthier than pomegranate juice. Compared to green tea, red wine, acai juice and others, pomegranate juice contains far more antioxidants. So what exactly does this mean?…Supplementing about 8 ounces of pomegranate juice into your daily diet can greatly improve your overall health in several different ways. How Can Pomegranate Juice Benefit My Health? There have been numerous studies conducted on this very topic. The results have shown that drinking 100% pomegranate juice on a regular basis can benefit your cardiovascular…

  • Weight Loss…I mean “Healthy Living Challenge” update

    admin
    22 Jan 2010 | 8:41 am
    With 2010 now a few weeks old, I thought that I’d post a quick update on my healthier living challenge. Yes, I have modified the goal of this challenge a bit from exclusively a “weight loss challenge” to more of an overall “living a healthy life challenge”. I feel that there’s more to living a healthy life that simply losing weight. In fact, it’s never a good idea to focus solely on weight loss, because the scale can be very deceiving. For instance, when you start an intensive weight training program, you’ll find that your body may actually gain…

  • New Years Resolutions are in Full Effect: Time for Weight Loss

    admin
    8 Jan 2010 | 7:09 pm
    Welcome to 2010 everyone! Hope you had a great holiday season and are enjoying the new year. No doubt that many of you have already decided on, or began working on, your new years resolution. As most people know, losing weight, getting healthier, working out more and other related resolutions are usually at the top of most people’s list. That’s certainly great to set a goal to lose weight or get healthier this year, but don’t shoot for a star that can’t be reached. I’m not trying to say that you shouldn’t set goals for yourself, because I’m a firm…
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  • 10 healthy cooking tips for great flavor with less salt

    Ayala
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am
    I devoted last week’s post to salt, and to the fact that we consume, to our detriment, two-to-three times our recommended daily upper limit of salt. The bulk of this excess intake comes unnoticed and hidden in processed and restaurant (especially fast-food restaurant) foods. The best way to deal with our salt overload is to minimize highly processed foods in our diet. (To be honest, if salt were the only issue with these highly processed foods I wouldn’t get so excited. Not everyone becomes hypertensive, and not every hypertensive person is sensitive to salt, but it so happens that salt…

  • Just a pinch of salt for health

    Ayala
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am
    World Salt Awareness Week starts today, and it’s the perfect time to look at salt and health. Salt runs in the veins of language. There are reminders everywhere of salt’s former glory. The word “salary” is derived from salt (Roman soldiers were paid in salt), and salt is at the root of “sauce”, “salsa” and “salad”. Ancient wars were waged over the control of salt. Today, a modern war on salt—salt reduction—is looming in the horizon. And for good reason. While salt is a dietary mineral we can’t live without, most of us take in two or three times the daily recommended…

  • What do burgers and fries have to do with diabetes?

    Ayala
    25 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am
    Morgan Spurlock gained 25 pounds and suffered physically and emotionally after eating exclusively at McDonald's for just one month in his excellent documentary Super Size Me. But that’s not the reason “minimize fast food” is the rallying cry of almost all serious health and weight-loss advocates. Spurlock’s personal experiment makes for good entertainment, but personal stories aren’t scientific proof, and can also lead to the wrong conclusion. There are, in fact, a few well- publicized stories of people losing weight on a McDonald’s regimen (read carefully, though: what these…

  • Why do we care what the Surgeon General weighs?

    Ayala
    18 Jan 2010 | 3:39 am
    As soon as President Obama announced Dr. Regina Benjamin as his pick for surgeon general last July she came under fire for—can you believe it?—her weight! Dr Benjamin’s figure has received more scrutiny and bashing from bloggers and commentators than her exemplary qualifications and achievements. Last Monday, on Dr. Benjamin’s swearing-in date, she gave an interview to Good Morning America, in which she honestly responded to the comments about her figure. “Most women want to be attractive,” she said. “You don’t want to see negative things, people calling you names. So it was…

  • Immunity boosting foods? Really?

    Ayala
    11 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am
    The connection between diet and health was proposed some 24 centuries ago by Hippocrates, and I can imagine he first heard of it from his mom, who heard it from her ancestors. Today, grandmas, moms and physicians have piles of scientific evidence supporting their observations and advice. It’s true: Diet does play an important role in health. We’re learning more each day and the discovery is fascinating. Unfortunately, scientific discoveries are being overly-interpreted to promote the sale of foods, and scientific jargon appears all too often as buzzwords on packaged goods. Our latest Flu…
 
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  • Articles of Note: February Edition

    Jenifer
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:21 am
    Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature (something I almost forgot to do this month!). All of these are from the late January/February/March issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that [...] Related posts:Articles of Note: September Edition Articles of Note: December Edition Articles of Note: November Edition

  • New Eve Ensler @ TED

    Jenifer
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:33 am
    Guess where I am not today? If you said Washington DC, you are correct. Because the travel gods not only ignored any prayers, they clearly laughed at those prayers, tossed them on the floor and then did a happy dance all over them. The good news is I have an unexpected 3 days at home, [...] Related posts:Intersection of DV & Child Victimization Sexual Assault in the Military Council of Daughters

  • Looking for Medical Record Forms

    Jenifer
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:34 am
    I frequently create a supplemental medical record as a tool for trainings I conduct. Unfortunately, I have been creating them from the same 2 medical record forms for years now, so it’s time to mix it up a bit. I am in search of electronic blank medical record forms for the following areas: Emergency, Forensics, L&D, [...] Related posts:New Venture… January Events: Stalking Awareness & Medical Mandated Reporting Update

  • Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog

    Jenifer
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    There’s some good stuff over at the Sustainability site this week. I hope you’ll check it out: *A new blog in town! NSVRC has added the Engaged Bystander blog.   Now the Sustainability blog has a friend:) *An article that had me alternately laughing and a little embarrassed:    6 words non-profits should avoid (for all you grant writing and    marketing types out [...] Related posts:Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog

  • Alternate Light Source, Part 2

    Jenifer
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:01 pm
    Last spring, I published a piece examining alternate light sources as a tool for semen and other bodily fluid detection. I promised I would come back with a piece on using ALS to identify and photograph injury not obvious or visible to the naked eye. Coincidentally I’ve been asked for some predicate questions by a [...] Related posts:Alternate Light Sources: Part 1 New Clinical Guide: Photography Clinical Guide: Toluidine Blue Dye
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  • How to Relieve Neck Pain

    jlyall
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:56 am
    Jennifer Lyall and Dr. JJ explore the causes of neck pain, how to prevent it and treat it. Special guest, Laura Disenhouse Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, demonstrates osteopathic techniques to relieve neck tension. Video: 

  • Do not use St. John's Wort for IBS

    aspreen
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:25 am
    Recently I came across a misguided study conducted by scientists at the Mayo Clinic. They tried to treat their IBS patients with St. John‘s Wort. Of course, the herb didn‘t make the patients‘ IBS symptoms any better. And it didn‘t work for the same reason why you don‘t use tomato sauce to paint your house: It‘s really great on pasta, but not so good on your walls. St. John‘s Wort works great for mild depression, but not for IBS. Now, I would have been the first one to rejoice if the scientists had discovered that St. John‘s Wort could work for IBS. But it didn‘t. And I have…

  • Tasty Fruit Lowers Cholesterol

    Dr. Al Sears
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am
    Has your doctor recommended you take a statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug? In the old days, almost all of my heart patients were on statins. These days, even people who don’t have heart problems are taking them. Most doctors have good intentions. They prescribe statins as a preventative. This sounds great until you look at just a few of the side effects from taking these drugs: Muscle pain Liver damage Nausea Lowered mental performance Chronic fatigue Cardiomyopathy (deterioration of your heart’s function) But that’s not all. Statins aggressively deplete your heart of life-giving CoQ10.

  • Why Everyone is at Risk for Disease-Causing Parasites

    LayneLowery
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am
    Most Americans would probably adamantly deny being at risk for parasites. You’re a clean person, right? You wash your hands before eating… you don’t travel outside the country regularly… and you consume healthy foods. But the presence of parasites could be the reason you continue to experience constipation or diarrhea… irritable bowels… bloating… strained bowel movements… heartburn… bad breath… and cramps. According to James F. Balch, M.D., and Morton Walker, D.P.M., the authors of Heartburn and What to Do About It, 76 percent of the New York suburban patients they tested…

  • The Surprising Triggers to Migraine Headaches (Video)

    iHealthTube
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:05 pm
    When is a headache more than a headache? When it is a migraine. Dr. Mark Hyman reveals the many surprising triggers of migraine headaches - and gives you the keys you need to stop and prevent migraines and unlock a pain-free future. Embed video:  <object id='ihealthplayer' width='440' height='315' data='http://www.ihealthtube.com/player/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'><param name='movie' value='http://www.ihealthtube.com/player/player.swf' /><param…
 
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  • Tea Review 166: thepuritea’s White Monkey

    Jason
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Score= 90 Price (as of post): sample = $2 Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by thepuritea. Subscribe in a reader or by email Share/Save

  • Book Review: The Great Teas of China.

    Jason
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    In centuries past, it took Western tea traders decades to figure out that the same plant could produce black, green, and wulong tea. The difference came in the harvest and processing. Fortunately, the modern reader can pick up Roy Fong’s The Great Teas of China and learn how some of the most treasured teas on earth come to be. Fong’s book tells the stories of teas’ journeys. You almost get the impression that the book is written from the tea leaf’s perspective. Few of the popular books on tea go into such detail on when teas are harvested, and how they are processed.

  • The Carnival: Jan 29 to Feb 5

    Jason
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Samovar’s Romance Tea Gift set. The world’s first tea set for romantics Mighty Leaf Valentine Gifts. Chocolate truffle teas, tea flowers, spa gifts, tea pouch gift tins and display boxes Surprise your Valentine with a bouquet of Adagio tea flowers, thrilling to observe and delightful to drink. Stash Tea’s Valentines Day Sale Introducing Floral Infusions Gift Set! Rishi’s gift of organic white teas is an aromatic delight. Experience two stunning teas that bring to life the first days of spring: Wild Rose, a perfect infusion of smooth white tea and wild harvested roses,…

  • Tea Review 165: CKFTAS Jinma Orange Puer

    Jason
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Score= 92 Price (as of post): 250g = $21.50 Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by Chinese Kung Fu Tea Art Store. Subscribe in a reader or by email Share/Save

  • Tasting Comparison: Qi Lan

    Jason
    3 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by . Subscribe in a reader or by email Share/Save
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    The Truth About Biblical Health

  • The Alkalarian Diet

    19 Jan 2010 | 6:10 am
    Alkalarian (al-kah-LAIRE-re-in) A person and/or a diet that emphasizes predominantly alkaline food, drink and lifestyle, thereby maintaining a balanced acid-alkaline body chemistry for optimal health and vitality.This program contains a whole new way of looking at diet and nutrition. When followed it leads to a healthy, lean, trim body and an enhanced level of wellness, energy and mental clarity most people have not experienced previously. Based on years of research and observation we have concluded that over acidification of the body is the underlying cause of all disease. Because many…

  • Baby, It's Cold Outside....

    9 Jan 2010 | 10:04 am
    Wow, we are still in a deep freeze; but there is hope on the horizon! It's supposed to warm up to the 20's on Sunday, a virtual heat-wave. If you are experiencing the same in your area, be sure and bundle up to avoid frostbite...or worse....hypothermia. Those with a low base body temperature, from hypothyroidism or other medical condition will definately need to be extra careful when going out into the elements or if your home is colder than usual. Be sure and dress in layers, cover your head and feet, and keep an eye on your body temperature. If you are overly tired, suffering from…

  • Happy New Year!

    7 Jan 2010 | 1:19 pm
    I hope you have had a wonderful start to 2010! New Year, New Decade - Full of Possibilities! I apologize for being MIA for a few months, I've been busy with my doctorate, homeschooling a teenager, driving lessons with teenager, the holidays, taking care of hubby - he has been ill lately; so things have been a little crazy. I hope to get back in the swing of things - SOON - then back to clean eating and healthy blogging!!! In the middle of a deep freeze and 5 inches of snow, here in the Ozarks, been a while since we've seen it this cold. Ready for some warmer weather and to start stocking up…

  • Basil Plants Have Anti-Arthritic Properties

    27 Oct 2009 | 3:54 pm
    Two varieties of Basil that are widely used in Ayurvedic medicine have been scientifically shown to reduce inflammation and swelling, suggesting that they could have potential in arthritis treatment. At the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual event, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, Mr Vaibhav Shinde from Poona Collage of Pharmacy, Pune, India, presented results of studies on the varieties Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn and Ocimum americanum Linn, which are used in Ayurvedic treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma, skin diseases, arthritis, inflammation and fever. Extracts of…

  • Fighting Infection With Manuka Honey

    27 Oct 2009 | 3:52 pm
    Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute - Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its anti-bacterial properties were not due solely to the sugars present in the honey.The work was presented this week (7-10 September), at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was grown in the laboratory and treated with and without manuka honey for four hours. The experiment was…
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  • Epocrates: 1 in 5 users to buy iPads

    Brian Dolan
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Epocrates, one of the top selling medical smartphone applications, recently published results from a survey of its physician users that found about 20 percent of them, or one in five plan to buy an Apple iPad when the device hits store shelves. Epocrates also announced it will create a special version of its app for [...]

  • How to avoid FDA mHealth regulation

    Brian Dolan
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:51 am
    Strategies for mHealth Companies Wishing to Avoid FDA Regulation By Bradley Merrill Thompson (I would like to thank Leah Kendall of EpsteinBeckerGreen and Dane Stout of the Anson Group for their comments on a draft. The views expressed, right or wrong, are only the author’s and should not be attributed to anyone else.) Most people know the [...]

  • Shorts: WWHI; Philips; Heart disease

    Brian Dolan
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:48 am
    Wireless sensors for sleep apnea, caloric intake: At a recent event in San Diego, The West Wireless Health Institute’s Mehran Mehregany told attendees that soon smartphones like the iPhone or Google’s Nexus One would record snoring to detect sleep apnea, use barcodes on food packages to track calories, and use inertial sensors to track activity [...]

  • White House CTO officially launches Text4Baby

    Brian Dolan
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:05 am
    Text4Baby, a free mHealth service that “provides timely and expert health information through SMS text messages to pregnant women and new moms through their babies’ first year,” has officially launched today, White House Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra announced during a plenary session at the National Health IT Summit in Washington, D.C. “I am very [...]

  • Does mHealth need a doctor’s prescription?

    Brian Dolan
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:54 am
    It’s a simple question: Do mobile health tools require a doctor’s prescription? Or will the main driver for mHealth services bubble up from consumers and patients largely without care providers weighing in? Throughout the keynote sessions at the mHealth Initiative’s event in Washington D.C. this week, the focus was squarely on care providers’ adoption of mobile [...]
 
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  • Weekly Photos

    Cassandra Clark
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:21 pm
    Courtesy of DPR Construction Significant Progress! The upper foundation pad after completion of pier drilling. The contractors have finished drilling all 560 piers for the foundation of our new hospital! While more work continues around those piers, including concrete, pile caps, grade beams and the underground electrical and plumbing work, this is a significant step forward for the project. Very quickly, the crews will begin erecting steel at specific locations of the site (weather permitting). Later this week, perhaps as early as Friday if the weather permits, the largest crane yet on site…

  • Photo of the Week

    Cassandra Clark
    26 Jan 2010 | 3:38 pm
    courtesy of DPR Construction A look at the project site between the winter storms hitting the Bay Area this past week.

  • Another View: Civil Engineering Update

    Cassandra Clark
    22 Jan 2010 | 1:43 pm
    By Jeff Moore, President, Greenwood & Moore Greenwood & Moore is currently completing the Phase 4 construction drawings for the hospital. Phase 4 encompasses the area directly around the new hospital.  In total, there are seven individual construction phases associated with the site Civil Engineering services.  Each phase of construction requires a complete set of construction documents that are coordinated with the work performed in the previous phases of construction.  Had the new hospital been constructed on a “greenfield site” (raw land with no previous…

  • A Call to Action

    Cassandra Clark
    15 Jan 2010 | 10:24 am
    Bringing Health and Healing to Haiti from Jack Alotto, President, EMC Foundation The Canape-Vert area is shown after Tuesday night's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters The devastation in Haiti currently streaming across our televisions and internet is nothing short of horrific. We can do something to help. Next week the EMC Foundation will be working with the American Red Cross to collect food, clothing, and supplies, from our Eden Medical Center family of employees, volunteers and physicians. In the meantime, many of our supporters have asked how they can help,…

  • This Week’s Photos

    Cassandra Clark
    11 Jan 2010 | 1:36 pm
    Construction is moving forward for our new hospital. With the threat of rain in this week’s forecast, crews are continuing their work while prepping the site for rain. Here’s a look at a few of the significant areas of the site: Pier drilling continues, complicated by the excess groundwater and clay soil. Pier drilling is continuing on the upper foundation, complicated by excess water from winter storms bringing out the clay texture of the soil. The “pounding” of the drills is from the soil and clay removal from the drills, rather than from the drilling itself. The…
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    Diets In Review Diet Column

  • Ruby Season 3 Premieres February 14

    heather
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:30 am
    Ruby Season 3 premieres this Sunday, February 14 on the Style Network. This season promises to have all of the heart, struggle and charm as the two previous seasons in addition to new breakthroughs and challenges as Ruby Gettinger continues on her transformative weight loss journey. From purchasing her first pair of jeans in years to coming to grips with some very difficult personal questions and answers, Ruby Season 3 will continue to inspire and motivate. In addition, the Style Network’s website will feature Ruby’s blog, never-before-seen videos, Ruby’s diet and fitness…

  • Giveaway: Win a Flex Belt!

