April 18th, 2010 by Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Calories, Children's Diets, Chubby, Dietetics, Dietitian, Family Medicine, Food and Drink, Food and Nutrition, General Medicine, Obesity, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Sugar
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Shopping for groceries the other day, my kids noticed this product that made us all stop in our tracks: Chubby Drink from Aisle 7!
Yes, this is a real product from a real major brand supermarket.
Yes, the label does read “Chubby” and shows a picture of a, well, chubby kid.
No, it’s not a new health drink. Packed into that portable, kid-sized 8-ounce container is the equivalent of 2 candy bars worth of calories and sugar.
No, you’re not being “punked” or on candid blogger or seeing a prop from SNL. This truly is a real drink sold in stores coast to coast. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In*
April 17th, 2010 by Michael Sevilla, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Allergic Rhinitis, Allergies, Allergy And Immunology, General Medicine, Hay Fever, Pollen, Primary Care, Seasonal Allergies
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If you haven’t read about the “record” high levels of pollen in the air, you (like me) have experienced a lot of the allergies we know as allergic rhinitis.
Yesterday, I was on the local TV news station talking about pollen, allergies, and what to do about it. Check out Video 1 and Video 2.
If you find them useful, I encourage you to check out more of my interviews by clicking here.
*This blog post was originally published at Doctor Anonymous*
April 17th, 2010 by KerriSparling in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Diabetes, High Risk Pregnancy, OB-GYN, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pregnancy
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Dear Baby,
I’ve been thinking about your face. Your hands. Your little feet and the chubby cheeks I’ve seen countless times on the ultrasound monitor. I’ve been thinking about the round swell of your baby belly, and the teeny nails on your little hands. Your petite ears. The little rosebud of a mouth. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.*
April 17th, 2010 by DaveMunger in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: Archives of Internal Medicine, BMI, Body Mass Index, CDC, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, DASH diet, Diet and Exercise, Dietary Studies, Dietetics, Dietitian, Eating Habits, Food and Nutrition, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Low-Salt Diet, Obese, Obesity, Saturated Fat, Sodium, Teresa Fung
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Do a search on the Internet for “high blood pressure” or “hypertension” and you’ll find that nearly every health website recommends the DASH diet to control blood pressure. It makes some sense: If sodium and saturated fat cause high blood pressure, then removing them from your diet should make it come back down.
But changing your eating habits is easier said than done. It’s easy to say you want to cut down on fat and sodium, but it’s hard to resist a hot slice of Chicago-style pizza piled high with sausage and cheese. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Daily Monthly*
April 17th, 2010 by David H. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D. in Announcements, Better Health Network, Health Policy, Medblogger Shout Outs, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, Research
Tags: Academic Medical Centers, CAM, Canada, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Diet and Exercise, Dietary Studies, Homeopathy, Medical Academia, Medical Schools, Medical Students, Meditation, NCCAM, NECSS, Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, Quackademic Medicine, Reiki, SBM, Science Based Medicine, Yoga
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One advantage of having a blog is that I can sometimes tap into the knowledge of my readers to help me out.
As many readers know, a few of the SBM bloggers (myself included) will be appearing at the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS) today (Saturday, April 17). Since the topic of our panel discussion is going to be the infiltration of quackademic medicine into medical academia, I thought that now would be a very good time for me to update my list of medical schools and academic medical centers in the U.S. and Canada that have embraced (or at least decided to tolerate) quackademic medicine in their midst. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Science-Based Medicine*
