Where you live shouldn’t determine how well or how long you live, but it does. The American Heart Association recognizes that medical care alone is insufficient to ensure better health and well-being: about 80% of a person’s health is determined by factors other than access and quality of clinical care. When people don’t have stable… Continue reading Striving for Equity in Health Care
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Safety of Hospital Patients Still Falls Short
Although it’s long been a goal to increase patient safety in hospitals, there hasn’t been nearly as much progress as there should be. The commitment to increase patient safety came after a landmark 1999 study by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) highlighted the prevalence of medical errors and made clear the need to decrease… Continue reading Safety of Hospital Patients Still Falls Short
A New Kind of Daily Bike Ride
Are you ready to work and bike at the same time? Researchers have discovered that employees who pedaled at their desk while working improved insulin responses to a test meal. And (in case you were wondering) the participants’ work skills didn’t decrease because they were pedaling. The discovery, by kinesiologists at the University of Massachusetts… Continue reading A New Kind of Daily Bike Ride
Low Back Pain Call to Action
Low back pain is now the number one cause of disability globally, according to the global “Call to Action” from a top medical journal, The Lancet. Scientific evidence shows over-medicalization is a big part of the problem, with most back pain treatments either not solving the problem, or even creating other issues. The May is… Continue reading Low Back Pain Call to Action
Smart Tips for Safe Travel
Traveling can frazzle your brain. Between trying to remember if you locked the house or put your ID back into your wallet, thinking about personal safety in airport parking lots is the last thing that may be on your mind. However, poorly lighted parking garages, arms full of luggage, confusing parking signs, forgetting where you parked… Continue reading Smart Tips for Safe Travel
Growth Hormone in Cattle More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
Potentially harmful hormones used in beef production are likely to persist for longer in the environment, and at a higher level, than was previous thought, according to new research. “What we release into the environment is just the starting point for a complex series of chemical reactions that can occur, sometimes with unintended consequences,” said… Continue reading Growth Hormone in Cattle More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
8 Ways to Get Your Mojo Back Before Summer
New beginnings are the most exciting and energizing times in life. Summer is always a new beginning, because it’s a new season. Now is a great time to get fired up, motivated, and start making changes to get to your next level of you. Most of you are great starters, but not all are great… Continue reading 8 Ways to Get Your Mojo Back Before Summer
Best Self-Defense Strategies
Guarding the personal safety and security of you and your family doesn’t have to be difficult. Personal security expert Matt Tamas says that most people endanger themselves by a reckless avoidance of learning about the risks posed by the world around them. Whether they are traveling, at work or at home, people often have a… Continue reading Best Self-Defense Strategies
The 5 Worst Myths About Obesity
More than a third of adults in the United States, 35.1 percent, are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Nearly 70 percent are at least overweight, and obesity in adolescents has quadrupled in the past three decades. “Despite all the attention, an unhealthy amount of body fat remains an insidious problem,” says Dr.… Continue reading The 5 Worst Myths About Obesity
Environment More Important than Genes for Immune System
Environment may be a stronger factor than genes in shaping the human immune system, according to a new study. Research conducted by investigators from the Stanford University School of Medicine also found that the role of environment grows stronger with age. “The idea in some circles has been that if you sequence someone’s genome, you… Continue reading Environment More Important than Genes for Immune System