    Brandi
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:05 pm
    One of the most popular weight loss and fitness products this year is the Slendertone Flex Belt, an electronic muscle stimulator. EMS devices, like the Flex Belt, work by training the muscle fibers via electrical impulses that evoke the contraction and release response in the muscle. The Slendertone Flex Belt actually uses a patented muscle stimulation technology. You simply wear the slender device around your abdominals and it does the work for you. NFL Allstar Jerry Rice says of the Flex Belt, “It works those muscles, tones them, makes them stronger, and it is very easy.” If…

  • Not-So-Fat-Tuesday: Healthy Mardi Gras Tips from Biggest Loser’s Heba

    GuestBlogger
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:05 pm
    Today’s guest author is Heba Salama. You’ll remember Heba, and her husband Ed Brantley, from Biggest Loser season six, during which they lost a combined total of 277 pounds. Heba became the first woman to win the at-home prize for the highest percentage of weight lost amongst all contestants eliminated during the game; Ed finished in second place. In addition to continuing to lead as examples in the fitness realm, the couple has been busily working on a new healthy cookbook due to release spring 2010 and has embarked on a fitness campaign for 2010. Learn more at EdAndHeba.com. Let’s…

  • Interview with Keri Glassman, Author of The O2 Diet

    heather
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm
    Keri Glassman, R.D. is the author of the super-popular new book The O2 Diet and a nationally-recognized nutrition expert. For years Keri has been a leader in advancing a “whole person” approach to health and wellness. DietsInReview.com had an opportunity to interview Keri on her breakthrough plan that helps you lose weight and feel and look beautiful, inside and out. Here is what she had to say about her easy-to-do and incredibly healthy O2 Diet program. Can you briefly describe what The O2 Diet is? The O2 Diet is based on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) scale…

  • Michelle Obama’s Obesity Comments about Sasha and Malia

    Carmen
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:05 pm
    Michelle Obama has had a tremendous impact on American families with her push for living healthy and goal of eliminating childhood obesity in her role as first lady. She announced recently that her new initiative aimed at targeting childhood obesity is under way, and adds that her feelings on the program crystallized when she was faced with a less than favorable report from her daughters’, Sasha and Malia, pediatrician. “We went to our pediatrician all the time,” Obama said, via ABC News. “I thought my kids were perfect — they are and always will be — but…
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  • Surgical Information Site

    Deirdre
    27 Jan 2010 | 1:35 pm
    I recently found a new site called Pre-OP, which describes itself as: "This is an information resource designed to help you understand the nature of a medical condition and the surgical procedure most commonly used to treat it. Our hope is that we will help you to: • gain a better understanding of your medical condition, • know your treatment options, • understand the risks of surgery - as well as the risk should you decide not to have the treatment your doctor recommends. • You should also know what to expect on the day of surgery • and know how to care of yourself during…

  • A cautionary tale of 2 e-patients

    Deirdre
    30 Dec 2009 | 10:09 am
    Warning this video has images that may disturb non-medical people

  • Best Practices in Simulation Planning

    Deirdre
    29 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm
    At the recent International Conference on Residency Education, several speakers emphasized the importance of planning when using expensive simulation labs. Residents who train exclusively on high fidelity simulators frequently complain about the complexity and confusion of learning in this manner. I decided to write an article about the best way to plan the use of 4-step progressive simulations. Preplanning a. Begin by analyzing what competencies should be taught in this manner. Dangerous, painful, rare and embarrassing procedures make the best candidates. Determine what level of competency…

  • Making the IMPLICIT (Unconscious) EXPLICIT (Conscious)

    Deirdre
    27 Aug 2009 | 1:11 pm
    I have been thinking about how we help students become aware of the thinking processes (pattern making, creative analysis) that we use everyday to solve problems. These processes have become habits that we rarely think about but students who see us travel from A-H see something magical or worse think we are taking shortcuts because we don't show them the underlying knowledge we use. The picture below comes from the article Role Modelling by Cruess and Steinert. I think its a great way to think about helping our students become aware of the implicit. Before the student arrives 1. Pick two or…

  • Building a Collaborative Environment

    Deirdre
    27 Jul 2009 | 10:23 am
    One of the most frequent issues raised by instructors who are trying to move from a teacher-centred to a team-centred classroom is “How do I get students to collaborate effectively?” The answer is not a simple one because most North American students arrive in the medical classroom from a learning environment that encouraged competition and frequently feared collaboration between students was a doorway to cheating. Many of the most successful students in this environment viewed collaborative activities as a plot to improve the grades of poor students at their expense. So you need to help…
 
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  • Health Care Wants a Tablet, But Not Apple’s iPad

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:37 pm
    Health Care Wants a Tablet, But Not Apple’s iPad Thanks to any TMA physicians who helped with this survey. Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Science Teaching Nominations Set Record

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:03 pm
    TMA received a record 412 nominations for the 2010 Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching by the Dec. 18 deadline.http://feeds.feedburner.com/bloggedarteries [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Comptroller Offers Tax Waiver

    1 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
    Watch your mailbox. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has a deal that might interest you.http://feeds.feedburner.com/bloggedarteries [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Shopping for Health Software, Some Doctors Get Buyer's Remorse

    1 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am
    Texas Medical Association offers free EMR Implementation Guide - just updated. Plus you can earn up to three hours of continuing medical education credit for reading it. Successfully implementing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • United Changes Radiology Policy

    28 Jan 2010 | 8:30 am
    Starting Feb. 15, all physicians in UnitedHealthcare's Premium Quality and Cost Efficiency program must give United prior notice before ordering outpatient imaging procedures. The change applies to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Washington State mom testifies before Congress

    Safer States
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:46 am
    In November, we told you about the Earliest Exposures Report -- a report which described the test results of pregnant women who were tested in Washington, Oregon and California. Despite their best efforts, the mothers-to-be tested with high levels of levels of bisphenol A , mercury, phthalates, and perfluorinated -- or “Teflon” -- chemicals in their blood. At the time, we stated that the Earliest Exposures study underlined the need for states to pass laws protecting children and pregnant women from toxic chemicals. One of the women tested during the study was Dr. Molly Gray, a Washington…

  • Washington State gets close to a BPA ban

    Safer States
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am
    Great news out of Washington state: Bisphenol-A (BPA) is close to being banned, which would make it the third state in the nation to pass a BPA ban in some form. Here’s the current status: The Washington State House of Representatives last Monday passed a bill (SHB 1180) -- the Safe Baby Bottle Act -- which would ban BPA from baby bottles, sippy cups, children’s food containers, and sports water bottles. The bill passed with a 95-to-1 margin in the House. Scientific studies have linked BPA to known health effects including impaired brain and reproductive development in unborn babies,…

  • The health case for TSCA reform

    Safer States
    25 Jan 2010 | 10:55 am
    The evidence is clear: Americans will be healthier if exposure to toxic chemicals is reduced, resulting in lower health care costs across the nation.  This information is in an analysis released last week titled "The health case for reforming the toxic substances control act." Toxic chemical exposure is linked to cancer, learning and developmental disabilities, asthma and other diseases and conditions, and conservative estimates show that reducing the incidence of these diseases by 0.1% could save $5 billion in health care costs. Upon hearing the news of the health report, many Safer…

  • FDA on BPA: What it means for the states

    Safer States
    20 Jan 2010 | 3:02 pm
    Imagine that you're the captain of the world's largest oil tanker. And you see danger ahead, and you need to turn that ship around as soon as possible, or at least steer the tanker to get it out of danger. No matter how quickly you would like to respond, it still will take a while for the ship to change course. That is the situation that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found itself in this week. The public has been awaiting a decision by the FDA on Bisphenol-A (BPA). Scientific studies have linked BPA to known health effects including impaired brain and reproductive development in…

  • EPA Establishes a Chemicals of Concern List

    Safer States
    14 Jan 2010 | 9:44 am
    Late last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an intention to create a "Chemicals of Concern" list which would give priority to some chemicals which are of particular danger to Americans. Immediately, phthalates and PBDE chemicals are being added to the concern list -- phthalates are used in flexible plastics like soft toys for children, household products and medical equipment. The EPA targeted these chemicals because they raise “serious health or environmental concerns.” Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the news stating, “The American…
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  • Make the Most of the 15 Minute Office Visit with Your Doctor

    admin
    30 Jan 2010 | 11:47 am
    Part 1 By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Before the 15 minute doctor visit is up...what you can do Kevin Pho, MD, primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at KevinMD.com, member of USA TODAY’S board of contributors and a guest to the Health in 30® Radio Show, writes about the importance of doctors engaging in social media to communicate with patients. He writes in an op-ed in USA TODAY “Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril” on January 27, 2010: “Raise your hand if you’ve ever left a physician’s office without fully understanding what the doctor just told you.

  • What Moms Ought to Know About Pouring Their Child’s Medicine

    admin
    20 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A Spoonful of Medicine:  Not a good thing A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who use a kitchen spoons to pour liquid medicine aren’t getting the right dosage. Here’s what to use to get it right. Use your kitchen spoon for food, not to measure medicine Measuring Precisely is Vital Ask any pastry chef or professional baker, and they’ll tell you that using exact measurements in baking is critical for a successful end product. Using the proper measuring tools in the kitchen can make all the difference between a…

  • How to be an Empowered Health Consumer

    admin
    7 Jan 2010 | 12:54 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Empowered health consumers know how to take charge of their health and are proactive in their care. Whether they’re surfing the web for health information, visiting their doctor or health care professional, or a patient in the hospital; empowered health consumers know how to question and communicate. This blog is a continuation of the “He Said, She Said” post where I promised to give you tips about how to be an empowered health consumer. Sabriya Rice, CNN Medical Producer had a similar idea. Here are my 3 tips to help you become an empowered…

  • The Best of HealthIn30 2009

    admin
    30 Dec 2009 | 1:39 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Here’s the best HealthIn30 content of 2009.  Thank you all so much for your continued support, comments and enthusiasm. The swine flu takes the lead as the most read blogs on HealthIn30.  Let’s take a look at the rest of the popular content here on HealthIn30. Swine Flu- H1N1 Category H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fears Addressed – Single vs. Multi-Dose, Adjuvants, Thimerosal and More – H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Q&A with Medical Expert Bruce B. Dan, MD Swine Flu: H1N1 Flu Vaccine – Who Should Get It, Who Shouldn’t Get It and Is It Safe?

  • CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, New York Times Best-Selling Author’s Book Party for Cheating Death

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    22 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Barbara Ficarra I was thrilled to be invited to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book party at Rouge Tomate in New York City on December 14, 2009. Many people were there to help celebrate the New York Times Best- Selling Author’s book, Cheating Death. Larry King, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Joan Lunden, Soledad O’Brien, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, and Cindy Adams were some of the many recognizable faces. President of CNN, Jonathan Klein introduced Sanjay and I had the pleasure of meeting Philip Kent, Chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting.
 
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  • Sugar Cane Extract Health Benefits - Policosanol

    Gramma
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    A most interesting article as my husband had high blood pressure. I googled policosanol and found a great deal of info on it, including naysayers. However, most were good based on many studies. It can be bought in Cuba or online. As we are going to Cuba, we thought we would buy some and we will let you know the results!A Natural Alternative to Statin DrugsA Natural Alternative to Statin DrugsHeart disease has become one of the primary health concerns in this country, and the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs has become almost commonplace. Chances are you or someone you know is taking one.

  • An Innovative Healing System for Chronic Illness, Including Cancer

    Gramma
    4 Feb 2010 | 6:24 am
    There are 2 videos on this page that are worth watching. Natural remedies RULE! Read on!Cancer's Secret WeaknessAn Innovative Healing System for Chronic Illness, Including Cancer Donnie Yance has developed and taught a proprietary diagnostic and therapeutic approach to healing called the Eclectic Triphasic Medical System (ETMS). You can read about it in detail in the full interview transcript, but simply speaking it is a system that provides a framework for treating chronic illness using the fullest degree of botanical, nutritional, and biomedical principles. “Without overlooking the human…

  • Read this if you are Taking Multivitamins

    Gramma
    29 Jan 2010 | 6:35 pm
    This part of the article is very informative. I do have some issues with Dr. Mercola always selling his products, but I believe they are probably better than most. However, I would never buy them. I would rather eat well and try to get all the vitamins and minerals that I can by eating well. I make green smoothies every morning. Fruit, spinach, raw honey and cinnamon. You should try them. They are absolutely delicious. And the benefits of juicing these foods are amazing. Google it!!Whole Food Multivitamin +Plus Vital Minerals Nutritional SupplementIn my opinion, if you shop for your…

  • Please Vote to Protect Natural Health Choice on Twitter

    Gramma
    27 Jan 2010 | 5:54 am
    This is a must, but you HAVE to FOLLOW the RULES or he will be disqualified. The rules are below. If you click on this site you will see a very disturbing video about side effects of Abilify in a TV ad! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. Ask your friends but make sure they ALREADY have a twitter account.Your Voice Is Needed to Help Protect Natural Health ChoiceMany of you are aware of a recent battle between a little known group of skeptics who have been criticizing me and others in the field of natural health. This all started as a contest on Twitter, better known as the Twitter Oscars.  The skeptic…

  • Soup Therapy: Detoxify, Lose Weight, and Boost Immunity

    Gramma
    23 Jan 2010 | 6:07 pm
    A great article with healthy soup recipes. There is an immune boosting soup and a super detoxifying broth recipe. Enjoy and stay healthy!Soup Therapy: Detoxify, Lose Weight, and Boost Immunity on Yahoo! HealthThe healing power of soupAn ancient Chinese proverb states that a good doctor uses food first, then resorts to medicine. A healing soup can be your first step in maintaining your health and preventing illness. The therapeutic value of soup comes from the ease with which your body can assimilate the nutrients from the ingredients, which have been broken down by simmering.Here are some…
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    Musings of a Distractible Mind

  • Good Conscience is Bad Business

    Rob
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:07 am
    I am going to state something that is completely obvious to most primary care physicians:  I do not accept Medicare and Medicaid patients because it is good business, I accept them despite the fact that it is bad business. In truth, I could make that statement about insurance as a whole; my life would be easier and my income would be less precarious if I did not accept any insurance.  If I did, I would charge a standard amount per visit based on time spent and require payment at the time of that visit.  This is totally obvious to me, and I suspect to most primary care physicians.  A huge…

  • Coming Short with Thinking

    Rob
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:42 am
    I am mad at congress. I don’t care if they are Democrats or Republicans, I am sick of healthcare being treated as a political football.  How much more of a crisis do we need before we actually start working on a solution?  Why does each party have to sit on its side of the aisle shooting spitballs at the other?  Each side has its pet issues that are tied to contributors, supporters, and lobbyists.  Each side will work to see the other side fail even if the other side is right.  Each side seems unable to do anything unless there is political value in it.  Power is more important…

  • How Much Grand Could a Grand Rounds Grind? GR Vol. 6 No. 19

    Rob
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm
    It happens every year. I try to get a little shut-eye, but then these guys in hats come around and yank me out of bed.  They proceed to parade me around a huge throng of people (most of whom are not wearing hats), obsessing about the presence or absence of stratus clouds. What a strange group of people.  I seem to be the center of attention for the day, though, and that’s not all bad.  It’s my day on February 2nd, and nobody has ever taken that from me. Until this year. Let me back up a little.  My name is Phil, and I am a woodchuck who lives in western Pennsylvania.  Yeah, I…

  • Grand Round: Everyone Will Be There

    Rob
    31 Jan 2010 | 11:43 am
    Grand Rounds is a big event, and I have gathered together a star-studded line-up.  Do not submit any more posts, however, or you will be forced to go onto Dr. Phil to explain why you are such a dead-beat.  You don’t want that. Obviously, with such a gathering, you don’t want to miss it. Related posts:The Crash of my blog: Lessons Learned If you are reading this, thanks for coming to my... Grand Rounds is Up; I am now on the Clock Grand Rounds is now up at Kevin, MD. Head... Shh….Covert Grand Rounds are Being Rationed OK, they are not covert, in fact they are downright...

  • Steve Wants You to Submit

    Rob
    29 Jan 2010 | 7:11 am
    The deadline for grand rounds submissions is on Sunday at Noon EST.  EST stands for “Eastern Standard Time,” not “Estimated” or “Extra Submission Time” or “Even Steve Trounces.” iSuggest you get things in as quickly as possible. Related posts:Grand Rounds is Up; I am now on the Clock Grand Rounds is now up at Kevin, MD. Head... Radio Free You’re Up Yes, I am up. I will be on the radio... Time is running out! Grand rounds submissions are due Sunday, 12 Noon EST. Get... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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  • 15 Nutrition Rules

    Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:59 pm
    Last week I recorded a presentation on my 15 Nutrition Rules. It's really cool, and almost like being at a seminar with me. Plus, you really need to master these nutrition tips to transform your body, especially tip #1. You can watch it for free here: => http://www.turbulencetraining.com/presentation NOTE: I recorded this for my friend Hubert and an audience of financial traders, so you can

  • Motivation for your week

    Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:43 am
    Some of the weekend motivation tips I posted on my Facebook page Kekich Credo #89. Unattended problems will not go away, but will usually get worse. Anticipate and avoid problems – or meet them head on at the outset. Overcome fear by attacking it...... CB Says, "Make today productive. Attack a fear or obstacle that is getting in your way of success. Just do it." For maximum fat loss

  • 7 Word Diet

    Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am
    In this week's 7-day fat loss guide, you'll discover two diets:   A) The research-proven "diet of death"   and   B) The 7-word diet   Click here to read about the diets   Plus, you'll also discover:   - The KB-DB-BW workout program from way back in August, 2007 - 3 rules for cheat meals - An extra interval training workout (with bodyweight exercises) - And where I'm traveling to

  • Miami Workout #1

    Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:47 pm
    Just got to hotel in South Beach. My first SuperBowl party was in the hotel gym. Today's Workout: 1) Lower Body Stretching 2A) Overhead squat 2B) Free motion row 3A) 1-arm DB shoulder press 3B) 1-arm free motion row (resisting rotation) 4A) Pushups 4B) free motion rear delts 5) More lower body stretching I'm gonna use the free motion again this weekend - play around with some

  • Deadlift Workout & Supplement Q'n'A

    Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:22 pm
    Good 30-minute workout today: 1) Jumps 2) Satch-grip deadlifts 3) Rack pulls 4) DB shrugs 5A) Back extensions 5B) Side planks Doing a private webinar tonight on my "15 Nutrition Rules" and if all goes well, I'll arrange for a replay of this webinar in the next couple of weeks. Heading to Miami tomorrow for the SuperBowl. ********************************************* Supplement Question
 
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    Best Allergy Sites

  • Food Allergy Valentine’s Treats

    Ruth LovettSmith
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:07 pm
    I love Valentine’s Day. I’m a hopeless romantic and any excuse to eat “good” chocolate is reason enough to celebrate for me. However, Valentine’s Day treats and boxes of chocolate can be tricky for those with food allergies. Not so anymore! Long gone are the days of being left out. Even those with dairy allergies can enjoy some of the best chocolates around. There are many allergy friendly companies creating great products. Take a look under our Allergen Free Foods Tab to find them. They’re the reason we developed Best Allergy Sites. Following is just a…

  • Happy Anniversary Best Allergy Sites

    Ruth LovettSmith
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:02 am
    Many of you don’t know, but Best Allergy Sites launched online approximately 1 year ago this month! While the idea had been brewing in my head for years, I never knew what format it would take or how to get all the great food allergy and gluten free information out to those who really wanted it and need it. I’ve learned a lot this past year about and from our readers, the food allergy community, all the great allergy friendly foods, businesses and products among others who have been so supportive and giving. There is SO much out there for food allergy and celiac sufferers, and at…

  • Students with Food Allergies Often Not Prepared

    Ruth LovettSmith
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am
    A great video with allergist Matthew Greenhawt discussing whether food allergic students are truly prepared. Students with Food Allergies Often Not Prepared is a post from: Best Allergy Sites Technorati Tags: food allergy video, students food allergies

  • Egg, Soy and Wheat Allergy Alert: Cousins Products, LLC.

