Archive for December 2013
December Health Pearls: The last one of 2013!
December Health News Vaccine for Prevention of Mild and Moderate-to-Severe Influenza in Children, New England Journal of Medicine, 2013; 369(26): 2481-91. Children who received a quadrivalent (targeted against 4 specific strains) flu…
Read MoreNature’s Best Photography
If I were writing for the Washington Post Weekend Section, I would give a green “GO” arrow to the Nature’s Best Photo Award exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.…
Read MoreTo Tri or Not to Tri
What’s been my greatest accomplishment recently? As some of you may have already heard, I completed my first sprint triathlon this past week. Given the difficulties I have had with…
Read Moree-cigarettes: what you should know
Over the past few months, I’ve seen articles on e-cigarettes frequently in the popular press and in medical journals – so I thought you might like the scoop on this…
Read MoreDavid and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
Previous Malcolm Gladwell books, Outliers, Blink and The Tipping Point, have used psychosocial research to explain little known phenomenon that are often the opposite of what one would expect. His most recent publication, David and Goliath,…
Read More50th Anniversary of Measles Vaccine: The Man Behind the Vaccine
If I tell you the gentleman who developed the measles vaccine loves pistachio ice cream and used to play drums like a professional, you would wonder where I “googled” this…
Read MoreWhat is a Wellfesto?
Recently, Thu came upon a blog post about ten things your daughter should know about working out. Although she doesn’t have a daughter, it caught her eye because it stressed the…
Read MoreSurrounded by holiday treats? Let your exercise work for you – Fitness series part 2, Cardiovascular Part A
The holiday season can be a great time of year – vacations, gifts, family time… but not so great for the waistline. A healthy weight person gains about 1 pound and…
Read MoreUrinary Incontinence – more common than you think
At the 2012 London Olympics, almost half of the athletes competing were women. As women’s participation in sports continues to increase, the importance of understanding common women’s health issues in…
Read MoreUrinary Incontinence – more common than you think
At the 2012 London Olympics, almost half of the athletes competing were women. As women’s participation in sports continues to increase, the importance of understanding common women’s health issues in…
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