May 1st, 2010 by Peggy Polaneczky, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Opinion
Tags: Barrier Contraceptive, Birth Control, Contraception, Diaphragm, Family Medicine, HIV-Negative, Intercourse, Latex-Free, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Ortho All Flex, Planned Parenthood, Primary Care, Protected Sex, Sexual Health, sexually transmitted diseases, Silicone, Spermacidal, Spermacides, STDs, Urinary Tract Infections, UTIs, Vaginal Infections, Women's Health
No Comments »
After a prolonged hiatus, during which diaphragms became as scarce as Elaine’s treasured sponges, the Ortho All Flex diaphragm is back, and it’s now latex-free.
The over one-year (at least in my area) shortage happened as the manufacturer transitioned from the old latex to new silicone diaphragms, and suppliers everywhere began backordering this important barrier contraceptive. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Blog that Ate Manhattan*
May 1st, 2010 by Paul Auerbach, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: Adipose Tissue, American, CAD, Caloric Intake, Cholesterol, Coca Cola, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Dr. Kelly Brownell, Elevated Blood Pressure, Fat, Food and Drink, Health Economics, Health Effects, Heart Disease, High-Calorie Drinks, Increased Blood Triglyceride Levels, Insulin Resistance, New England Journal of Medicine, Obesity Epidemic, Overweight, Pop, Public Health, Soda, Sugar Consumption, Sugar Intake, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Sweetness, Tax System, US, Weight Gain
No Comments »
We are a nation stricken with an epidemic of obesity, which contributes to the incidence of diabetes and heart disease. Each of these has been linked to consumption of sugar intake, and in particular, sugar-sweetened beverages.
There’s nothing evil about sugar — it’s just that too much of it in certain forms is bad for you. For the purpose of definition, sugar-sweetened beverages contain added, naturally-derived caloric sweeteners such as sucrose (table sugar), high-fructose corn syrup, or fruit juice concentrates. Read more »
This post, American Obesity And Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Paul Auerbach, M.D..
May 1st, 2010 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion
Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Limiting Sun Exposure, Plastic Surgery Practice, Primary Care, Reapplying Sunscreen, Skin Cancer Prevention, Sunblock, UV Rays, UVSunSense, Wristband Monitor
No Comments »
We’re past spring break and headed toward the end of the school year and summer vacations. I noticed this product in the April issue of Plastic Surgery Practice.
UVSunSense is a wristband that monitors your exposure to sun. If you and your children have trouble remembering to reapply sunscreen or to just get out of the sun, then this might be just the ticket. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
May 1st, 2010 by DaveMunger in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research, True Stories
Tags: Blood Pressure, Calcium, Calories, Carbohydrates, DASH diet, Diet and Nutrition, Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, General Medicine, Iron, McDonald's, Nutrients, Protein, Saturated Fat, Sodium, Super-Sized, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Weight Gain
1 Comment »
This week I’ve been trying to eat according to the DASH guidelines for lowering blood pressure. It actually hasn’t been too difficult — partly because I’m not following their strictest guidelines, which call for just 1,300 milligrams of sodium and 16 grams of saturated fat a day. I’ve been shooting for 2,300 milligrams of sodium and 22 grams of saturated fat.
In 2003, I tried a somewhat different “diet,” which in some ways was more difficult to follow, even though it only lasted one day. My son Jim (then age 11) and I ate every meal at McDonald’s for an entire day (yes, this was before Super Size Me). We recorded the experience on the Web. I thought it would be interesting to compare my day at McDonald’s to a typical day on DASH. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Daily Monthly*
May 1st, 2010 by Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, M.D. in Better Health Network, Interviews, Opinion, Patient Interviews, True Stories
Tags: Adam and Donna Bell, Annette Orlando Figueiredo, Birth Defects, Children, Cleft Lip and Palate Repair, Cleft Palate, Ethan Bell, Infants, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, kids, Langone Medical Center, Lip Opening, New York University, Nigel Barker, Non-Profit, Pediatrics, Photographer, Smiley Faces Foundation
No Comments »
We live in a society obsessed with outside beauty, so it’s no wonder that parents whose children are born with any imperfection worry endlessly about how their child will be accepted in society.
As parents, though, our job is to make sure our kids see themselves as much more than whatever obstacles are tossed their way, as tough as that may be.
Adam and Donna Bell felt that anguish first hand in 2005 when their son Ethan was born with cleft lip and palate. Ethan now has an adorable smile and hardly a scar at all thanks to the amazingly talented doctors at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.
Wanting to do more to raise awareness about the nearly 1 in 600 infants born with cleft (opening) lip or palate each year, the Bell’s founded Smiley Faces Foundation, a nonprofit who strives to not only assist the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, but also help provide treatment for all children who need cleft lip and palate repair in the United States. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In*