    Ruth LovettSmith
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:44 am
    Cousins Products, LLC, Issues An Allergy Alert On Undeclared Egg, Soy, And Wheat In Spinach Vinaigrette Company Contact: Jack Cousins 985-871-8797 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 4, 2010 – Cousins Products, LLC, of Covington, LA is voluntarily recalling the following Spinach Vinaigrette in 16 oz. jars. This product is being recalled because it contains egg, soy, and wheat, and was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of these ingredients. The product is manufactured using bread crumbs which contain these allergens. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to…

  • 5K Race/Walk to Benefit AAFA-NE

    Ruth LovettSmith
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:35 am
    Please spread the word! On Sunday April 11, 2010 at 9am there will be a 5k race/walk to benefit the Asthma Allergy Foundation of America New England Chapter. The race starts and ends at: Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St. (Rt. 16), Watertown, MA You can sign up by clicking on HIBO 5k 2010 walk. Please consider running, walking or making a donation. For more information call 781-444-7778 or email aafane@aafane.org. 5K Race/Walk to Benefit AAFA-NE is a post from: Best Allergy Sites Technorati Tags: AAFA race, AAFA walk, food allergies, food allergy walk
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  • When Pain Becomes a Tsunami: Don’t Try this at Home!

    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    2 Feb 2010 | 1:56 pm
    I haven’t very often suffered from significant chronic pain in my life; a fact that I am quite grateful for as I’ve worked with many patients who have faced this condition. I always had considerable empathy for their plights, but never fully understood how incapacitating it can be. And the anxiety of such pain continuing for a prolonged time doesn’t help matters much either. So, the other day, after sitting through two and a half days of faculty retreat meetings on miserable, inflexible steel framed chairs, I felt a crushing pinch in my neck that radiated pain starting at the neck which…

  • Frowns, Smiles, and Botox

    Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:55 am
    Chuck and I are going to get professional pictures for our web site in order to show our readers how much older we’ve become. So, already, I’m a bit worried about my smile. I don’t think I ever worried about the way I looked in pictures until I started to notice pictures of myself in my early 20’s. I hated them all. It must have been genetic because my grandmother who was born in 1882 or so carefully scratched all of her faces off her pictures before she died at age 92. No wonder I am a psychologist. Scientists have looked into smiles. They measure the muscles in the face and call one…

  • Attachment and Anxiety

    Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:05 am
    The first cry of a healthy infant signals the beginning of a biologically driven connection between mother and child. Minutes after birth, babies stare deeply into the eyes of their caregivers and begin to feed. Healthy attachment gives children comfort and a secure base from which to explore the world. There are many potential challenges to attachment. When children are born prematurely or have serious health issues, they may be hospitalized and separated from their parents. Modern medical practices encourage parents to spend as much time as possible at the bedside with sick children to…

  • Worry, Haiti, and Children

    Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
    18 Jan 2010 | 4:53 pm
    All children worry and are frightened from time to time. However, between 3 and 6 percent of children worry almost all of the time. They have a condition called generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Many professionals consider GAD the common cold of anxiety and it’s prevalence among adults is even higher (lifetime prevalence up to 25%). Kids with GAD worry about things that might happen, or things that probably won’t happen, or things that absolutely won’t happen. Basically, they worry about everything. GAD is serious in children because it interferes with their ability to…

  • Anxiety, Depression, Bailouts, and Haiti

    Laura L. Smith, Ph.D.
    14 Jan 2010 | 6:52 pm
    Like millions of human beings, I’ve found myself riveted to the horrors of Haiti. While watching the news at half attention this morning, President Obama’s speech on putting a tax on the companies that took part in the bailout seemed a bit jarring at first. But then I realized that the Haitian situation fits rather well with the economic message. President Obama called the banks recent round of bonuses “obscene.” I like that word. The average Haitian lives on less than $2 dollars a day. That makes the math pretty easy-about $730 a year. I confess, I can get lost on…
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    After cancer, now what?

  • Hope you don't need insurance in California

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    So meaningful health care reform is likely off the table because the democrats couldn't get their act together. The best many of us are hoping for is health insurance reform and that may wind up not only being too little too late but relatively meaningless. Case in point: The L.A. Times reported this week that Anthem Blue Cross of California will be raising rates on individual health policies by as much as 39%.   Not only are rated set to increase March 1st but the company has stated that they may be "adjusted more frequently than its typical yearly increases" State insurance…

  • Yoga and Breast Cancer

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    Breast cancer patients are needed for a senior research thesis and is looking at the effect of yoga on the immune system of breast cancer patients.  Patients are recruited on a rolling basis in both the yoga and non yoga groups. If you are receiving chemotherapy or have received it in the past two years you may be eligible for this study. The study lasts approximately four months from the period of enrollment and those who enroll in the Yoga group are asked to participate in yoga at least twice a week. For more information contact Laura at ltb5@georgetown.edu. For further information…

  • Technical difficulties, please stand by

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Hi all - I am experiencing some problems with my wireless router having to a hard reboot at least daily.  Once everything is unplugged and plugged back in the connection kicks back in. Am I missing something here? Advice welcome and in fact desired :)

  • New York City Marathon openings

    4 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    We've had a cold winter here in North Carolina but it will have to get a whole lot colder before you see me running in a marathon, whole or half. The I'm Too Young for This organization has formed Team Stupid Cancer, the nation's first running team designed to support their mission and they have openings on their team. Sign on with them and you have guaranteed entry into the New York City Half Marathon. For more information on Team Stupid Cancer give a click. 

  • New Cancer Navigation resource

    3 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    A new site has come on line and I have to share it with you. Navigating Cancer is a site where you can get information about your diagnosis, get support from others who are dealing with cancer treatment and organize all of your teratment in one place. First  Organizing Your Care allows you to create an electronic health record, track things like side effects and then share reports with your treatment team. It also provides sample questions for you to discuss during visits with your medical team.  The support section allows you to set up a page to keep family and friends in the loop…
 
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  • G-Spot a Myth, Researchers Say

    admin
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    The Gräfenberg Spot, or G-Spot is, according to popular culture and a few questionable scientific studies, an elusive erogenous zone located in the anterior vagina. When stimulated, the G-spot can lead to intense sexual arousal and hellacious orgasms that rival or surpass those provoked by clitoral stimulation. Alas, the latest study on the matter suggests it doesn’t exist. To reach these conclusions, Tim Spector and colleagues at King’s College London asked 1,800 women whether they had a G-spot, and if so, where it was located. All the women were pairs of identical and non-identical…

  • Cybersecurity Manpower Shortage

    admin
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    When a US embassy employee in East Asia clicked on an e-mail attachment in May, 2006, she inadvertently unleashed the largest cyberattack ever launched against the State Department. The breach permitted China-based attackers to insert malicious computer code into the department’s networks throughout the region. A cyber-threat response team leapt into action and toiled 24/7 for 2 weeks to isolate the code and develop a patch that officials claim prevented a gargantuan breach. Unfortunately, State is better equipped to handle cyberattacks than other parts of the federal government. And 2…

  • One Small Step Backward for MannKind

    admin
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    MannKind Corporation recently accounced that it has encountered a disappointing setback in its efforts to bring Afrezza to market. The FDA, it turns out, wasn’t able to sign-off on the company’s new drug application for the ultra rapid-acting form of inhaled insulin by January 16, the date the FDA had previously set for itself as a deadline for making this decision. Apparently, the FDA has not completed inspecting the insulin manufacturing facilities of N.V. Organon, a third-party supplier to MannKind. The FDA “must complete this inspection before it can finalize its review…

  • Running Shoes: Bad for your Knees?

    admin
    4 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Running in commercially-available athletic footware puts more stress on the hip, knee and ankle joints than running barefoot, according to a new study. In fact, a good jog in those designer statements puts more stress on your joints than a walk in high-heeled shoes.   To determine the effect of modern-day running shoes on lower extremity joint torques during running, D. Casey Kerrigan and colleagues from JKM Technologies and the University of Virginia recruited 68 healthy young adult runners (37 women) that used commercially-available running shoes. Subjects had no history of…

  • What’s in Your Rug Cleaner?

    admin
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:01 am
    You may or may not know by reading the label. Nearly 20% of the 84,000 chemicals being used commercially in the US—from rust removers to driveway sealants—are being legally kept secret from the public, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That gaping problem arose after Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976 to help protect trade secrets but made it rather easy for manufacturers to bypass normal regulatory scrutiny, even when it involves chemicals that could pose harm to humans. Nearly 95% of the notices for new chemicals received by the Feds in recent years…
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  • The Health Care Summit—Who’s Gonna Win the Photo-Op?

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am
    Getting Democrats and Republicans to constructively engage on health care is the best way to make progress.To date, the Democrats have blown health care reform once again by being too arrogant in thinking they could just ram their version through.The Republicans have no health care proposal. Their “black book” list of ideas they handed the President in Baltimore is a collection of second and

  • A Way Out of the Health Care Wilderness?

    7 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    I just came across an interview that I will suggest we all may have missed and perhaps charts the way out of this health care reform wilderness we now seem to be in.It was on February 2nd and was between the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein and rising Republican House star Paul Ryan (WI).Ezra asked Ryan about the bipartisan Wyden-Bennett bill as a place for both sides to find common ground. It’s a

  • “Plan B” Has Begun

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am
    With word that the House is likely to take up the repeal of the health insurance industry anti-trust exemption it is now clear the Democratic leadership has begun Plan B.It is also clear that this is much more a part of a political Kabuki dance then any substantive effort at even piecemeal health care reform.The House probably has the votes to pass the repeal. The Senate does not. I doubt that

  • Friday in Baltimore--The Way to Actually Accomplish Something

    30 Jan 2010 | 1:23 pm
    Intentionally or unintentionally, my sense is that the White House came out of Baltimore thinking they are now on to something, and I hope the Republicans took the same lesson away.Constructive good faith political engagement in Washington actually works.It is just incredible that House Minority Leader John Boehner has had not direct contact with the White House for about a year. A pox on both

  • The State of the Union--The President Came to a Fork in the Road and He Took It

    27 Jan 2010 | 6:59 pm
    As Yogi Berra said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."The President came to a fork in the road tonight on health care reform. Would he do what many liberals have demanded--push harder to pass the Democratic health care bills? Or, do as many moderate Dems and some Republicans have called for--work to get a smaller but bipartisan health care bill?Listening to his speech he seems to be
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  • Transparency: Too little, too late?

    David Harlow
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:20 am
    When the President of the United States, allegedly possessed of the best bully pulpit in the free world, needs to go on the Super Bowl pre-game show to attract a big audience, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. We can't solve that problem here at HealthBlawg, but perhaps we can address the issue that Obama put on the table during the pre-game show: transparency in health reform negotiations. From the New York Times: “I want to come back and have a large meeting, Republicans and Democrats, to go through systematically all the best ideas that are out there and move it…

  • Wayne Burton and Cyndy Nayer, from the Center for Health Value Innovation, speak with David Harlow about value-based health designs for health improvement and cost savings

    David Harlow
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am
    I recently spoke with Wayne Burton, MD and Cyndy Nayer.  Cyndy is co-founder and President of the Center for Health Value Innovation; Wayne is a member of the Board of Strategic Advisors, and former longtime Corporate Medical Director of JP Morgan Chase.  The Center focuses on sharing evidence of improved health and economic outcomes through value-based designs.  In the current environment, this sort of private-sector focus on value-based health improvement and cost savings is critical.  Given the recent collapse of health reform inside the Beltway, now is the time for organizations such…

  • Medical Apologies: Do right and do well

    David Harlow
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:35 pm
    An often overlooked tool in health care providers' struggle with the malpractice crisis is the medical apology.  Two thirds of the states provide some form of protection for the medical apology (i.e., a simple apology is not admissible in court as an admission of culpability), and settlements reached post-apology are almost invariably lower that they would be otherwise.  (In the current environment, articles on medical apologies are popping up everywhere ... even in the NY Times business section.) It is important to note that an effective apology policy does not stop with the simple apology…

  • Health reform now or later -- What's a physician to do?

    David Harlow
    24 Jan 2010 | 7:31 pm
    A few weeks ago, I suggested that -- love it or hate it -- physicians need to prepare themselves for the likely advent of health reform by getting a handle on internal costs and processes, and by strategically organizing into stronger bodies able to negotiate more effectively with payors across a range of new approaches to payment for health care services.  While the landscape has changed dramatically in the past week, my advice still holds.  Some physicians may believe that reform in any form similar to the bills that are now derailed must be stopped in its tracks, and that entertaining…

  • Holy Mackarel: Scott Brown, Health Reform Redux and What Can (Should) Happen Next

    David Harlow
    22 Jan 2010 | 11:04 am
    Today's story begins in the Massachusetts State House Senate chamber.  Prominent in the chamber is the Holy Mackarel.  (Really.  The House chamber is graced by the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts; the Senate had to get something.)A recent alum of the Massachusetts Senate, one Scott Brown, has been eliciting cries of Holy Mackarel (and worse) this week.  The stunning setback to health reform represented by Brown's election to Ted Kennedy's seat the people's seat in the US Senate is just sinking in -- inside the Beltway, across Massachusetts, and around the country.  While we all try to figure…
 
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  • Grand Rounds: Thoughtful Edition

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:42 am
    Dr Edwin Leap jumps into his edition of this weekly roundup of the best medblog posts with enthusiasm and insight. Well done.

  • Hail Obama

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:06 pm
    [Welcome Industry Radar readers!]HHS Secretary Sebelius seems to be "hailing" the chief in her comments on proposed rate increases by Anthem Blue Cross.The Obama administration is asking why Anthem Blue Cross is raising its health insurance rates by nearly 40 percent for some California customers while making handsome profits -- and is pointing to the rate hike as evidence of why health care reform needs to pass. Seems to me it is evidence that Blue is doing something right. In contrast, the folks in Washington can't balance a budget. So who are they to be giving financial advice on how to…

  • Prescient Carrier Tricks

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    Today's McPaper reports that almost 3 years ago, State Farm warned the Feds that there seemed to be some "sudden acceleration" issues with some Toyota and Lexus models. The Bloomington, Illinois-based insurance behemoth "notified NHTSA in late 2007 that it was seeing an increase in sudden acceleration trends with other" vehicles from the Japanese automaker.A decade before that, State Farm also led the way in "identifying the increasing trend of tire tread separation" which then plagued Ford and Firestone.Kudos, Good Neighbor©!

  • Pre-paid Death Taxes?

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:18 am
    One of the varied uses of permanent life insurance is to pay estate taxes at a discount (since insurance dollars never cost as much as "real" ones). FoIB Joe Kristan takes that a step further, reporting on a proposal that would allow non-dead (not to be confused with "The UnDead," or the Grateful Dead) to prepay their estimated "death taxes."Interesting proposition, and definitely worth reading.

  • Ethical Conundrum or Disgusting Scam?

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    "A Dignitas doctor in Zurich reviewed the Peninous' case and agreed to write a prescription for sodium pentobarbital, the lethal drug typically used for assisted suicides ... They paid Dignitas its fee of ($10,500).The suicides took place not in a private medical facility, but in an industrial space next to a large brothel ... just two spare rooms without a bathroom. He says two Dignitas volunteers, neither a doctor, helped prepare the couple. There was just one single bed, forcing Mr. Peninou to sit in a chair near his wife when the couple took the lethal dose."I realize that this is a lot…
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  • Why is the Globe picking on Charlie Baker again?

    David E. Williams of the Health business blog
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:21 pm
    When Charlie Baker began his run for Governor of Massachusetts, the Boston Globe critiqued his record and found it wanting (State aided Baker’s business triumph), a piece that struck me as weakly argued and unfair (Why is the Globe picking on Charlie Baker?). To the Globe’s credit, they published an excerpt of my post in their VoxOp column. Saturday’s Globe carried a piece that was similar in tone (Baker finds campaign trove in health field) arguing that Baker is sucking big bucks out of the health care sector to fund his election campaign and implying that there is…

  • Podcast interview with Quantros CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar (transcript)

    David E. Williams of the Health business blog
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:43 am
    This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Quantros co-founder and CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar. David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-Founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Dr. Sanjaya Kumar.  He is CEO of Quantros.  Dr. Kumar, thanks for your time today. Dr. Sanjaya Kumar: Thank you David. Williams: There is a lot of attention being given now to implementation of the HITECH Act. I wonder whether this concept of meaningful use is going to have a real impact on the care of patients. Kumar: Definitely David.  It…

  • Health Wonk Review is posted at Managed Care Matters

    David E. Williams of the Health business blog
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:11 am
    Joe Paduda has posted a thoughtful, informative Health Wonk Review at Managed Care Matters. Share

  • Podcast interview with Quantros CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar

    David E. Williams of the Health business blog
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm
    Quantros provides software and services to the health care industry, with a focus on safety, risk management, quality and performance improvement. I spoke recently with Dr. Sanjaya Kumar, CEO and founder about a number of current topics, including: The impact of “meaningful use” on patient care The role that non-payment for “never events” and avoidable errors is starting to have The IOM report: To Err Is Human –10 years later Quantros’s role in the health care ecosystem The new Quantros professional networking site: Clinical Cafe Share

  • Overuse of mammography in elderly women with cognitive impairment

    David E. Williams of the Health business blog
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:42 pm
    Much has been made of recent guidelines recommending against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s. I tend to be more cautious than most in my approach to screening exams –more isn’t always better, especially when false positives set off a cascade of stressful, unpleasant follow-up testing and treatment. That’s even without considering the financial cost, which I think should be taken into account. A new study (Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Screening Mammography Use in Older US Women) documents an example of overuse of mammography screening in women over…
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  • Compare and Contrast CIGNA's and General Electric's Approach to Disease Management. What's the Difference... Really?

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:26 am
    After reading the latest CIGNA earnings call transcript, the Disease Management Care Blog couldn't help thinking some more about the Business Week (BW) faux exposé of the disease management (DM) industry.CIGNA seems to have had a very good year thanks to a total income of $1.1 billion or earnings of $3.98 of per share. This represents an impressive 16% increase compared to last year. Not only have their capital levels been clawing their way back to healthy levels, but the insurer has also been tackling overhead, including a reduction of $100 million in its healthcare operations, while…

  • Business Week and Disease Management: A Closer Look

    7 Feb 2010 | 2:19 pm
    The Feb. 4 Business Week has an article on disease management provocatively titled ‘Take Your Meds, Exercise – and Spend Billions.’ The accompanying graphic displays a circa 1950’s nurse pointing to a Rube Goldberg contraption that ends in cash being shredded.Ouch.The article opens with a description of General Electric’s disease management (DM) misadventure and contrasts that with the seemingly inexplicable $2.5 billion commitment of 75% of the nation’s large employers to the DM industry. Even more mysterious to authors Chad Terhune and Arlene Weintraub is the success of…

  • The Latest Health Wonk Review Is Up!

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am
    So what's the real skinny on health reform? What are the good ideas that haven't been thought of and what's problematic with the ideas that everyone seems to take for granted? You can find this out and more when you check out the latest Health Wonk Review, ably hosted by Joe Paduda over at Managed Care Review. Check it out.

  • When Nurses Speak, the DMCB Listens. This Time the Topic is Hospice & Palliative Chemotherapy: Why Can't They Co-Exist?

