General Health
FDA Down (But Not Yet Out) on BPA
November 12, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Here’s some good news: Pressure is building for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to finally take some action about Bisphenol A (BPA). Still, as reported in May, the bad news is that any action might be a long time coming. A review of the ... (read more)
Do you really need a flu shot? Find out!
November 4, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments
Have you had your flu shot yet? Each year, around 20,000 American children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the CDC received reports that 86 children died of flu-related complications ... (read more)
Video Games Help Kids Exercise
September 29, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | No questions or comments
It hurts to laugh, I’m afraid to sneeze, and my legs feel like Jell-O. And while it may sound like I’m recovering from a marathon, I’m actually just recovering from my second day with Wii Fit. It’s an amazing workout. I actually ... (read more)
Do You Get It?
September 3, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment
Admittedly, I am a political junkie. For those of you who missed Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, he reassured his supporters by saying, “I get it,” then added, “John McCain is a good man. But John McCain doesn’t get it.” More recently members ... (read more)
Too Few Women Take Folic Acid
August 27, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
What do a healthy diet, regular exercise, folic acid, and human milk have in common? Each play a key role in disease prevention (that public health strategy legislators talk about but fund at levels far below those for disease treatment…ahhh the subject of another ... (read more)
Childhood Obesity Tops List of Concerns
August 22, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | No questions or comments
Like all parents, I worry about my daughter. Is she getting enough to eat? Is she getting too much? Will she be able to stand strong against peer pressure and 'just say no' to unhealthy choices such as smoking and drug abuse. There are so ... (read more)
A Top Ten List No State Wants To Be On
August 20, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
According to the fifth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), adult obesity rates ... (read more)
Live Healthy Georgia
August 20, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
What do Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin have in common? On July 1, 2008 each was selected from among ... (read more)
Public Meeting Addresses Safety of BPA
August 19, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting on 16 September 2008 to discuss the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in baby bottles and other plastic products. The FDA meeting will focus ... (read more)
Please Don’t Take My Sunshine Away
August 13, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Guilty as charged. That’s how I’d plead if you charged me with sometimes sending my kids out to play without sunscreen. “But, Your Honor,” (I’d argue in my own defense) “never during the peak hours!” and “There’s no family history of skin cancer!” But I ... (read more)
Breastfeeding: The Ultimate Disease Prevention Strategy
July 20, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments
In a report supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and entitled, Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities, Trust for America's Health ... (read more)
Probiotics to the Rescue!
July 20, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments
Anyone who has ever had a yeast infection knows that they are horrible things, so you can imagine how dismayed I was to learn my then-infant son had developed one on his otherwise sweet little bottom. My pediatrician prescribed a special cream and some good ... (read more)
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