May 3rd, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: American Journal of Public Health, Arby's, Burger King, Canada, Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Dietetics, Europe, Fast Food Nation, Fast Food Stock, food, Food and Nutrition, General Medicine, Health Insurance Companies, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare reform, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Inc., Insurance Industry, Internal Medicine, Investment, Jack in the Box, Life Insurance Companies, McDonald's, Obesity, Overweight, Primary Care, Private Health Insurers, Privatization, Processed Foods, Stock, Stroke, United States, US, Wendy's
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A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that U.S., Canadian, and European insurance firms hold $1.88 billion of investments in fast food companies like Jack in the Box, McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s/Arby’s Groups. Both health insurers and life insurers have substantial holdings in these companies.
A person just needs to read “Fast Food Nation” or watch the documentary “Food, Inc.” to understand the negative impact of processed foods on the health of our country.
The evidence is so compelling that the new health reform legislation is requiring fast food and chain restaurants to disclose calorie counts on their menus. Ironically, the new legislation will also add millions of customers to the health insurers. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*
May 3rd, 2010 by BobDoherty in Better Health Network, Health Policy, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: ACP, American College Of Physicians, Anger, Bipartisan, Doctors, Healthcare Law, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare reform, Hope, Internal Medicine, Internists, Mark Blumenthal, Medicare SGR, National Journal, Rancor, Stat, Uncertainty
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I just got back from a wonderful week in Toronto, Canada. No, I wasn’t up there to take tips on how to impose socialized medicine on an unsuspecting public, notwithstanding what some of you may incorrectly-surmise about my political leanings.
Rather, I was there to attend ACP’s annual scientific meeting, during which I had the opportunity to serve as faculty for three separate scientific sessions that discussed the impact of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACPA) of 2010 on internists and their patients. Several hundred ACP members attended these sessions.
And guess what? Rather than encountering doctors who were angry at the new law and ACP’s support for it, I instead found an engaged and curious group of internists who are looking at health reform in a reasoned, measured and open-minded way. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty*
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*
A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that U.S., Canadian, and European insurance firms hold $1.88 billion of investments in fast food companies like Jack in the Box, McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s/Arby’s Groups. Both health insurers and life insurers have substantial holdings in these companies.