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:35 pm
    The Disease Management Care Blog has always appreciated the special insights that nurses have, whether it be how to treat a sick patient at 3 AM or how to tackle a particularly thorny health policy issue. When a close colleague offered to describe her travails with hospice for her dying father, the DMCB could not say no.I am a nurse with experience in direct hands-on patient care, Medicaid, commercial health insurance and medical informatics. I also have a father that is dying from advanced cancer. The good news is that he is a Medicare enrollee and has access to hospice. That bad news is…

  • The President Says Politicans Shouldn't Read This Blog

    3 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm
    This quote from President Obama today to Democratic Senators on how divine the what voters really want in today's media landscape:“If we could just — excuse the press — turn off the cameras, turn off your CNN, your Fox, your MSNBC, your blogs, turn off this echo chamber … where the topic is politics. … We’ve got to get out of the echo chamber. That was a mistake I made last year — not getting out of here [Washington].”Er, 'exsqueeze me,' but the Disease Management Care Blog humbly submits the White House and Congress would have done better with health reform if more of them…
 
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  • Appliance or Application? The Choice Finally is Coming to Health Care.

    Vince Kuraitis
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:19 am
    My wife Jill loves her  iPhone…she raves about it. Last night she showed me an application she had recently acquired for her iPhone. She was able to explain and demonstrate the app and its functionality to me (yes, to ME!) in about 30 seconds.  I’d describe the app as Garmin-like but running on the iPhone. You type in the address at which you’re going to start your drive and then you type in the address of the location where you want to drive to. The iPhone displays a map and step-by-step directions. Want to zoom in on a section of the map? …just put your fingers on the screen,…

  • I’ve Been Fired By My PHR. Now What?

    Vince Kuraitis
    27 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am
    I received this email in my inbox this morning: Thank you for being a loyal user of the Revolution Health Personal Health Record. Unfortunately we will be discontinuing this service as of the end of February 2010 and removing all records, information, and data from the Revolution Health Web site. So that you don’t lose the information you’ve entered into the system, we strongly suggest that you download your personal records as a PDF to print and save for future reference. To do this, simply follow these instructions: Log in to your Personal Health Record. From any page of your…

  • Pirate Talk With Mom

    Vince Kuraitis
    21 Jan 2010 | 11:52 am
    I just got off the phone with my mom.  She’s a young 85. Mom told me about the cataract surgery she had this morning and the patch over one eye that she came home wearing. “So Mom, are you learning to talk like a pirate? …like ‘aye, matey’”? “I baby?” she asked. “No, aye matey’” “I-80?” “…er, never mind Mom…how’s Benji?” Vince’s mom (sans eyepatch) and Benji No tag for this post.

  • An Avatar-Inspired Health Wonk Review

    Vince Kuraitis
    21 Jan 2010 | 8:43 am
    Check out the latest Health Wonk Review penned by Dr. Jaan Sidorov over at the Disease Management Care blog. I commend Dr. Sidorov for his selection of a new personal photo on his blog — very handsome, and certainly a better presentation than this earlier photo from his youth.   Tags: disease management

  • A Compendium of Resources on the Federal HIT Meaningful Use NPRM and Standards IFR

    Vince Kuraitis
    10 Jan 2010 | 5:38 pm
    * = highly recommended Descriptive Summaries and Documents  *Dissecting the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule PowerPoint eHealth Initiative Policy Webinar; January 8, 2010 *What You Need to Know About the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule, Standards and Implementation Specification, and Interim Final Rule Certification Criteria PowerPoint HIMSS Webinar; January 6, 2010 *Meaningful Use, Certification Criteria and Standards, and HHS Certification Process HIMSS, frequently updated material, some members-only Source Documents (Bookmarked) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Medicare and Medicaid…
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  • Rush Limbaugh Advises His Listeners To Go Uninsured

    Jay
    6 Feb 2010 | 5:15 pm
    Rush Limbaugh has the most-listened-to radio talk show in the United States, with 14.25 million listeners a week as of March 2009.  While only 37% of his listeners make less than $60K per year, 69% of his listeners make less than $100K per year.   Anthony Wright at Health Access Blog has a great article about Rush sharing the details of his latest hospital visit, how he finances his health care expenses, and even recommending that his listeners do the same… I’m not gonna get health insurance. I’m not going to inflate my bill by 35%. This cost me 30% less than had…

  • Maternity As An Option Rather Than A Mandate

    Louise
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am
    Colorado House Bill 1021, which would have required all individual health insurance policies in Colorado to include maternity coverage, has been changed to require that every health insurance company offer at least one policy with maternity coverage, rather than requiring it on all policies.  I had some concerns about this bill initially, both in terms of how it would increase costs, and whether women like myself who choose homebirths would be required to pay the additional premiums for maternity coverage while also paying out of pocket for our maternity care. I like the compromise that the…

  • A Good Alternative To Mandatory Health Insurance

    Louise
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:26 am
    When I wrote last week about how health care reform in it’s current version does not equal a government-run health care system, we got a really great comment from Jim Sugden.  He wrote: “Although a mandate is the easist method of enforcing enrollment compliance by the majority of the population, a stiff pre-ex clause that was well publicized and understood could also be used to drive participation. If individuals who had gone uncovered for 60 days or more were subjected to a pre-ex. waitng period of 1 month for every month the spent without coverage(perhaps with a 24 month…

  • Health Care Reform Does Not Mean Government Run Health Care

    Louise
    29 Jan 2010 | 5:36 pm
    In Bob McDonnell’s Republican response to President Obama’s state of the union address, he noted that the “Democratic Congress continues deficit spending… and increasing the national debt on our children and grandchildren.”  And he said that while Americans want affordable health care, they don’t want to have the federal government running the health care system. I found this interesting, especially considering the history of the national debt since World War II.  Even if they weren’t highlighted in red on the chart, the Regan/Bush/Bush years would…

  • Americans More Concerned About The Economy Than Health Care

    Louise
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:45 am
    The American people would prefer that the government shift the focus from health care reform to the economy, according to numerous new polls. Far more Americans are uninsured than unemployed, but the increase in unemployment over the last couple years has been more significant than the increase in the number of people without health insurance.  About 16% of Americans are uninsured, which is an increase from just under 15% in 2008.  But the number of unemployed people doubled between December 2007 and December 2009.  Colorado jobs haven’t been as hard-hit by the recession, but…
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  • The CBO’s Budget Outlook: Not Good

    Jason Shafrin
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:33 am
    In January, the CBO released a report titled The Budget and Economic Outlook:  Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020.  A summary of the findings is available on the CBO Director’s blog.  Today, however, I focus on CBO’s evaluation of how changes in health care spending affect the federal budget. “Medicaid spending (excluding stimulus funding) increased by 9 percent ($18 billion) in 2009—exceeding its 7 percent average annual growth rate of the previous 10 years—largely because higher unemployment boosted enrollment in the program. Medicare outlays (including an offset for premium…

  • How to construct a Price Index

    Jason Shafrin
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am
    Price indices are useful for calculating inflation over time.  The consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in prices for the overall economy.  Researchers can also use price indices to understand the evolution of the price of health care over time.  For instance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics also calculates a CPI for Medical Care and Medical Care Services. The question of how to calculate a price index is far from trivial however.  To calculate the change in the price of any good between years 1 and T, one could simply use the following formula: Psimple=piT/pi1 However, a price…

  • Weekend Links

    Jason Shafrin
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:13 am
    Antidepressants no more effective than placebos. If you are readying this, you may be depressed. Health expenditures in 2018: 20.3% of GDP. Worker’s Comp and Medicare. Understanding the employer-based health insurance tax subsidy. Vaccines don’t cause autism.

  • Capitalism vs. Socialism

    Jason Shafrin
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:16 am
    John Kay offers a European perspective on the debate of between the superiority of a market economy against a centrally planned economy.  Is there empirical evidence that a market economy is superior?  John Kay says yes: “The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 …marked the end of the most extensive controlled experiment in the history of social sciences – the division of Germany into two economic zones, one centralised and planned, the other a market economy. After forty years, the gap in living standards between the two was so extreme that the experiment was terminated.” Why…

  • Money Driven Medicine: A Review

    Jason Shafrin
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am
    I recently watched the movie Money Driven Medicine.  The movie documents many of the current ills of the American healthcare system.  The movie’s focus details how financial incentives drive both the quantity and quality of care.  Any health economist will of course say ‘duh’, but for those who believe that medicine is purely an altruistic endeavor, this may be an eye opening film.  Some of the problems they document include: Doctors get paid to provide more services whether or not these services actually benefit the patient. Doctors get paid for procedures.  Thus,…
 
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  • The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: In Search of Ariadne’s Thread

    Tom Lynch
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:25 am
    In Greek mythology, Daedalus built the Labyrinth for King Minos of Knossos to contain the awful half bull/half man Minotaur. Theseus eventually killed the Minotaur, but only found his way out of the Labyrinth because Ariadne had given him a magic thread to mark his way in and out of the maze. I’m beginning to think that American health care...

  • Health Wonk Review and other news briefs

    Julie Ferguson
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:34 am
    Get the latest scoop from the health policy blogosphere at this week's excellent "Health Wonk Review - so what do we do now?" edition. Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters is our most capable host this week. Kudos to Joe, who is the visionary and founder of Health Wonk Review, a biweekly compendium of best posts from more than 80...

  • Toyota: Hands Off!

    Jon Coppelman
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am
    Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is in the midst of a public relations nightmare. Over two million vehicles have been recalled for a problem with acceleration: gas pedals are prone to sticking, which leads to unstoppable cars hurtling along at high speeds. For months, Toyota denied that there was a problem. Well, there is no denying it now. U.S. Transportation...

  • Twitter feeds we recommend

    Julie Ferguson
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:48 am
    For workers' comp news and other links in between blog posts, we encourage you to follow @workcompinsider on Twitter. If you aren't yet on Twitter, you may want to think about it. Even if you aren't ready to engage, it can be a great way to follow industry buzz. You may already be following many blogs and news sources through...

  • One Toke Over the Line

    Jon Coppelman
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am
    My colleague Julie Ferguson raised some fascinating issues relating to the growing movement to approve marijuana as a medication. As is so often the case, the implications for workers comp diverge substantially from general health issues. A toke may be just what the doctor ordered for pain management, but in the context of the workplace, any such prescriptions are likely...
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  • Symposium on Disease and Disability in the Middles Ages and Renaissance

    Daniel Goldberg
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    http://www.newberry.org/renaissance/conf-inst/diseasedisability.html Newberry LibraryCenter for Renaissance StudiesSymposium on Disease and Disability in the Middles Ages and RenaissanceSaturday, February 20, 2010Ruggles Hall, The Newberry Library Due to space restrictions, registration in advance is required (see  below). 9:30 a.m. Coffee and continental breakfast 10:00 a.m. Disability in the Middle Ages Kings and Cripples: Royal and Eccentric Bodies in Medieval EuropeChristopher Baswell, Barnard College and Columbia University Mephibosheth in the Middle Ages: Disabilities, Children,…

  • On Ghostwriting Policies & Elite Academic Medical Centers

    Daniel Goldberg
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am
    Jeffrey Lacasse (Ariz. State Univ.) and Jeffrey Leo (Lincoln Memorial University) have published an article in PLoS Medicine entitled Ghostwriting at Elite Academic Medical Centers in the United States.  Like all articles in PLoS Medicine, the article is available full-text, open-access.  The article lacks an abstract, but here is an excerpt of the Background section (citations omitted): Medical ghostwriting, the practice of pharmaceutical companies secretly authoring journal articles published under the byline of academic researchers, is a troubling phenomenon…

  • Call for Papers: Scientizing the Other: Science, Medicine and the Study of Human Difference, 1800-1950

    Daniel Goldberg
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:09 am
    Scientizing the Other: Science, Medicine and the Study of Human Difference, 1800-1950 A one-day postgraduate student conference to be held at Churchill College, University of Cambridge 22 June 2010 For the last two hundred years, members of the scientific and medical establishments have represented and misrepresented peoples of different class, sex, race, age and ability in their efforts to chart human variation. This conference will explore how science has been used to evaluate the ‘other’ in society, and will examine the various means by which seemingly objective conclusions were…

  • Call for Papers: Collected Volume of Essays on Early Modern Disability

    Daniel Goldberg
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:02 am
    *Call for Papers: Collected Volume of Essays on Early Modern Disability* Abstract: 500 words (Due Date: April 1, 2010) Editors: Allison P. Hobgood and David Houston Wood Accepted abstracts will lead to scholarly essays (c. 5,000-6,000 words) to be included in a proposed book collection tentatively entitled “Disabling the Renaissance: Recovering Early Modern Disability.” While Renaissance scholarship in the past few decades has been interested in all sorts of new identity histories, too little work has been undertaken on early modern disabled selves as such. Accordingly, we are interested…

  • Review: Graham Mooney, Jonathan Reinarz, eds. Permeable Walls: Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Visiting. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2009

    Daniel Goldberg
    25 Jan 2010 | 12:11 pm
    H-Net Disability (history) listserv* has posted an excellent book review of an important new book entitled Permeable Walls: Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Visiting, eds. Graham Mooney, Jonathan Reinarz. Here is the first paragraph excerpted: Graham Mooney and Jonathan Reinarz’s Permeable Walls is the first collection entirely devoted to the history of visiting patients in the hospital and asylum setting, neatly deflecting attention away from a more traditional focus within the history of medicine upon the experiences of patients and doctors within the institutional…
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  • I’m Sorry . . .

    Maggie Mahar
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:47 am
    Someone sent me a link to this post written by Chris Dunn on “Words and Light.” It is titled: “I’m Furious,” and it begins: “I’m furious because I have to read this book: "Money-Driven Medicine" by Maggie Mahar Photo by Chris Dunn“I’m in my final undergraduate semester, and only now am I taking my first-ever political science course. The class is Public Policy, and for our first paper, we are to read this entire book and write a book review.“That’s not (exactly) why I’m furious.“I’m furious because I’m learning, in detail, about the failures of the…

  • Massachusetts’ Problem and Maryland’s Solution We Don’t Have to Wait for Washington Part 2

    Maggie Mahar
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:07 pm
    While health care reformers argue about what it would take to “break the curve” of health care inflation, the state of Maryland has done it, at least when it comes to hospital spending. In 1977, Maryland decided that, rather than leaving prices to the vagaries of a marketplace where insurers and hospitals negotiate behind closed doors, it would delegate the task of setting reimbursement rates for acute-care hospitals to an independent agency, the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. When setting rates, the Commission takes into account differences in labor markets and how much…

  • Autism and the MMR: Finally a Retraction

    Naomi Freundlich
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:21 pm
    Are we finally ready to close the door on the much-disputed link between the MMR vaccine and autism?On January 30, Britain’s General Medical Council ruled that Andrew Wakefield, a gastroenterologist, had acted “dishonestly and irresponsibly” in conducting his research that established a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. And yesterday, the British medical journal Lancet finally retracted the resulting 1998 study authored by Wakefield that helped drive MMR vaccination rates in the U.K. down to the point where in 2008, measles was officially declared “endemic” in the country.The…

  • Medicaid Needs More Than A Short-term Fix

    Naomi Freundlich
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Health reform may be stalled in Congress, but you need only look to the overburdened Medicaid program to find evidence of the continued toll the current economic crisis is taking on Americans’ ability to afford and access medical care. At the same time that states are experiencing huge budget deficits, more and more of their residents are unemployed; more and more are joining the ranks of the uninsured and clamoring for Medicaid benefits. The result: Even with emergency federal infusions of funding, state safety nets are being stretched dangerously thin. On December 1, for example,…

  • Say it isn’t so.

    Maggie Mahar
    1 Feb 2010 | 9:22 am
    The New York Times’ David M. Herszenhorn reports that, “If Democrats break down their major health care legislation into components that could be approved separately, the first bill up for consideration could be a proposal to end the exemption from federal antitrust laws that insurers have enjoyed since 1945.” If reformers want to pass just one piece of the reform legislation, this is the wrong piece. Granted, the public tends to like anything that might hurt private insurers. But if big insurers are broken up they will have even less power when negotiating with brand-name hospitals and…
 
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  • Everything is Up to Date in Kansas City, Except the Health Care University CEO's Knowledge of Her Own Budget

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:43 pm
    They say everything is up to date in Kansas City, so maybe it should not be a surprise that it is the source of a new and colorful tale of how leaders of health care organizations are different from you and me.  The Kansas City Star reported about the professional life of the recently fired CEO of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences:Hiring the CEOThere’s an often-told story about how Karen Pletz, the fired president of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, got her job in the first place.On a flight from Phoenix to Kansas City in 1995, a stranger…

  • A Lawsuit Over Healthcare IT Whistleblowing and Wrongful Discharge: Malin v. Siemens Healthcare

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:48 pm
    Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. - Grey's lawAt an Aug. 2009 post "Why Siemens Healthcare Fails" I described medical informatics talent management issues that were apparent in a job posting at Siemens Medical Solutions, a company that a decade ago seemed to value medical informatics expertise. (They in fact wanted to hire me then, an offer former employees tell me I was fortunate to have rejected due to a better offer from pharma).I now note a July 2007 healthcare IT-related lawsuit against the same company (and its summary dismissal) of which I was…

  • More Settlements: Christ Hospital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

    5 Feb 2010 | 2:07 pm
    For the end of the week, a round-up of the latest legal settlements involving large health care organizations, in alphabetical order....Christ Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio)As reported by the Business Courier of Cincinnati:Christ Hospital and the federal government have reached a settlement agreement on a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the hospital of defrauding federal health-care programs.The suit alleged that Christ Hospital and the Ohio Heart Health Center cardiology practice, which Christ Hospital has since bought, 'devised a scheme that provided cardiologists improper financial…

  • Networked, Interoperable, Secure National Medical Records a Castle in the Sky?

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:37 am
    The holy grail of electronic medical record efforts of late is the creation of networked, interoperable, secure national medical records that would allow a physician in Palo Alto to retrieve the records of a patient from Hoboken if that patient moved or was found (in the hackneyed and somewhat histrionic scenario) unconscious on the streets of San Francisco.Recent events have made me skeptical we are anywhere near ready for such a technological accomplishment:McAfee: Big Business Under Constant Cyber Attack01.29.10At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Switzerland, McAfee announced the…

  • Atricure Settles

    3 Feb 2010 | 1:56 pm
    The march of legal settlements continues.  This time, the US Department of Justice announced,Atricure Inc., a medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $3.76 million to resolve civil claims in connection with the alleged promotion of its surgical ablation devices, the Justice Department announced today. Surgical ablation devices use focused energy to create controlled lesions or scar tissue on a patient’s heart or other organs.The settlement resolves allegations that the West Chester, Ohio-based company marketed its medical devices to treat atrial fibrillation…
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  • Medical Device Interoperability Workshop

    Tim Gee
    17 Jan 2010 | 3:59 pm
    There is a FDA (CDRH) Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability scheduled for January 25 - 27 at the FDA’s White Oak Campus in Silver Springs, MD. Here’s a link to the meeting’s official web site, which includes a number of downloadable files on the agenda, meeting logistics and background. There is little question the workflow automation and intelligence offered by interconnecting medical devices can improve patient safety. There’s also little doubt that there is significant market demand for such solutions.  For example, if hospitals could purchase PCA pumps and…

  • Tim Gee Affiliates with Santa Rosa Consulting for Provider Consulting

    Tim Gee
    30 Dec 2009 | 9:01 pm
    This month marks the end my 5th year as an independent consultant. Over that time, I’ve had the opportunity to complete many great projects for a variety of clients, large and small. A basic objective has always been to provide services to both  manufacturers and health care providers. The general knowledge gained — both current trends and the depths of complex issues — from working with providers has always benefited my manufacturer clients, the same holds true for providers based on the perspectives gained working for manufacturers. While I’ve done projects for some…

  • FDA Posts New Draft Guidance on Computer-Assisted Detection Devices Applied to Radiological Images and Radiological Data (CADe)

    William Hyman
    9 Nov 2009 | 9:03 am
    It may be helpful to compare these new guidances with the pending MDDS rule, discussed here, in which the proposed rule defines an MDDS as Class I, the class with the lowest FDA scrutiny. Unlike MDDS, in the current case these CADe devices are not newly defined. However the FDA does acknowledge that the terminology may not widely known or used. A CADe system is not in the same class as an MDDS, and therefore is not an MDDS, because of the degree to which it analyzes medical device data. The Federal Register posting defines CADe’s as “computerized systems that incorporate pattern…

  • Market Trends Series #3: Shift from Dept to Enterprise Focus

    Brian McAlpine
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:32 pm
    From what I have observed over many years, Hospitals have historically approached medical device connectivity projects as a tactical issue to be dealt with. Up until relatively recently, technology alone could be used to solve the connectivity issue (i.e. getting data from point A to point B) with little to no negative impact on clinical workflow. Further, the scope of connectivity projects has been mainly departmentally focused and deployments have been relatively basic. By basic, I refer to projects that have focused on connecting one or two bedside medical devices to a single CIS…

  • What (if anything) can the recent Sidekick problem teach us?

