May 4th, 2010 by JenniferKearneyStrouse in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: Adult Survivors, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Childhood Diseases, Chronic Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Disabling Condition, Dr. Bradley Benson, Dr. Niraj Sharma, Family Medicine, Hodgkin's, Internal Medicine, Internist, Onocology, Patient-Center Medical Home Concept, Pediatric Diseases, Pediatricians, Pediatrics, Special Healthcare Needs, Spina Bifida, Transition
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At a [recent] session on caring for adult survivors of pediatric diseases, Bradley J. Benson, FACP, and Niraj Sharma, FACP, had some interesting statistics to share.
For example, more than 90% of children with a chronic or disabling health condition are expected to live more than 20 years, meaning they’ll eventually need an internist’s care, and every year more than 500,000 children with special healthcare needs turn 18.
As Dr. Sharma noted, “We’re not talking about a handful of folks.” Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist*
May 4th, 2010 by Peggy Polaneczky, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: Addiction Medicine, Addiction Therapy, Asthma, Awareness, Big Tobacco, Breast Cancer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cancer Death, Cervical Cancer, Cigarettes, Detection, Environmental Carcinogens, Gynecologist, Gynecology, Hormone Replacement Therapy, HPV, HRT, LA Times, Lung Cancer, Non-Smokers, Out of the Shadows, Prevention, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonology, Research, Seminars in Oncology, smoking cessation, Stop Smoking, Tobacco Farmers, Treatment, Women's Health Policy and Advocacy Program
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A new report on lung cancer in women has been published by the Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Called “Out of the Shadows,” the report seeks to raise awareness about lung cancer, currently the leading cause of cancer death in women, and more importantly, to increase funding for research for its prevention, detection and treatment. (Thanks to Booster Shots, the LA Times‘ fabulous health blog, for highlighting the report.) I encourage you to read the report, which is well written and comprehensive. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Blog that Ate Manhattan*
May 2nd, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Active Lifestyle, Cancer, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Family Medicine, Fat, Fitness and Exercise, Food and Nutrition, Fun Activities, Healthy Adults, Healthy Kids, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hospitalist Medicine, Hospitals, Immobility, Lazy, Lifestyle Changes, Obesity, Overweight, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Race, Role Models, Running, Stop Smoking, Stopped Moving, Stroke, Walk
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Kids are like dogs — you can train them until they’re too old to train. Then they’re going to do whatever they want.
The key to getting kids to exercise is to make it fun for them. But they aren’t going to exercise if it isn’t made a part of their normal routine. It’s up to adults to train them.
Mrs. Happy and I had the joyous opportunity of inviting our 10-year-old niece to her first-ever running event. She had never ever run in a race before. We did the two-mile race and she loved it. And amazingly, she finished without stopping — not even once.
Our nation is raising a nation of fat and lazy kids because we’re lazy adults. We drive everywhere. We sit at our desks. We get food on the run. We watch a lot of television. We surf the Net a bunch. And we have stopped moving. We have literally stopped moving. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*
May 2nd, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion
Tags: Avocados, ChefMD, Cholesterol, Diet and Nutrition, Dietetics, Dr. John La Puma, Eating Healthy, Farmer's Market, Fighting Infections, Food and Nutrition, Food Labels, Food Shopping, Fresh Produce, Fruits and Vegetables, Healthy Bones, Healthy Teeth, Heart Health, Immune System, Ingredients, Oatmeal, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Organic Foods, Salmon, Super Foods, Super-Healthy Foods, Supermarket, Walnuts, Whole Foods
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Raise your hand if you want to eat healthy.
Healthy eating isn’t just good for cinching your waistline — it’s great for overall health.
From glowing skin, to heart health, to maintaining healthy teeth and bones; eating foods packed with certain nutrients can also protect your immune system and fight infections. It can boost your libido and decrease that lousy (LDL) cholesterol and boost your good (HDL) cholesterol.
Healthy eating shouldn’t be a struggle. It’s easy to get sucked into the marketing trap when you’re food shopping and you encounter all those in-store specials. Sometimes, those specials are just bad for your health. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
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
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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*
