A newscaster was discussing what appears to be a growing trend where parents are choosing not to have their children receive any or all of t...
Cervical Cancer Screening
When I have discussed my concerns about the HPV vaccine, it has had more to do with the implied message in the marketing campaign. The idea...
Reduced Risk Drinking
I participated in my second alcohol related motivational interviewing session for college athletes tonight. Let me quickly clarify that we...
Odds and Ends
HPV Vaccines : The UK has opted to cover Gardasil only, not Cervarix which also protects against HPV and vaginal warts. To the best of my u...
Spirometry
A year or two ago, I wrote a few passionate posts regarding smokers and the risk for COPD. Earlier this year, I wrote with similar passion ...
Days of Being Thankful
One of the things that I am most grateful for is the opportunity to pursue a terminal degree - I know that sounds funny, but it means the hi...
A Half a Dollar a Year
That is all it would take, according to a report issued in September by the World Health Organization . The report was meant for internat...
Odds and Ends
For this week's odd and ends I bring you two pictures. The first is a picture of three box tops from cereal. Each box has its own front...
The Wisdom of Youth
My plan to tell you about a cool website that I found has been derailed. I was reviewing some feedback from my students and two comments are...
National School Lunch Program
In a follow up to the NLSP and the recommendations from the USDA and the IOM, I give you this video because I am too depressed to actually w...
Hold the Stuffing
No - I did not forget. If it has not already started, it soon will. Besides the usual temptations of an obesogenic environment, we will al...
Degree Not Needed, Sugar Pooh
I purposefully left my Monday blog up for two days. I felt that the issue was important enough for us to dwell on. Yesterday the Diane Reh...
An Open and Fruitful Discussion
Hi All, First off, kudos to Iris, Shayne and Yeshika for coordinating a terrific session last night. Also kudos to our panelists - Matt, Emi...
SSBs - HD, TG, WC, IFG and that is not what the headline said......
The American Heart Association held a conference in Orlando Florida over the weekend. Many sessions were held during the event and new rese...
Skill Not Will - A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
At the most recent Association of American Medical Colleges conferences, there was a presentation by Joseph Gerry from Vitalsmarts who tal...
Odds and Ends
Testing - Children. Testing the cholesterol level of children by the age of 11. I hate the idea and the recommendation for one reason - m...
Full Body Weight Routine : 2
Here is another example of one of my full body workouts. If you saw the first one, you know that I work out (with weights) on Monday and Th...
Exercise and Longer Life
According to the research article sited below, which pertains to a study conducted in Taiwan, when compared to persons who do not engage in ...
FOP Criteria
It dawned on me tonight that I had never gotten back to you with the criteria for earning the check point in the new FOP system recommendat...
Million Hearts
In September 2011 the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services announced a campaign that has at its goal the reduction of he...
Food Addiction
When I saw the article that I am going to share with you tonight, I had mixed emotions. I was intrigued and went to the story link because ...
Odds and Ends
Less Sitting = Less Cancer: Really is there more to say here. Study after study reports that an active lifestyle AND a lifestyle that limi...
Old On Purpose
The passing (ok,death) of Andy Rooney offers me the opportunity to share (again) one of my favorite quotes about aging. I am pretty sure tha...
Problems with the NSLP Upgrade
Here is an update on the National School Lunch Program and the recommendations highlighted in this past post . Efforts to align the meals wi...