    William Hyman
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:32 pm
    On October 12 the NY Times headline read “Some Users May Lose Data On a T-Mobile Smartphone”. Those phones use software and support from Microsoft/Danger for their data applications. According to the article a “technical glitch” had resulted in customers losing personal information held on at least in part an associated cloud computer service. Another story here by Eric Savitz, led with the question: “So how sure are you that you want all of your data to live in the cloud?” The precursor to the Times story had appeared earlier in a number of places including here on October 5th.
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  • A sad day for UNC; Minority health conference especially important

    Dean Barbara K. Rimer
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am
    Dr. Jessie Satia dead at 39 We are so disheartened by the passing of Jessie Satia, PhD, Associate Professor in the departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology and Special Assistant to the Dean for Diversity. Jessie had built a national reputation for her research on health disparities, especially in areas such as colorectal cancer and prostate cancer. She had a strong global presence, not surprising for someone who grew up in Cameroon and whose accomplished parents worked internationally. She served on an AHRQ study section, was PI on several grants, mentored students and so much more. Her…

  • A whirlwind week and then it snowed

    Dean Barbara K. Rimer
    2 Feb 2010 | 4:04 pm
    State Health Directors’ meeting, etc A whirlwind week: chairs’ meeting, a fascinating ASPH conference call with Linda Birnbaum, PhD, director NIEHS, School of Dentistry dean search committee, meeting with one of three candidates for Provost, and many more meetings dominated while we were finishing our budget submission to the Interim Provost. A highlight was speaking to the annual meeting of the 2010 North Carolina State Health Director’s Conference. Every time I interact with this group, I come away awed by how much they do with so little. The economic crisis of the last…

  • We confront diversity

    Dean Barbara K. Rimer
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:27 pm
    While we look a lot like our peer schools of public health, none of us are sufficiently diverse, particularly, in terms of minority staff, students and faculty. Most of us are in the 18-22% minority range although a few urban universities are higher. We are about 18% minority (including Asian but excluding international students), a number that was touted as a real achievement for one school as reported in Monday’s New York Times. What we are most concerned about is the fact that only about 10% of our students are African-American, and about 4% are Hispanic. We are not talking quotas, by…

  • Requiem for health care reform?

    Dean Barbara K. Rimer
    25 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm
    Shock and dismay reverberated around the country last week as people took in the enormity of the impact of Martha Coakley’s Massachusetts loss. I remember sitting in my driveway very early Wednesday morning and thinking, “No way, Ted Kennedy’s seat, the year he died. It’s just not possible.” Well, it was, and it is. And now it’s déjà vu all over again. Having been through this several times, I have been optimistically skeptical about health reform from the start. Now, I am left with a sad, fundamental conclusion. Maybe Americans don’t really want to…

  • Haiti, health reform and diversity

    Dean Barbara K. Rimer
    19 Jan 2010 | 3:48 pm
    Haiti — a public health nightmare In the devastation of Haiti, what appears from the pictures and first person accounts, is hell on earth, a public health nightmare, a human tragedy. Yet, public health forces on the ground, along with our medical colleagues and search and rescue forces, will be the potential salvation of the country. With only a thread of infrastructure and little government, the challenges will be immense. In our School, with business and NGO colleagues, Kenan Professor Mark Sobsey has developed several effective water filters which could be deployed to Haiti…
 
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  • Make the Most of the 15 Minute Office Visit with Your Doctor

    admin
    30 Jan 2010 | 11:47 am
    Part 1 By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Before the 15 minute doctor visit is up...what you can do Kevin Pho, MD, primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at KevinMD.com, member of USA TODAY’S board of contributors and a guest to the Health in 30® Radio Show, writes about the importance of doctors engaging in social media to communicate with patients. He writes in an op-ed in USA TODAY “Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril” on January 27, 2010: “Raise your hand if you’ve ever left a physician’s office without fully understanding what the doctor just told you.

  • What Moms Ought to Know About Pouring Their Child’s Medicine

    admin
    20 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A Spoonful of Medicine:  Not a good thing A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who use a kitchen spoons to pour liquid medicine aren’t getting the right dosage. Here’s what to use to get it right. Use your kitchen spoon for food, not to measure medicine Measuring Precisely is Vital Ask any pastry chef or professional baker, and they’ll tell you that using exact measurements in baking is critical for a successful end product. Using the proper measuring tools in the kitchen can make all the difference between a…

  • How to be an Empowered Health Consumer

    admin
    7 Jan 2010 | 12:54 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Empowered health consumers know how to take charge of their health and are proactive in their care. Whether they’re surfing the web for health information, visiting their doctor or health care professional, or a patient in the hospital; empowered health consumers know how to question and communicate. This blog is a continuation of the “He Said, She Said” post where I promised to give you tips about how to be an empowered health consumer. Sabriya Rice, CNN Medical Producer had a similar idea. Here are my 3 tips to help you become an empowered…

  • The Best of HealthIn30 2009

    admin
    30 Dec 2009 | 1:39 pm
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Here’s the best HealthIn30 content of 2009.  Thank you all so much for your continued support, comments and enthusiasm. The swine flu takes the lead as the most read blogs on HealthIn30.  Let’s take a look at the rest of the popular content here on HealthIn30. Swine Flu- H1N1 Category H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fears Addressed – Single vs. Multi-Dose, Adjuvants, Thimerosal and More – H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Q&A with Medical Expert Bruce B. Dan, MD Swine Flu: H1N1 Flu Vaccine – Who Should Get It, Who Shouldn’t Get It and Is It Safe?

  • CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, New York Times Best-Selling Author’s Book Party for Cheating Death

    admin
    22 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am
    By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Barbara Ficarra I was thrilled to be invited to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book party at Rouge Tomate in New York City on December 14, 2009. Many people were there to help celebrate the New York Times Best- Selling Author’s book, Cheating Death. Larry King, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Joan Lunden, Soledad O’Brien, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, and Cindy Adams were some of the many recognizable faces. President of CNN, Jonathan Klein introduced Sanjay and I had the pleasure of meeting Philip Kent, Chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting.
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    Sensei Talks

  • Drinking Soda Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:41 am
    According to a study published this week in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, drinking just two sodas a week can nearly double your risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Over 60,000 men and women who were part of the Singapore Chinese Health Study were followed over a 14 year period. Results showed that people who drank two or more sodas per week increased their risk for developing pancreatic cancer by 87%. This relationship remained even after adjustments were made for other lifestyle factors such as smoking. It is interesting to note that consumption of fruit…

  • Steak Dinner for Two

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:07 am
    This past weekend a good friend of mine called to see if I wanted to go out for dinner. I have to be honest with you; I don’t usually go out on the weekends. It’s enough that I have to get ready to go to work five days a week, so I prefer to stay ‘au natural’ on the weekend. So I suggested he come to my house and I would prepare dinner. That was the best steak dinner I’ve had in years! Much better in my opinion than my usual Capital Grille or Abe & Louie’s steak dinner for a tenth of the price. The menu was very simple:Tomatoes with fresh herbsI simply sliced the tomatoes and…

  • The Super Bowl Spread

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am
    Most of us would agree that the “Super Bowl Sunday Spread” usually includes very few healthy, low calorie or low fat foods. You could always forget about your healthy eating and just go for it or you could change it up this year and have a low calorie, low fat spread instead. There are so many ways to change up your Super Bowl spread to make it healthier.Start with your drinks. Beer is a popular drink at Super Bowl parties. The easiest thing to do is to serve or drink light beer. A regular 12 oz Budweiser beer has 145 calories and a 12 oz Bud Light has 110 calories. That is a saving of 35…

  • American Heart Month

    4 Feb 2010 | 5:57 am
    February is American Heart Month, which was proclaimed by Congress in 1963 to urge Americans to join the battle against cardiovascular disease. And this Friday, February 5th is ‘National Wear Red Day’ to support the fight against heart disease in women. Heart disease is still the #1 killer for Americans. Like many diseases and chronic conditions, there are some controllable factors that can reduce our risk and help manage the disease. We all know that we can’t change our family history, genes, age or sex. But lifestyle is a substantial ‘controllable’ risk factor which happens to be…

  • What Would Punxsutawney Phil Eat?

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:15 am
    After emerging from his burrow yesterday, Punxsutawney Phil determined that there will be another 6 weeks of winter. The famous groundhog did indeed see his shadow, which means most people around the country can prepare themselves for more (yes, more) cold weather. With that in mind I wanted to share some healthy tips and recipes to keep you happy and warm during these dragging winter months.Nothing says comfort food like a hot, hearty soup. Check out these delicious Sensei soup recipes to heat you up and keep you satisfied all month long:Potato and Garlic SoupRenee’s Awesome Black Bean…
 
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    TradePub: Healthcare

  • Discover the efficiencies a medical transcription service can bring to your office

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm
    Receive this FREE "Medical Transcription Services" Buyer's Guide along with complimentary, no obligation price quotes (via phone and email) from multiple quality & independent Medical Transcription Services systems providers.This Medical Transcription Services Buyer's Guide will explain how to set up a medical transcription service, outline the typical costs, and give you the information you need to choose the right medical transcription services for your practice.Request Free!

  • Replace all your paper patient charts and medical records with Electronic Medical Records System

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm
    Receive this FREE "Electronic Medical Records" Buyer's Guide along with complimentary, no obligation price quotes (via phone and email) from multiple quality & independent Electronic Medical Records Systems providers.There are hundreds of EMR systems available today, targeted at every type and size of practice. This Electronic Medical Records Systems Buyer's Guide will help you ask the right questions to evaluate both the software and the vendor so you can choose the best solution for your practice.Request Free!

  • Discover how to run a highly efficient medical practice with proper management software

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm
    Receive this FREE "Medical Practice Management" Buyer's Guide along with complimentary, no obligation price quotes (via phone and email) from multiple quality & independent Medical Practice Management systems providers.There are hundreds of MPM software packages available today, targeted at every type and size of practice. This Medical Practice Management Buyer's Guide will help you ask the right questions to evaluate both the software and the vendor so you can choose the best solution for your practice.Request Free!

  • Find out how your practice can save money using medical billing services

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm
    Receive this FREE "Medical Billing Services" Buyer's Guide along with complimentary, no obligation price quotes (via phone and email) from multiple quality & independent Medical Billing Services providers.This Medical Billing Services Buyer's Guide will give you everything you need to know to choose the best billing services provider for your practice or office, including:How the process worksWhat services you can expectHow to compare providersHow much you can expect to payRequest Free!

  • eHealth SmartBrief

    1 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm
    eHealth SmartBrief brings you the health care information technology news that really matters. Their editors handpick and summarize key articles from hundreds of publications and provide links back to the original sources. By providing a summary of the most important health care and technology news, eHealth SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.Sign up today to receive eHealth SmartBrief, FREE of charge.Request Free!
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    Ann Pietrangelo - Care2 Reform Health Policy

  • Size Does Matter

    Past Member
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Since the dawn of time, women have been telling men that size doesn’t matter but, oh, how times have changed. Size does matter, at least when it comes to your benefits package. These days, as you stroll out into the single scene, you just might...

  • National Wear Red Day: A Wake up Call to Women

    Past Member
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm
    “I don’t have to worry about heart disease... that’s a man thing, and an older woman thing.” If you agree with that statement, please read on. Friday, February 5 is National Wear Red Day, part of the Go Red For Women campaign ...

  • Michelle Obama Taking On Childhood Obesity Crisis

    Past Member
    2 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm
    “Medical experts have warned that our children are on track to be less healthy than we are.” - First Lady Michelle Obama We should be ashamed of that fact. Michelle Obama is leading the charge against childhood obesity. We’ve alrea...

  • What is Lurking on your Toilet Seat... and Beyond?

    Past Member
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:40 pm
    What manner of horror is lurking on your toilet seat? You might think you are doing your family a favor when you scrub the seat with strong cleansers that are made with harsh chemicals. You are killing germs, right? Yes, but you are also putting thos...

  • Haiti Earthquake Relief Requests: Is it a Scam?

    Past Member
    28 Jan 2010 | 8:20 pm
    The scam artists are at it again... before you fork over your hard-earned dollars to help the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, make sure you’re not about to play the fool. The World Trade Center attacks, the Asian tsunami, and hurrica...
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    DermTV

  • Laser Skin Resurfacing for Younger Looking Skin

    Doctor
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am
    A great way to rejuvenate your face is via laser skin resurfacing. Professionals can perform both ablative and non-ablative laser treatments. Dr. Schultz will explain both.

  • Hair Loss Treatment for Men

    Doctor
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am
    Male pattern baldness is a scourge of male adulthood. Thankfully there is a cure. Dr. Schultz discusses male pattern baldness, hair loss treatment and propecia.

  • Why Moisturizers Don't Help Dry Soles

    Doctor
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am
    Ever have dry soles that even your favorite moisturizer won't help? Dr. Schultz explains why and what skin condition you really had: athlete's foot.

  • Instruments Used in Office Acne Treatments

    Doctor
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am
    There are a few approaches to treating acne, and one including visiting a dermatologist for in-office treatments. Dr. Schultz explains how dermatologists can help acne patients with in office treatments and shares the instruments that are used.

  • Difference Between Herpes 1 and Herpes 2

    Doctor
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am
    What is Herpes? And what's the difference between Herpes 1 and Herpes 2? Dr. Schultz makes sense of it all.
 
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    CAM Watcher

  • What is the Antioxidant Level of that Food you are eating?

    Sabra Way
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:19 am
    A fun open-access article reporting on the antioxidant levels of 3100 foods. A wide range of foods was examined including spices and medicine herbs. The report concluded that plant-based foods had significantly more antioxidants that non-plant foods. Also interestingly: Herbal and traditional plant medicines emerged as many of the highest antioxidant-containingproducts in our study. We speculate that the high inherent antioxidant property of many plantsis an important contributor to the herb’s medicinal qualities The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices,…

  • Comparing Complementary and Mainstream Diagnoses and Visit Length

    Sabra Way
    1 Feb 2010 | 8:54 am
    An open access article that looks at the length of visit time when seeing a complementary versus a mainstream doctor. The results are predictable that complementary practitioners have longer visit lengths and this may add to the appeal of complementary medicine. More interesting is what is commonly diagnoses in a complementary medicine practice and the commons complaints that patients seek help for.   Diagnoses and visit length in complementary and mainstream medicine The primary diagnoses indicate that CM patients visited CM practitioners for general complaints (as coded in the CPC) more…

  • The Mythology of Science-Based Medicine

    Sabra Way
    23 Jan 2010 | 10:04 am
    This article by Dr. Larry Dossey, Deepak Chopra and Dr. Rustum Roy challenges how effective current mainstream medical practices are. I like this piece because it opens up conversation about mainstream medicine and it is done by people who are respected within integrative medicine. The comments are varied  but the writers respond to them with supporting information and poise. The Mythology of Science-Based Medicine: The current healthcare debate has brought up basic questions about how medicine should work. On one hand we have the medical establishment with its enormous cadre of M.D.s,…

  • What would I do without Evernote?

    Sabra Way
    20 Jan 2010 | 8:24 am
    This post is not about CAM but it is about how I keep my CAM topics organized. I use Evernote. It's free, it's easy and you can keep track of everything. I use it for my personal interests and for my work. I have Evernote on both my home computers and my iPhone. I love it! Evernote is a note taking platform that allows you to create notes on your computer, the web or your phone and synchronizes them constantly so you can access the information from just about anywhere. You can clip information from a web site, take a photo of something, make a voice memo and once it is captured you…

  • Ginkgo: Too little too Late

    Sabra Way
    14 Jan 2010 | 8:31 am
    Recently, JAMA published a study about Ginkgo biloba preventing cognitive decline in older adults. Unfortunatly they found Ginkgo "did not result in less cognitive decline in older adults with normal cognition or with mild cognitive impairment." There have been other studies,human and animal, that have shown Ginkgo's benefit but this latest study does not. Scott Mendelson MD has written a piece on Huffington post that is a thoughtful exploration of Ginkgo, studies supporting its use and how in this latest JAMA study it maybe the tested intervention was too little too late.Dr…
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    Vitals Spotlight - Where Doctors are Examined

  • Nurse Goes to Trial for Reporting Dr. Rolando Arafiles’ Improper Practices

    diane
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:04 am
    Nurse Anna Mitchell (nytimes.com) “How can this be? You can’t go to prison for doing the right thing?” is a question that Anne Mitchell waits to have answered as she faces a trial and possibly ten years in prison for reporting Dr. Rolando G. Arafiles to the state medical board for practicing bad medicine. She and a second nurse, Vickilyn Galle had witnessed a pattern of improper prescribing and surgical procedures, reports The New York Times. The nurses claim to have been fired for doing their job, protecting their patients. Both were highly regarded, even by the…

  • Final Nail in the Michael Jackson Coffin - Dr. Conrad Murray Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

    Margarita
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:21 pm
    Dr. Conrad Murray (radaronline.com) Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Conrad Murray, was charged on Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing Mr. Jackson with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his sudden death nine months ago. The charges cap an investigation that revealed Mr. Jackson’s heavy reliance on narcotics, including propofol, an anesthetic normally used in surgery but administered to Mr. Jackson, 50, as a sleep aid. Dr. Murray, a cardiologist with offices in Houston and Las Vegas, had acknowledged giving Mr. Jackson the drug…

  • Dr. Conrad Murray Pleading Not Guilty on Manslaughter Charges

    Margarita
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am
    Dr. Conrad Murray’s involvement in the Michael Jackson death investigation may finally reach the imminent verdict. Pleading “Not Guilty,” Dr. Murray is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for which he is ready to post $25,000 in bail. Click here to see the full Dr. Conrad Murray profile: Related posts:Final Nail in the Michael Jackson Coffin - Dr. Conrad Murray Charged with Involuntary ManslaughterVitals Daily Dose: Dr. Conrad Murray and Dr. Scott HoughtonDr. Conrad Murray Filming TV Documentary in UK

  • Hello CDC? New York City Mumps Outbreak

    Irving
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:28 pm
    I get it. Scientists last week published in a medical journal the retraction of an infamous 1998 study that had linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism. Here’s what I don’t get. My own son had the vaccine, so why on earth did he wake up with the mumps this morning?  Now for the rest of the story. Saturday night, my 15 year old son finished shoveling the few inches of snow on the sidewalk. He comes in and says “Dad my jaw is hurting on the right side”. A little later he says he thinks he has fever and he has the pink eye look. I first thought that this…

  • Dr Rolando Arafiles & His Nurses Tit for Tat Charges

    Sara
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:07 pm
    Winkler County Rural Health Clinic Doctor Rolando Arafiles accused two nurses, Anne Mitchell and Vicki Galle of revealing confidential patient information. Charges were suddenly dropped against Ms. Galle’s but Ms. Mitchell is headed to trial next week. Dr. Arafiles has expertise in emergency physician, family practice, and pain medicine and is affiliated with the Winkler County Rural Health Clinic. Now for the background, in April, Anne Mitchell and Vicki Galle filed an anonymous complaint to  the Texas Medical board against Doctor Rolando Arafiles.  Subsequently, the doctor took…
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    Change.org's Global Health Blog

  • When 'Charity' in Haiti Kills Children

    Te-Ping Chen
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:05 am
    It's gotten even worse. Okay, we knew that the case of the misguided 10 Baptist missionaries was a sideshow with the maddening ability to vacuum up an excessive number of media hits. But now, it turns out, the case has become something of a main event in its own right -- in fact, it's literally killing children. That's right. Since the missionaries were arrested last month, the misbegotten travails of ringleader Laura Silsby & co. have had a chilling effect on doctors, aid workers and government officials (you know, the people who have a legitimate mission in helping Haiti with the…

  • Behind Haiti's Orphan Crisis, Government Neglect

    Te-Ping Chen
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am
    Thanks to the much-ballyhooed case of missionaries who went kid-snatching in Haiti, the plight of Haiti's orphans has gotten a lot more press in recent days. Not very discriminate coverage, though -- more of the shallow, headline-grabby variety. Which is why it's so refreshing to see the Stars and Stripes taking a deeper dive for readers in their latest story. Prior to the earthquake, Save the Children estimated there were 380,000 Haitian children living in orphanages. And since the earthquake, the number of children who've lost their parents has more than doubled. Long before the Jan. 12…

  • In Haiti, Aiding the Aid Workers

    Te-Ping Chen
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    For a small nonprofit seeking to assist disaster recovery efforts in Haiti, where do you start? With 200,000 tents needed, rampant sanitation issues and 460,000 people living in makeshift camps, the prospect of setting a spade down anywhere can seem overwhelming. That's why the nonprofit HELP seeks to target its efforts on one group that's frequently mentioned in the news, but whose needs are less-talked about: aid workers. As director Randy Roberson tells Change.org, "In disasters, the immediate victims aren't the only ones. By helping relief teams sustain their efforts for greater periods…

  • Why Less Funding for HIV/AIDS Isn't as Bad as It Seems

    Andrew Green
    6 Feb 2010 | 12:42 pm
    When the White House announced its 2011 budget this past week, the response among the HIV/AIDS community to the 9% increase in global health funding was, you could say, somewhat short of elation. While global health programs managed to escape Obama's federal spending freeze, critics were quick to point out that at just 2.6%, the increase for HIV/AIDS funding was less even than what occurred under the Bush administration. Especially given fears that the global recession will cause donor funding for HIV/AIDS to plummet, a U.S. commitment is more vital than ever. What's more, new World…

  • A Growing Global Health Corps

    Te-Ping Chen
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:10 pm
    Jonny Dorsey is on a quest. As the 20-something co-founder and executive director of the Global Health Corps, he's working with a team of just four full-time staffers to produce an ambitious goal: an ever-growing network of young leaders in the fight for global health. Global Health Corps is a relatively new organization -- founded just two years ago -- but already it has 22 fellows in the field, each paired with different health organizations across Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi. The idea to incubate a global network of leaders that will eventually number in the thousands and weigh in with…
 
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    Ivor Kovic, M.D.

  • Video of My Mobile Monday Talk is Online

    Ivor
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    Organizers have published the video of my talk from recently held Mobile Monday Amsterdam event titled Mobile Health. Be sure to watch it and let me know what you think. Mobile Monday Amsterdam now has their own YouTube channel, so you can watch all those brilliant talks from their previous and future events. Tweet This Post

  • Twitter Interview With Diario Medico

    Ivor
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:19 am
    Today, journalist Alain Ochoa (@alainochoa) conducted an interview on Twitter with me for Diario Médico (@diariomedico), Spain’s leading medium for health professionals. We mainly talked about mobile technology and its use in medicine. Follow the link to read the whole tweeterview titled Mobile health from Croatia. Tweet This Post

  • Mobile Monday Amsterdam impressions

    Ivor
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:33 am
    Several day ago I came back home after presenting at the Mobile Monday Amsterdam event titled Mobile Health. That is me on the left I am still impressed by the whole thing. First of all I have to congratulate the organizers (Marc, Yuri, Maarten, Sam, and Martijn) for doing a great job. They fully supported all the speakers from the first contact to the end of the event. The venue where the event took place was an actual church, De Duif, and it was a spectacular choice. From the moment I entered it, I was just blown away. Beautiful light, colors, art, atmosphere. Everything was ready for a…

  • Momo Amsterdam will start soon

    Ivor
    25 Jan 2010 | 5:41 am
    In less than one and a half hour MoMo #14 will start at the beautiful location – De Duif. Watch the video below. Tweet This Post

  • Mobile Monday Amsterdam Livestream

    Ivor
    24 Jan 2010 | 4:16 pm
    I have an update on Mobile Monday event which will take place in Amsterdam, 15 hours from now. The whole event will be streamed live for you enjoyment. It starts at 4 pm and ends at 7 pm (CET). My presentation should begin at 5:55 pm. Be sure to tune in, and even post questions to presenters via Twitter. Tweet This Post
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    The Search Principle

  • Top Ten (10) Librarian Competencies in Evidence-Based Practice

    DG
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:02 am
    With our student librarians, we’ve been exploring evidence-based health care and librarian competencies in LIBR534 – Health information sources and services. We are teaching (and re-learning) the basic principles and frameworks for EBP. In that spirit, here is a resurrected and slightly modified top ten competencies in EBP circa 2010. Articulate the five (5) steps of evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) Formulate good clinical questions Understand the hierarchies of evidence from the anecdote to gold standard (RCT) Search by clinical domain ie. diagnosis, etiology, prognosis,…

  • Rudiments of EBM concepts for librarians

    DG
    2 Feb 2010 | 8:56 pm
    I created this Jeopardy quiz on EBM searching at Jeopardylabs. Simple and fun – the website helps you build a Jeopardy game board without using Power Point. Search Jeopardy games created by others. You can’t edit them – but you might find a game that fits your needs. To start my quiz, click on the Rudiments of EBM concepts for librarians…

  • Try Hope Leman’s blog ‘Significant Science’

    DG
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:25 pm
    “Before we begin, Dean, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to who you are and why they should know about you. You are already well known and admired by medical and sci/tech librarians, by those in the Open Access community, and by those interested in the subject of search.  But I would like to introduce you to the wider health technology and Open Science communities given your ability to recognize important technologies, tools and trends in the area of scientific and scholarly communication and your skill in explaining their use and recognizing their potential for many…

  • Here comes the ‘UBC Medical Journal (UBCMJ)’

    DG
    29 Jan 2010 | 12:57 pm
    The University of British Columbia Medical Journal (UBCMJ) <http://www.ubcmj.com> is a student-run academic journal with a goal to engage students in dialogue in medicine. Our scope ranges from original research and review articles in medicine to medical trends, clinical reports, elective reports and commentaries in the principles and practice of medicine. We strive to maintain a high level of integrity and accuracy in our work, to encourage collaborative production and cross-disciplinary communication, and to stimulate critical and independent thinking. We have a goal of establishing…

  • Answering health & medical reference questions, part II

    DG
    25 Jan 2010 | 11:56 am
    This 36pg. handout is to accompany the ppts slides. Enjoy! ~Dean Answering health & medical reference questions: an introduction for information professionals View more documents from Dean Giustini. 36
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    Better Health

  • How To Get The Most Out Of Your Doctor Visit

    BarbaraFicarraRN
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Kevin Pho, MD, primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at KevinMD.com, member of USA TODAY’S board of contributors and a guest to the Health in 30® Radio Show, writes about the importance of doctors engaging in social media to communicate with patients. He writes in an op-ed in USA TODAY “Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril” on January 27, 2010: “Raise your hand if you’ve ever left a physician’s office without fully understanding what the doctor just told you. According to The New England Journal of Medicine, half of patients admit to not understanding what their…

  • Is Healthcare The Engine Of The US Economy?

    DrRichardCooper
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    Commenting on the President’s budget, an editorial in the Times on Feb 2nd juxtaposed three of our nation’s dilemmas: the deficit, jobs and health care. “President Obama got his priorities mostly right. The deficit, compared with what it could have been, is $120B. That’s a lot of money. But it’s not too much at a time of economic weakness, when deficit spending is needed to put Americans back to work.” “Medicare and Medicaid will cost $788B; that should be another reminder of why the country needs health care reform.” (more…) *This blog post was originally published at…

  • Online Marketing And Scattered Audiences

    PhilBaumannRN
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Image via Wikipedia Was your company blogging ten years ago? If not then why? Google made it easy for you and now you’ve lost ten years of priceless link juice. Given the fragmentation of media in the last ten years, it’s clear now just how relatively little work you actually had to do back then. But that’s in the past. Still, I have bad news for you: what you have to do now is far harder than it was ten years ago. Let me explain. CONTENT FRAGMENTATION AND SOCIAL DISTORTION As the Web expands and proliferates novel media, messaging becomes increasingly diffuse and fragmented. The Web…

  • AIDS In America: We Are Not Out Of The Woods Yet

    DaveMunger
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    Yesterday I introduced my friend Charles Roth. Charles was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2003 and was already in bad shape. He had been tested as healthy the previous year, but the disease struck quickly, hospitalizing him for a week and keeping him out of work for a month and a half. He returned to work but repeated illnesses due to AIDS meant that by 2006, he was unable to work full-time. A bank executive, Charles still tries to find occasional contract work or odd jobs like résumé writing and tax preparation, but with the recession, these jobs are low-paying and hard to come by. For the…

  • The Government’s Rising Stake In Healthcare Costs

    RyanDuBosar
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    The federal government may be stalled on health care reform legislation, but the executive branch has been expanding its stake in paying for care. Yesterday, QD reported that federal and state governments will pay for more than half of the health care purchased in the U.S. by 2012, and likely even sooner. Today, Medicare’s actuaries announced that growth in national health expenditures (NHE) outpaced growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year. The recession, H1N1 programs and federal subsidies for COBRA benefits all contributed to the largest one-year increase in history, from…
 
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    Medgadget

  • Biodegradable Scaffold Helps Incubate Stem Cells for Safer, Faster Growth

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:54 pm
    Growing stem cells efficiently and preventing contamination is a major stumbling block in developing them for therapeutic applications. Still these days, animal byproducts are used in Petri dishes that grow stem cells, leading to infection that may trigger an immune response once these cells are transplanted into the body. To overcome this issue, researchers at University of Washington in Seattle have developed a 3 dimensional structure to serve as a nesting site for stem cells to comfortably grow and propagate. Zhang's [Miqin Zhang, UW professor of materials science and engineering]…

  • Medtronic's ENT Scope Sheath Proves Effective for Germicidal Protection

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:56 am
    A study out of Boston University School of Medicine, presented last week at the annual Triological Society meeting, has looked into the effectiveness of Medtronic's Slide-On Sensory Sheath as an alternative to germicidal immersion for flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopes in between procedures. The condom-like device is wrapped over the fiber optic cable to prevent ENT scopes from getting dirty in the first place. The scope still requires an "enzymatic detergent cleaning and disinfection with 70 percent alcohol" when switching between patients, but the Slide-On should still save time during busy…

  • Jamie Heywood of PatientsLikeMe at TEDMED 2009

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:55 am
    Jamie Heywood founded a website called PatientsLikeMe. Just like other social networks, PatientsLikeMe provides a place for people to discuss their condition, exchange information on countless diseases, etc. What makes PatientsLikeMe unique is the information that the firm mines from the content contributed by users. Here's Heywood giving a TEDMED talk about how his website can serve a similar function as large scale clinical trials and what useful data can be obtained from it. Link: PatientsLikeMe... TEDMED...

  • Dental Hearing Aid Technology from Sonitus Medical

    Michael
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am
    Sonitus Medical out of San Mateo, California is a company that's betting on bone conducting dental hearing implant technology. The SoundBite Hearing System that the firm is developing consists of a unit that has a microphone and wireless transmitter, and a tiny speaker that attaches to rear teeth to resonate and transmit the audio mechanically to the cochleae. The idea for this technology is not new and maybe risky, but Sonitus Medical seems confident it can earn regulatory approval and introduce an all new hearing aid technology to market. The SoundBite hearing system consists of both a BTE…

  • The Cordis Manual FAIL for their RX Nitinol Stent System

    Sean Duffy
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:09 am
    Take a break form your day to have a quick laugh at the expense of Cordis (a J&J company) and their accidental product manual that wasn't much of, well, a manual...
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  • Health News of the Day

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:01 am
    Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in bullet-point format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day: Spending on health care in US is 17.3% of GDP, up from 16.2% in 2008 - largest percentage increase in 5 decades http://goo.gl/IZE4 People who drank 2 or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk of pancreatic cancer http://goo.gl/DcXd Thirdhand Smoke (tobacco smoke residue) Creates Indoor Cancer Risk. Nicotine reacts with indoor air pollutant to form carcinogenic…

  • Cleveland Clinic Adoption of Web 2.0 - Slideshow by John Sharp

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:05 am
    Hospital Adoption Of Medicine 2.0 View more presentations from John Sharp."While social media strategy continue to evolve, new opportunities present themselves. Particularly significant shifts are toward participatory medicine and e-patients." References: Interview on Social Media by John Sharp. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, or follow me on Twitter.

  • Faces of America - PBS Series

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:52 am
    Faces of America premieres nationally Wednesdays, February 10 - March 3, 2010 on PBS: "What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. who turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans." Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, or follow me on Twitter.

  • Health News of the Day

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am
    Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in bullet-point format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day: 40% of cancers could be prevented http://goo.gl/bPOi Breast reduction for men is the fastest growing part of the cosmetic surgery industry - BBC http://goo.gl/sxOb Why did the Lancet take so long to retract the infamous MMR paper? BMJ http://bit.ly/cXThYc Tooth Fairy Is Paying More - the average went from $1.88 to $2.13 per tooth nationwide http://goo.gl/YD3N Packaged salads…

  • Atul Gawande: "Doctors are human. We miss stuff" - Checklists can help

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:10 am
    Atul Gawande on NPR: Doctors are human, and that their profession is like any other. "We miss stuff. We are inconsistent and unreliable because of the complexity of care," Gawande says. "I got a chance to visit Boeing and see how they make things work, and over and over again they fall back on checklists. The pilot's checklist is a crucial component, not just for how you handle takeoff and landing in normal circumstances, but even how you handle a crisis emergency when you only have a couple of minutes to make a critical decision." References: Atul Gawande's 'Checklist' For Surgery Success.
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  • Patientslikeme.com at TEDMED

    berci.mesko@gmail.com (Bertalan Meskó)
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:58 pm
    Jamie Heywood, co-founder of Patientslikeme.com talked about his brother and the inspiration behind one of the biggest patient-driven community sites at TEDMED09.

  • Gene Screen 2010 – Call for Submissions

    berci.mesko@gmail.com (Bertalan Meskó)
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    Genetic Alliance is now open to receive submissions of all types and genres of film but it must be related to genetics and health. The deadline is May 31, 2010. Genetic Alliance will provide cash awards to all films selected for Gene Screen. First prize will receive $250 plus a travel stipend (reimbursed) of up to $250 to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the Q&A session after the screening. An additional $250 will be split among the other selected films (award amounts will depend on how many films are selected). All filmmakers of selected films are invited to participate in the…

  • Fitness and Web 2.0: The Collection

    berci.mesko@gmail.com (Bertalan Meskó)
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:21 pm
    Empowered patients have been sharing different health parameters such as sleeping habits, diets, blood pressure, etc. with each other  in San Francisco for years. I’m talking about Quantified Self, one of the most interesting health-related projects ever. This and other similarly outstanding fitness tools and solutions are collected in Webicina’s Fitness and Web 2.0 guide. Let’s see other examples as well. Here is Weight Watchers, a community site for those who would like to lose weight by the help of others. They have been assisting millions of people for 45 years. There…

  • SoundBite: Hearing Aid on Your Teeth

    berci.mesko@gmail.com (Bertalan Meskó)
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:04 am
    I love innovation in healthcare. For people with conductive hearing loss, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids that are implanted surgically use the skull to transmit sound to the inner ear. SoundBite bypasses this problem. SoundBite hearing system is the world’s first and only non-surgical and removable hearing solution designed to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth to help people who are essentially deaf in one ear regain spatial hearing ability and rejoin the conversation of life. It employs a well-established principle called bone conduction to deliver clear, high quality sound to the…

  • PeRSSonalized Midwifery: Dynamic Collection of Selected Resources

    berci.mesko@gmail.com (Bertalan Meskó)
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:14 pm
    PeRSSonalized Medicine is an easy-to-use, free aggregator of quality medical information that lets you select your favourite resources and read the latest news and articles about a medical specialty or a medical condition in one personalized place. The newest category is dedicated to PeRSSonalized Midwifery containing quality news sites, blogs, peer-reviewed journals, Twitter users and Youtube channels. Many thanks to Sarah Stewart, a health professional (midwife) and great blogger with nearly 30 years of clinical and education experience who helped a lot by sending me tons of quality…
 
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  • Research Shows Monsanto Corn Causes Organ Damage in Mammals

    Jason Cairns
    21 Jan 2010 | 9:45 am
    In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto’s GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats. According to the study, which was summarized by Adam Shake at Twilight Earth, “Three varieties of Monsanto’s GM corn – Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 – were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety authorities.” Monsanto gathered…

  • Use Carrot Pulp to Make a Delicious Dessert – Beta Carotene Poppers

    Jason Cairns
    21 Jan 2010 | 7:32 am
    (OrganicJar) My friend Lisa Paris is back! Today she is going to show all of us how to transform our carrot pulp into a quick delicious dessert! Here’s what you’ll need to make this: Ingredients 2 Cups – Carrot Pulp 1 Cup – Pitted Medjool Dates 1/2 Cup – Dried Coconut Cinnamon Agave Nectar Sea Salt Equipment Food Processor Bowls and Measuring Cups Directions Place all ingredients in the Food Processor and grind for about 1 minute until everything is well mixed. In a separate bowl combine cinnamon and dried coconut (set aside) Take the newly mixed ingredients from…

  • JUICER CONTEST! Who Has The Better Juicer: Braun? Omega? Breville?

    Jason Cairns
    13 Jan 2010 | 1:31 pm
    (OrganicJar) So my friends and I decided to have a ‘Juice Off’! I wanted to see who had the better juicer. I of course said I did, but I could be partial to my omega juicer. We took each of our juicers (see more info about them below) and tested quantity and quality of the juice and pulp produced as well as how easy they are to clean. Oh and we measured out 6 oz of raw organic carrots to keep it fair. Make sure to watch the video and let us know who you think won! The Contenders: BRAUN Model: MP 75 Type: 4235 Cost: FREE (from craigslist.com) PROS: - Portable - Lightweight -…

  • 7 Herbs And Spices That Warm You Up

    Jason Cairns
    16 Dec 2009 | 3:43 pm
    When cold weather strikes a chilling blow, it makes sense to consume healthy, warming, concentrated foods. Dark orange vegetables such as sweet potatoes, winter squash, and carrots provide immune nourishing beta-carotene and the warmth of the orange ray. Grounding roots (especially those that grow in cold climates) such as onions, rutabagas and turnips can help one better acclimate to the seasons. Other warming foods include arugula, mustard greens, and watercress. Nuts, seeds, and their butters make excellent warming and insulating snacks. Icy cold drinks can cool you quick. If consuming…

  • How to Make a Nut Milk – Almond Milk

    Jason Cairns
    24 Nov 2009 | 6:22 pm
    (OrganicJar) I’m a huge fan of nut milks especially because they’re so much healthier than dairy milk and taste amazing! I created a quick, simple video with my friend Lisa Paris explaining just how easy it is to make your own almond nut milk. Almonds are an incredible food! They were one of the first cultivated nuts on earth and are so rich with nutrients. Its important to mention that you need to be buying ‘raw’ organic almonds to get them most nutrients from them. However, many don’t know that a law was passed a few years ago requiring all almonds to be…
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  • Investments In Community Health Centers Have Paid Off

    Chris Fleming
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:07 am
    Public and private investments in community health centers – institutions that provide care to approximately 15 million of the nation’s poor and medically underserved – have led to greatly expanded services and care for people who are uninsured, says a study published in the February 2010 edition of Health Affairs. Based on their study, the authors predict that a $500,000 increase in grant support for all centers would provide treatment for an additional 500,000 uninsured patients. The authors say that these findings bode well for effective use of the more than $2 billion in funds…

  • CHCF’s Mark Smith on Converging Market and Public Health Interests

    Jane Hiebert-White
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:48 pm
    In an interview in the February issue of Health Affairs, California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) President and CEO Mark Smith reflects on successes and failures in areas where market interest and public interest converge in health care. Smith told Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer: The policy world has built enrollment barriers for people in an incremental fashion. Every time a new program is created, there’s a new set of eligibility rules and enrollment processes and procedures. Before you know whether you’re eligible for program number seven, you have to prove that you’re…

  • HA Blog Top 10 for January: Reform and Beyond

    Jane Hiebert-White
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:26 am
    Here in DC we’re bracing for the storm of the century — snow storm, that is.  What better time to catch up on some health policy reading? We list here the top 10 most-read posts from January on Health Affairs Blog. Topics cover health reform, health care costs, the mammography guidelines controversy, and more. And don’t forget the Top 20 most-read Health Affairs articles from 2009. They’re still free access for one more week. Here’s the list from Health Affairs Blog for January: Health Care Reform: State Winners And Losers by Claudia Schur and Marc Berk Would…

  • Health Wonk Review: What Now for Reform?

    Jane Hiebert-White
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:03 am
    So what now for health reform? That’s the focus of today’s edition of the Health Wonk Review, a biweekly roundup of the best of health policy blogging. Joe Paduda, one of the founders of the Health Wonk Review, hosts this edition on his Managed Care Matters blog. He cites the post-State of the Union blogs by Joe Antos and Henry Aaron from Health Affairs Blog, links to other bloggers taking exception to Antos, and welcomes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s blog to the HWR fold. Copyright © 2010 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

  • 2009 U.S. Health Spending Estimated At $2.5 Trillion

    Chris Fleming
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:02 am
    According to annual government projections published today in Health Affairs, U.S. health care spending is expected to have reached $2.5 trillion in 2009—up an estimated 5.7 percent since 2008 despite a projected decline in the gross domestic product (GDP) in the same period. As a result, health care’s share of the economy grew 1.1 percentage points in 2009, to a projected 17.3 percent. This represents the largest one-year increase in GDP share since the federal government began keeping track in 1960, federal analysts report on the journal Health Affairs‘ Web site. The 11-year…
 
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  • Global wind power sees large increases in investment

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    China and the United States are currently heading a worldwide upsurge in the installation of wind power capacity to the surprise of some analysts. The global wind power market generated $63 billion in 2009 and employed over half a million people, according to figures issued by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The report indicates that the sector is set to repeat its 2009 performance. Steve Sawyer, the GWEC’s secretary general, offers an upbeat prediction. "The continued rapid growth of wind power despite the financial crisis and economic downturn is testament to the inherent…

  • French face transplant specialist awaits go-ahead to help wounded GIs

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:48 am
    Contacted last year by American authorities for his knowledge and experience in facial transplants, professor Laurent Lantieri, MD, transmitted their appeals to French authorities. Since that time he has not received permission to accede to the Americans’ request and he has the impression that France is ignoring his efforts and putting administrative obstacles in his way. Lantieri, a plastic surgeon and pioneer in facial transplantation, recently sounded the alarm in an interview given to French daily L’Express, in which he vented his frustrations and explained the issues.

  • California is first state to legislate deep cuts in wait times to see HMO doctors

    6 Feb 2010 | 6:52 am
    Waiting too long for a medical appointment? California will cut wait time to between 10 and 15 days. Unfortunately, it could take nearly a year to go into effect, nearly eight years after the no-wait law was passed by the state legislature.“California patients are literally sick of having to wait weeks to see a doctor. What good is health coverage if a patient can’t find a doctor taking new patients or within driving distance? These new rules say that patients can reasonably expect to have timely access to needed health care.” -- Cindy Ehnes, Director of the California…

  • Would health care reform help you?

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pm
    Many obstacles and stumbling blocks remain in the way of health care reform. The House and Senate bills will have to be merged, and then the House and Senate both will vote on the final bill. We don’t yet know what will be in the final bill, or if the final bill will be passed into law. Passage will be especially difficult in the Senate, where it will need 60 votes to pass. It is still possible that after all this angst, just one grandstanding senator could kill the whole thing. But just for fun, let’s look at what conventional wisdom says will be in the final bill and see if…

  • Failing memory could indicate a higher risk for stroke

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:18 pm
    People who experience memory or other cognitive loss could have a higher risk of developing a stroke, according to a study published in today’s Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The results were true whether or not the patient was diagnosed with dementia.   Bernice Wiberg, MD, Uppsala University in Sweden, and colleagues recruited 930 Swedish men around age 70 for the study. None of the men had had a previous stroke.   The men participated in three tests: Trail Making Test A, which measures attention and visual-motor abilities; Trail Making Test B…
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  • Increasing copays will increase costs for health insurance companies in the long run

    Kevin
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Originally published in MedPage Today by Todd Neale, MedPage Today Staff Writer Raising seniors’ copayments for ambulatory care to offset increasing healthcare costs may backfire on insurers, researchers asserted. Seniors enrolled in Medicare plans that increased copayments had significantly fewer outpatient visits but spent more time in the hospital than patients in plans that left copayments untouched, according to Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH, of Brown University in Providence, R.I., and colleagues. Assuming an average reimbursement of $60 for an outpatient visit, seven annual visits per…

  • Do part time doctors worsen the primary care shortage?

    Kevin
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    More graduating doctors are making family and personal life a priority, and opting for part-time work. But when primary care doctors are needed more than ever, is that contributing to the shortage? That’s a question that Dr. Gwenn asks over at Better Health. In pediatrics specifically, more “are now opting for part time work right out of the gate, just after training or during, in their 30s. And, that more men are going part time as well as subspecialists along with the women and generalists that have been steady part timers for a while. All tolled, as of 2006, 23% of the…

  • The power of a doctor’s choice of words in explaining CPR

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    by Alex Smith, MD Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter. Words often imply layers of meaning that are not explicitly articulated, yet rest beneath the surface: “I worry that time is short for you” (You are dying) (I care about you) “I wish we could have done more” (Nothing would have changed her death) (I am on your side) “I hope with you that you’ll get better, but I think we should prepare in case things don’t go as we hope” (You are not getting better) (I support your hope) I can think of no situation…

  • How your health can depend on where you live

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Bill Davenhill asks, “Can your health depend on where you live?” From TEDMED 2009. Posted at KevinMD.com. Stay updated and subscribe, follow me on Twitter, or connect on Facebook. Related posts:KevinMD Live Q&A on health care reform, today at 11:30am Eastern A vasectomy, live on Twitter KevinMD Live Q&A today at 2:00pm Eastern

  • An anesthesiologist accused of making up trial data pleads guilty to federal charges

    Kevin
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Originally published in MedPage Today by John Gever, MedPage Today Senior Editor A Massachusetts anesthesiologist accused of fabricating data in studies of pain drugs will plead guilty to federal criminal charges under an agreement with prosecutors. Scott Reuben, MD, a well-known pain researcher at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., was charged with one count of healthcare fraud. Early last year, the hospital announced that an internal audit had revealed that Reuben had made up research data out of whole cloth, affecting at least 21 published studies over a 15-year period. The…
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  • Good Conscience is Bad Business

    Rob
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:07 am
    I am going to state something that is completely obvious to most primary care physicians:  I do not accept Medicare and Medicaid patients because it is good business, I accept them despite the fact that it is bad business. In truth, I could make that statement about insurance as a whole; my life would be easier and my income would be less precarious if I did not accept any insurance.  If I did, I would charge a standard amount per visit based on time spent and require payment at the time of that visit.  This is totally obvious to me, and I suspect to most primary care physicians.  A huge…

  • Coming Short with Thinking

    Rob
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:42 am
    I am mad at congress. I don’t care if they are Democrats or Republicans, I am sick of healthcare being treated as a political football.  How much more of a crisis do we need before we actually start working on a solution?  Why does each party have to sit on its side of the aisle shooting spitballs at the other?  Each side has its pet issues that are tied to contributors, supporters, and lobbyists.  Each side will work to see the other side fail even if the other side is right.  Each side seems unable to do anything unless there is political value in it.  Power is more important…

  • How Much Grand Could a Grand Rounds Grind? GR Vol. 6 No. 19

    Rob
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm
    It happens every year. I try to get a little shut-eye, but then these guys in hats come around and yank me out of bed.  They proceed to parade me around a huge throng of people (most of whom are not wearing hats), obsessing about the presence or absence of stratus clouds. What a strange group of people.  I seem to be the center of attention for the day, though, and that’s not all bad.  It’s my day on February 2nd, and nobody has ever taken that from me. Until this year. Let me back up a little.  My name is Phil, and I am a woodchuck who lives in western Pennsylvania.  Yeah, I…

  • Grand Round: Everyone Will Be There

    Rob
    31 Jan 2010 | 11:43 am
    Grand Rounds is a big event, and I have gathered together a star-studded line-up.  Do not submit any more posts, however, or you will be forced to go onto Dr. Phil to explain why you are such a dead-beat.  You don’t want that. Obviously, with such a gathering, you don’t want to miss it. Related posts:The Crash of my blog: Lessons Learned If you are reading this, thanks for coming to my... Grand Rounds is Up; I am now on the Clock Grand Rounds is now up at Kevin, MD. Head... Shh….Covert Grand Rounds are Being Rationed OK, they are not covert, in fact they are downright...

  • Steve Wants You to Submit

    Rob
    29 Jan 2010 | 7:11 am
    The deadline for grand rounds submissions is on Sunday at Noon EST.  EST stands for “Eastern Standard Time,” not “Estimated” or “Extra Submission Time” or “Even Steve Trounces.” iSuggest you get things in as quickly as possible. Related posts:Grand Rounds is Up; I am now on the Clock Grand Rounds is now up at Kevin, MD. Head... Radio Free You’re Up Yes, I am up. I will be on the radio... Time is running out! Grand rounds submissions are due Sunday, 12 Noon EST. Get... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
 
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  • Confused About What Public Health Is? You're Not Alone.

    Sophie Fleck
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:02 am
    Like your students who are new to Public Health, a lot of people don't understand what public health is or how it impacts their daily lives. Is it public assistance? Medicare/Medicaid? Is it public sanitation? Hygiene? What is it exactly? Several years ago, the “This Is Public Health” campaign was launched by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to build awareness around public health and how it affects people every day. “We are only as healthy as the world we live in,” says the campaign’s website at www.thisispublichealth.org. The website features…

  • Caring for the Caregiver

    Sharon Buchbinder
    30 Jan 2010 | 6:30 am
    Our generation is now being referred to as the “sandwich generation,” i.e., we are the bologna and cheese between two thick slabs of children and parents in the great hoagie of life. Good child care, while not always easy to find, is relatively abundant, accessible and affordable for most working parents. Good elder care? Not so much. In the U.S., the vast majority of eldercare is provided not in continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes, but in the community, by the family (National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, 2004). Dr. Donna…

  • J&B Author to Participate on Panel at 2010 Sports Law Symposium

    Jody Sullivan
    28 Jan 2010 | 8:04 am
    Robert Ruxin, author of an An Athlete's Guide to Agents, Fifth Edition, will be speaking on the “Collective Bargaining” panel at the 2010 Sports Law Symposium this Friday, January 29.  In the next two years, time will expire on the Collective Bargaining Agreements affecting the negotiation of salaries and playing conditions for professional athletes. The 2010 Sports Law Symposium, presented by the University of Florida’s Entertainment & Sports Law Society, will bring together sports law experts and representatives from the National Football…

  • Disasters and Development

    Bobby Kapur, MD, MPH
    22 Jan 2010 | 6:37 am
    The earthquake in Haiti and prior disasters in low-income countries reveal that disasters affect nations differently based on the level of development in the country.  Risk reduction strategies and emergency preparedness planning can help mitigate the effects of a public health emergency on the local population.  Public health emergencies and disasters occur within a cycle.  In disaster-prone regions, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the local population are always within one of the four phases of a disaster at all times: Preparedness, Response, Recovery,…

  • Global Health Magazine blogs portray devastation and desparation in Haiti

    Sophie Fleck
    16 Jan 2010 | 4:48 am
    Eye-witness accounts from front line aid workers in Haiti have flooded the blog page of Global Health Magazine. Grave reports of destruction and loss after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti late on Jan. 12 are pouring in from Global Health Council member organizations such as CARE, International Medical Corps, Save the Children, the Haitian Health Foundation, Catholic Medical Mission Board, and more. Photo by Margaret Aguirre/International Medical Corps“It is complete devastation here. …dead bodies are lined along the roadside. Injured people are…
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  • Soft Drinks and Pancreatic Cancer

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Most soda today is made with HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and it seems as if this, along with the very toxic artificial sweeteners used in soda, causes many health problems often not discussed in the media.  It comes as no surprise that soda consumption can lead to this serious disease.  However, don't overlook the use of green tea and risk of pancreatic cancer.Most HFCS is made from GMO corn and this genetic modification may also be a contributing factor. The better news is that there are things you can do for pancreatic health, and also for pancreatic cancer naturally. See…

  • India Says NO to GMO

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Many people do not like eggplant, however I am not one of them.  I am much more in support of doing away with all GMO crops because of the inherent danger they pose to health.India has deferred the commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop due to safety concerns.   Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said more studies were needed to ensure genetically modified aubergines were safe for consumers and the environment. The GM vegetable has undergone field trials since 2008 and received approval from government scientists in…

  • Pure Jeevan Cross-Country Tour Itinerary!

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    As promised yesterday, here’s the Pure Jeevan cross-country tour itinerary! Will Wendi and KDcat be in your town or city? If so, please be sure to let us know, so they can meet you in person! We’re all very excited that Pure Jeevan will be meeting some of you in person very soon! We’ll be posting [...]

  • Why I LOVE RAW Vegan Food - Health. Animals. Earth.

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Raw vegan food... it's changed my life.When people first learn that I'm a Raw vegan, they usually ask Why? My initial response is always the same... "Try it and you'll see for yourself. You'll be amazed."Sometimes I follow it up with examples that I can't help but brag about... I have energy through the roof without caffeine. I have clear, soft skin that is going to age slowly and beautifully. I effortlessly maintain my weight. My previously debilitating headaches cease to exist. I'm helping my body prevent the common diseases afflicting our culture…

  • Pure Jeevan Announces Cross Country Tour!

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    For those of you who’ve been following our plans for a few years, you know we’ve been preparing for a cross-country tour for a long time. The plans have expanded, contracted, changed dramatically, but the core of the idea has always been there: we plan on relocating to a new city and we need to [...]
 
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  • Two Dozen Hot Pokers

    Lady Vroom
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm
    I *heart* acupuncture. Even though the needles often feel like hot pokers all over my back, they really work.As many of my friends know, this whiplash injury has generated a lot of emotion. Besides the pain & discomfort, big reactions of anger & frustration have happened throughout the last month. It's mostly been a PTSD type reaction from abuse in childhood. This results in me checking out a lot. I've had a tremendous amount of fear about facing my life, my boss, my friends, and myself. I have sometimes very lengthy space-out moments, wallowing in day-dream land of a life I want to…

  • Homage to Grandma

    Lady Vroom
    18 Jan 2010 | 10:16 pm
    Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of my grandmother's passing, my dad's mom. I had forgotten all about it, even after posting to another person's blog about her own grandma. Here is her story:My grandmother was brought to this country when she was very young, maybe only 1-year old, by my great-grandmother. They lived in a Northside Chicago Polish neighborhood, until a cousin ventured to the Southside near Indiana, where a new Polish neighborhood was forming, amongst all the factories. My grandmother's family soon followed.My grandmother dropped out of the 6th grade to work at an…

  • Intensity

    Lady Vroom
    17 Jan 2010 | 11:21 pm
    This ain't no Calvin Klein perfume ad, folks. This is the real deal.You know how people use common phrases to talk about their current state like, "I was so nervous", or "He put my nerves on edge" or "Jangled my nerves"? Well, I know the origin of these phrases now. It comes from injuries to the central nervous system, like the whiplash I got two weeks ago.It happened, sadly, from a freak hugging accident. A friend went to pick me up off the ground, and did so in such a way that I startled, resisted, and my head went flopping over my back like a dead fish. A bummer on many levels.It's taken…

  • Julie and Julia

    Lady Vroom
    17 Jan 2010 | 9:56 am
    On the recommendation of my aunt, I rented "Julie & Julia" the other night. It was really cute, but also inspiring.The "making of" special feature on the DVD really hit it home: the common thing about these two women was their passion, not only for cooking, but also for life. Julia had a passion for everything. Julie's life was lacking passion, and she used the passion of Julia Child to help inspire her.But before I get into the passion part, one area of the film struck me. It was the scene where "Julie" and her husband had a fight, and she realized how self-absorbed she had become from…

  • Whiplash: A gift

    Lady Vroom
    16 Jan 2010 | 12:58 pm
    I'm finally on the mend, and feeling able to talk about my experience of this whiplash injury. It had been quite an intense time, so, I'll break up the posts into thought modules.On the whole, the injury is bringing me a tremendous amount of awareness about my body. More & more, I'm seeing how much I am afraid to be present in my body. The habits of my survival from childhood are harder to break than I expected. There have been several moments where I slid into "pity-party". But, what kept me hopeful & positive this week were two things I kept writing on my daily Gratitude List: "I…
 
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  • For Love or Insurance

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am
    For this 45 year-old decently divorced woman with C4 complement deficiency, marriage is for insurance.-WesTV spot: NBC5 Chicago Web Sights, 9 Feb 2009Musings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.

  • How Technology Is Straining the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:39 am
    Technology is an incredible thing.Technology is expensive.Technology saves lives.Technology can bankrupt.When there's no technology, are you a "bad" doctor for not following guidelines?When technology's used, are you a "bad" doctor because the patient has multiple comorbidities and the benefit for the implanted technology is questionable? It's become the yin and yang of medicine. An inconvenient truth.Medicine's technology is incredibly expensive, but incredibly valuable.But if the struggle isn't enough, along comes the press to skew the debate by "raising awareness" with our patients.Doctor,…

  • Anatomically Correct Gifts for Everyone on Valentine's Day

    6 Feb 2010 | 8:12 pm
    For your ex-, consider this giant bleeding gummy heart candy or maybe some of these chocolate hearts from "Pushin' Daisies." For your sweetheart, though, it's probably better to stick with this heart locket that opens to reveal the heart's four chambers.Me? Well, the abstract has appeal and for that, I'm leaning toward getting one of these t-shirts. The only problem is, the shirt's probably better for those interventional cardiology "plumber" types.-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.

  • European Health Care Ingenuity

    5 Feb 2010 | 11:13 am
    You gotta love those Brits:An oil worker who was flown to Lerwick from an offshore platform after suffering a heart attack had to be taken the final mile to hospital in a rented van because no ambulances were available.The man was flown by the Sumburgh-based coastguard helicopter from the Heather Alpha platform, 92 miles north-east of Sumburgh, at around 6am on Tuesday morning. However, the helicopter crew waited half an hour for an ambulance which failed to arrive at the scene.The patient was eventually transferred to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in the back of a Star-Rent-A-Car van, which…

  • When Kids Have Skin in the Game

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:35 am
    Somehow, I like the message for Jump Rope for Heart much more than Go Red for Women campaign:“I’m very proud of everyone who has collected and helped save lives,” McLaughlin said. Forty-five students, the most ever, collected donations. Although there were prizes for raising money, many students told their teacher they wanted to help people. “I had students say, ‘I’m not doing this for the prizes. I’m doing it to help people,’” he said. “I told them, that is a great attitude. “I couldn’t be more proud of them in these tough economic times.”To me,that's what…
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  • E Coli Bacteria

    Joy Seeman
    28 Jan 2010 | 9:12 am
    Mention E. coli in a roomful of people, and you will see fear and concern on many faces. Public awareness of this lowly bacterium has risen dramatically in the last few years. This interest springs from E. coli outbreaks that have happened too frequently around the globe. In 2006, an E. coli outbreak originated when [...]

  • What Causes Constipation in Children?

    Joy Seeman
    15 Jan 2010 | 4:21 am
    Constipation is common in children and may be related to any of the causes noted in the previous section. In a small number of children, constipation may be the result of physical problems. Children with such defects as the absence of normal nerve endings in portions of the bowel, abnormalities of the spinal cord, thyroid [...]

  • Prolapsed Hemorrhoids: symptoms and treatment

    David Gilbert
    12 Jan 2010 | 10:06 pm
    The symptoms of a Prolapsed hemorrhoids are as follows: a second degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid retracts of its own accord, a third degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid is one that can be manually reinserted, while a fourth degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid is one that remains externalized and cannot be reinserted.  In the most extreme cases, a fourth degree Prolapsed [...]

  • How are hemorrhoids diagnosed

    Joy Seeman
    11 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am
    Many people suffer in silence that have hemorrhoids because they are too embarrassed to see a  doctor. Social taboos are associated with this part of our body and we are conditioned to keep any problems with bathroom habits to ourselves. The fear of being ridiculed for having hemorrhoids is enough to keep this condition in [...]

  • Ulcerative Colitis:Treatment

    David Gilbert
    9 Jan 2010 | 7:43 am
    What is Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative Colitis is one of the most prevalent Irritable Bowel Syndromes (or IBSs) diagnosed today amongst adults in the United States.  The disorder occurs when the lining of the colon becomes compromised due to persistent inflammation, thus breaking down the cells in the colon wall and thereby forming lesions or sores in [...]
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    Eat Smart Age Smart

  • Have you tried black (aka purple) rice?

    eatSmart
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Since I just bought some purple rice for the first time in my life yesterday, I thought I’d share the experience with you. I love rice. I love jasmine scented Thai rice, I love Italian Arborio rice, I love brown rice, I love wild rice (okay, not technically rice, but more of a grass that blooms), I love red rice and I even will enjoy parboiled rice a couple times a year. I’ve been eating rice as long as I’ve been eating hot peppers. The native rice dish from my part of the world originated in Africa and came to South America, Central America and the Caribbean from slavery. It’s one of…

  • Meatless Mondays: Fall Vegetables in Red Wine Sauce

    eatSmart
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    ***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian recipe to help you eat more vegetables!*** Shallots, porcini mushrooms and red wine elevate a lowly mushroom-onion sauce, turning simple braised vegetables into an elegant autumn dinner. Note that the long list of ingredients makes this look like a complicated recipe, but it’s really not hard at all! Just start making the sauce first, so that you can prep the vegetables while it simmers. >>>INGREDIENTS<<< 4 cups boiling water 1/3 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 ounce) 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups diced carrot 1-1/2…

  • Homemade salad dressing recipes are so easy to make

    eatSmart
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:20 pm
    I don’t like the taste of bottle salad dressings because I always find there is a strong artificial taste to them. I also find they often contain sugar and I try to avoid adding unnecessary sugar to my diet as much as possible. I challenge you to read the ingredients on a bottle of store bought salad dressing and you’ll see. I think the only place I’d attempt to buy a bottle salad dressing might be Whole Foods Market. I learned how to prepare homemade salad dressing from my Parisian-ex-husband at the very beginning of our marriage because he was quite adamant that he would…

  • BEST broccoli salad EVER!

    eatSmart
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    ***This broccoli salad is the best I’ve ever eaten!*** Not long ago, I attended an event for the one year anniversary of John Berardi’s Spezzatino magazine. Spezzatino is a magazine on healthy eating that donates its proceeds to support healthy food banks (aka ensuring that food banks are able to give healthy foods to people who are in need and not only processed foods). You’ll hear me talk more about Spezzatino very soon because I’m now a contributor and I’ll provide them with a few of my favourite healthy recipes and I’ll be tracking my food travels for them! Oh, just in…

  • Wolf Blitzer talks about food!

    eatSmart
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:20 pm
    I think Wolf Blitzer has the coolest name. Before even doing a search on his name, I thought to myself, this guy has got to be of German descent. Well, it turns out that I was right and that Wolf Blitzer was born in Germany! In one of my old issues of Bon Appetit magazine, I found a great food-chat with Mr. Blitzer and I thought it really cool to learn more about which foods he likes to eat. Bon Appetit: You grew up in Buffalo. Any local specialties come to mind? Wolfe Blitzer: We had fabulous pizza from a place called Bocce Club Pizza. I always like it plain – just cheese. Afterward, we…
 
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  • Quick Fix: Super Easy Kale With Pecans Recipe

    Darya Pino
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:01 am
    Easy Kale With Pecans Recipe It has been forever since I’ve posted a recipe, and I apologize. The thing is, I’ve been really busy. And when I’m busy my meals don’t tend to be super interesting or fancy. But they are definitely delicious. Kale has been my favorite instant meal lately. I can usually find three different kinds–curly, Tuscan (aka dinosaur), and red Russian–and they all work with this recipe. You can also substitute chard or any other sturdy greens to mix things up. If you want to make your life even easier look for kale with smaller, young…

  • Farmers Market Update: Miami

    Darya Pino
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Margie's Goodies In honor of the Super Bowl and permanently nice weather, today’s guest farmers market update is from sunny Miami, Florida. Brilliant and irreverent, Holly Hickman is one of my favorite healthy eating bloggers. Definitely check out (and subscribe to) her blog and follow her on Twitter @Holly_Hickman. You will not regret it. Holly is also the author of Healthy Eats Here, a guide to local, sustainable restaurants across America. If you like good, healthy food and have done any traveling you know how difficult it can be to find a decent meal on the road. Holly has…

  • For The Love of Food

    Darya Pino
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    For The Love of Food Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. Diets are dying, the faulty vaccine-autism paper was retracted and yet another study shows low-fat diets are bad for heart disease. Could this week get any better? And in case you missed it, definitely check out the video of Michael Pollan’s talk at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. I read many more wonderful articles than I post here each week. If you’d like to see more or just don’t want to wait until Friday, be sure to follow me on Twitter (@summertomato) or the Summer…

  • Can You Live Longer By Cutting Calories?

    Darya Pino
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:04 am
    Photo by Werwin15 The science of aging is among the most dynamic and provocative in modern biology. Over the past two decades we have seen a virtual explosion in research investigating the molecular and behavioral systems that control the aging process. But the more researchers uncover about the science of aging, the more questions emerge. Dietary restriction has long been considered the most potent regulator of aging. Restricting food intake by any means induces a series of metabolic changes in organisms from yeast to primates that serve to extend life. Studies are currently underway to…

  • Why I Make Homemade Baby Food

    Darya Pino
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:01 am
    Riley and Root Veggies Today I am honored and humbled to have longtime friend and colleague Jennifer Freese share her healthstyle transition from not-so-healthy scientist to thriving new mother. Jennifer was blessed (cursed?) with the gift of proximity. She sat in the desk and worked at the lab bench directly adjacent to mine for four years at UCSF. As a result she saw firsthand how I gleefully integrate healthy living into my freakishly busy schedule. Jennifer’s story is the perfect example of how small, gradual and customized changes can transform your life. She started shopping at…
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  • E Coli Bacteria

    Joy Seeman
    28 Jan 2010 | 9:12 am
    Mention E. coli in a roomful of people, and you will see fear and concern on many faces. Public awareness of this lowly bacterium has risen dramatically in the last few years. This interest springs from E. coli outbreaks that have happened too frequently around the globe. In 2006, an E. coli outbreak originated when [...]

  • What Causes Constipation in Children?

    Joy Seeman
    15 Jan 2010 | 4:21 am
    Constipation is common in children and may be related to any of the causes noted in the previous section. In a small number of children, constipation may be the result of physical problems. Children with such defects as the absence of normal nerve endings in portions of the bowel, abnormalities of the spinal cord, thyroid [...]

  • Prolapsed Hemorrhoids: symptoms and treatment

    David Gilbert
    12 Jan 2010 | 10:06 pm
    The symptoms of a Prolapsed hemorrhoids are as follows: a second degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid retracts of its own accord, a third degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid is one that can be manually reinserted, while a fourth degree Prolapsed Hemorrhoid is one that remains externalized and cannot be reinserted.  In the most extreme cases, a fourth degree Prolapsed [...]

  • How are hemorrhoids diagnosed

    Joy Seeman
    11 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am
    Many people suffer in silence that have hemorrhoids because they are too embarrassed to see a  doctor. Social taboos are associated with this part of our body and we are conditioned to keep any problems with bathroom habits to ourselves. The fear of being ridiculed for having hemorrhoids is enough to keep this condition in [...]

  • Ulcerative Colitis:Treatment

    David Gilbert
    9 Jan 2010 | 7:43 am
    What is Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative Colitis is one of the most prevalent Irritable Bowel Syndromes (or IBSs) diagnosed today amongst adults in the United States.  The disorder occurs when the lining of the colon becomes compromised due to persistent inflammation, thus breaking down the cells in the colon wall and thereby forming lesions or sores in [...]
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  • How To Teach Kids About Ayurveda

    28 Jan 2010 | 6:44 pm
    Remember when you were a kid how you believed you could do anything?  Kids have an inherent ability to learn, appreciate and apply new knowledge when it's presented in a way that's exciting and fun. The ancient medical system of Ayurveda is particularly easy for kids to understand because it is simple and based in nature.  Most kids are totally grounded in their physical bodies.  They can relate directly when an explanation of health also describes the natural world they see around them. When I had the opportunity to teach Ayurveda to my son's class,  I had no idea that…

  • Ayurvedic Tips For Peaceful Sleep

    8 Jan 2010 | 4:31 pm
    If you're one of the millions of people that suffer from insomnia, you know how trying to find an effective sleep remedy can completely take over your life. It seems like a biological necessity, but getting a peaceful night's sleep is rare for a lot of people. With so many technological distractions and a culture of over-stimulation, sometimes our nervous systems just can't calm down.  Ayurveda may be 5000 years old, but it still offers several tried and true practices that even today can finally give you that restful sleep you've been looking for. 1. Don't eat or drink alcohol too close to…

  • Solving the National Health Care Crisis With Real Food

    8 Jan 2010 | 9:51 am
    Can we really solve the national health care crisis with these two simple words: Real Food? I don't believe I'm oversimplifying things to say that we can make a huge dent in improving public health by supporting and encouraging a return to eating real food. By real food I mean identifiable, beautiful, natural, unadulterated and easy to pronounce food. It's almost hard to find it anymore, but it's out there and it's making a comeback. Do you know the difference when you see it? Is eating whole grain bread the same as eating whole grains? Does your body tell the difference between taking…

  • 5 Easy Ayurvedic New Year's Resolutions That Will Totally Change Your Life

    30 Dec 2009 | 6:42 am
    Are you setting New Year's resolutions that are more dream than reality? We all have health goals we'd like to achieve, and it's important to be realistic about what we can change that's practical and easy!  There are simple Ayurvedic ways we can improve our health that don't require massive sacrifice. Ayurveda is full of natural health tips that are actually very easy to integrate and that will totally change your life.  Here's my top 5 Ayurvedic New Year's resolutions that will guarantee you a new level of natural health with very little effort. 1.  Start your day with the right…

  • To Be Or Not To Be Vegetarian

    18 Dec 2009 | 4:12 pm
    Do you struggle to align your eating habits with your ideals?  If you're like me, sometimes your taste buds take control and you find yourself eating something you know isn't the healthiest choice for your body and your spirit.  In this post I want to address the timeless question of whether or not to be a vegetarian.  At this moment in history where the environmental impact of every one of our choices, especially the 3-times-a-day ones, is so critical, it's important to examine how we choose what we eat.  The decision affects our health, the environment, the economy, and global…
 
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    Daily Health Bulletin

  • Exercise Holds Off Mental Decline

    A pair of new studies, both appearing in the January 2010 issue of the Archives of Neurology find that exercise improves mild cognitive impairment, and may even help to prevent the decline in the first place. The research teams found that those who did moderate exercise in midlife (or later) had ...

  • Stored Fats Increase Aggressive Cancer

    A unique study appearing in the January 8, 2010 issue of the journal Cell, may shed some light on the role of fats and cancer. The work out of California based biomedical research organization The Scripps Research Institute finds that an enzyme that normally helps to break down stored fats becomes ...

  • Sleeping In Is NOT The Answer

    Lots of us have the false sense that if we sleep in on the weekend, or during a vacation we can make up for chronic sleep loss. But new research finds that regular sleep loss can't be fixed so easily. And in our 24/7 world, where one in six Americans regularly ...

  • Vitamin D and Calcium Reduce Fractures

    Here's some important news on promoting healthy bones. When it comes to fractures, supplements of calcium and vitamin D cut the risk in both men and women of all ages - even if they've had a fracture before according to a massive new study published online in BMJ on January 12, ...

  • Obesity Rates: At Last Some Good News

    We know the numbers - more than 1/3 of U.S. adults are considered obese. And we know the risks, obesity puts us in greater danger of chronic problems like diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and even some cancers. And now it seems that more of us may be ...
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    Raw Epicurean

  • Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Hazelnut Pesto with Fresh Tomatoes

    Ingrid
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:14 pm
    I was eager to make this recipe again for two reason: 1) I haven’t made it in awhile, and 2) I was eager to serve this dish to two of my girlfriends. They planned to stop by and visit before continuing on to meet up with their significant others at a Superbowl party. Neither one of my dear friends really likes brussels sprouts, but they are open to try “raw” vegan food, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce them to one of my raw vegan recipes. Daring to serve my friends who aren’t fond of brussels sprouts a dish made of it and raw to boot, I ran…

  • Miranda Martinez :: An Interview + Giveaway

    Ingrid
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Meet Miranda Martinez, a Latina beauty who is an enterprising entrepreneur with oodles of enthusiasm and passion for the theatrical and culinary arts. She is an aspiring actress, a producer, and a raw vegan speaker, author, chef and superfood retailer. Miranda lives in Dallas, Texas and works with Bliss Raw Café & Elixir Bar, Dallas’ first and only raw vegan restaurant, as a self-taught pastry chef where she creates sought after raw vegan desserts. Embracing a raw vegan lifestyle has proved to be a beneficial chose for Miranda, which she talks about in the interview. She also…

  • The Carlotta

    Ingrid
    29 Jan 2010 | 3:06 pm
    I’m sitting here indian style comfy on the couch with laptop on my lap, my cat curled up in a pillow of blanket next to me, and my mind is wondering back searching to remember the first time I tasted carrot juice. I’ve tried in vain but don’t recall exactly when I had my first taste of it. What I do remember is my aunt Jewel, who is no longer with us, and her talking about drinking carrots juice. She loved carrots, loved juicing them, and as I remember being told she juiced a lot. Though my initial sip of carrot juice [whenever that was] evidently didn’t leave me with…

  • Tribest Personal Blender

    Ingrid
    25 Jan 2010 | 3:59 pm
    How is the new year going for you? I bet there were many of you who resolved to be healthier in 2010. Maintaining a healthy diet is one key component toward maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There are a number of ways to accomplish this, and having the right tools at hand that make keeping those goals easy and convenient is very helpful. One nifty small kitchen appliance that helps make being healthy easy, convenient, and fun for me is my Tribest PB-250 Personal Blender & Grinder, and I have one to give as a gift to you. The Tribest Personal Blender is so convenient for making an array of…

  • Spiced Chocolate Mousse with Pear Puree

    Ingrid
    20 Jan 2010 | 11:23 pm
    I made this recipe last year around the time when pear come into season, and today for my niece and nephew. I love the combination chocolate and pear. This chocolate mousse is spiced with allspice and cinnamon and paired with sweet fruity pear puree. The pear chip tops adds a bit of crunch which is a nice contrast to the smooth and silky mousse and puree. Spiced Chocolate Mousse with Pear Puree Mousse 1/2 cup almonds 1 cup water 8 Medjool dates, soaked in water for 2 hours 1/2 cup cacao nib powder 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon lucuma powder Puree 2 pears, peeled,…