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National Suicide Prevention Week is the Sunday through Saturday surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th
National Suicide Prevention Week is the Sunday through Saturday surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about one million people die by suicide every year; this represents a “global” mortality rate of 16 per 100,000, or one death every 40 seconds. Suicide rates in many developing countries have [...]
A Message From Curt
"There's more to it of course, but I wanted to give the flavor of the choices you can be faced with way before you think you'll need to." That, my friends, is a message from Curt. Read it carefully, because it is a message from a young man who is facing a circumstance that none of us ever want to contemplate. Show More Summary
NutraSea Kids
I'm sure I've mentioned before that we (I) don't eat fish, so it's not served in our house, because I just don't buy it. So with all the information out there about how important essential fatty acids (EFA) are I've been taking fish oil supplements to get omega-3. Show More Summary
“Proffesional Patient Tip” Preparing for a Doctor’s Visit
Seeing the doctor is rarely what I would call fun. You are usually there because you don’t feel well and you usually fall into the following categories: Having a diasnosis you thought you had walking into a door- and possibly seeing a new doctor for a 2nd opinion, or a treatment/ investigation of some new symtoms, [...]
Government Finds No Evidence of Harm in Pampers Dry Max Diapers "Don't Be Anti-Diaper!"
Sound familiar? "No link. Crazy Mommies." Agency finds no link between new Pampers, diaper rashes 08:35 AM CDT on Friday, September 3, 2010 The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind...
Don't Forget Jenny McCarthy's Comedy All Stars for Autism 9/11 in San Francisco!
Saturday, September 11, 2010 Enjoy an Evening of Comedy All-Stars, Award-Winning Bay Area Cuisine and Acclaimed Art Click HERE for full details. Starring JENNY McCARTHY AND HER FUNNY FRIENDS The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco An exclusive all-star benefit...
Can I stop my Coumadin?
Here I go again. While I will try to keep this blog on topic, i.e., coronary heart disease prevention and reversal using nutritional and other natural strategies, I believe that a "critical mass" of frequently asked, though off topic,...Show More Summary
Did It Say I Was Hungry?
We were sitting just around the corner from the candy counter waiting for my wife and son to finish school clothes shopping. "Can you get me something?" "No." "But Dad, I'm starving." "No you're not, we just ate." "But I'm hungry." "No...Show More Summary
The promise of genetics and autism
This summer, the Autism Genome Project announced the discovery of several new genes that are implicated in autism. Their report is the culmination of a study that compared genetic data from 1,000 people with autism to a slightly larger number of non-autistic controls. Show More Summary
Insulin And Cancer
There has been some reporting that links insulin glargine (LANTUS) use to increased risk of cancer. We have NOT been overly impressed with any of the data presented to date to support this claim. However, and unfortunately, in the "age of the Internet", a lot of potentially bad information is disseminated widely.... Show More Summary
Alice Shabecoff: To Vaccinate Your Child….Or Not?
Read the full article at Chelsea Green This article offers an impartial introduction to the otherwise hotly-contested subject of childhood vaccinations. And it shows how vaccines fit into the whole problem of the toxic assault on our children. Donna Curless’s...
S.A.N.E. Vax Asks: Gardasil® - Another Uncontrolled Medical Experiment?
North Hollywood, CA, August 30, 2010 — In 2003, Susan Rako published her groundbreaking book “No More Periods? The Blessing of the Curse,” stating that ‘manipulating women’s hormonal chemistry for the purpose of menstrual suppression threatens to be the largest...
If you have prediabetes, do something about it now
Prevent or delay diabetes by changing your lifestyle.
Safe sex: It takes two
Safe sex starts with talking to your partner about contraception and STD prevention.
Let Your Voice Be Heard: National Chronic Illness Awareness Week
National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week starts in just a couple of weeks, Sept 13-19, 2010. Despite the fact that the majority of the US population looks rather healthy, statistics show a different story. Nearly 1 in 2 people have a chronic condition. This could be an illness like cancer or rheumatoid arthritis, or a [...]
Going Beyond the Gold for Children with Cancer
Given my own family and personal history, I confess that I often focus...
Friday Freebie
Freebies received: Nature's Bounty Multi Adult Gummies, Pssst Instant Shampoo - Sign up for a free sample of Slim-Fast 100 calorie snack bar. - Vote in the recipe poll & receive a free Amy's/ Lundberg Gluten Free recipe and coupon book. - Print out a coupon for a Free Pantry Makeover from Earth Fare. Show More Summary
For the Men: September Is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
As the month of September brings prostate cancer into focus, it’s time to increase public understanding of the disease, including its prevalence, approaches to screening and prevention, treatment options, and resources that offer updated prostate cancer information throughout the year. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and is a leading cause [...]
Bah Hahbah.
What's the smartest thing you can do two days before you move out of one place and into another? Why, visit the grand old land of Bar Harbor, Maine, of course! Just before we left on Friday afternoon, I was tweaking out because there...Show More Summary
X = Creativity + Diabetes
To cap off this week of copious diabetes creativity, I am presenting a few favorites from the “Most-Creative” category in the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge as promised. Again, using the Wired/Tired method, I’m also sharing some key comments from our judging team (below each entry today). Hopefully these ideas will not only motivate you to envision [...]
- American Heart Association
- Artificial Pancreas
- Drug Administration
- Archives of Internal Medicine
- Juvenile Diabetes Research
- Health Care Reform
- Insulin Pump
- Disease Control
- Awareness Month
- DiabetesMine Design Challenge
- Blood Glucose
- Mayo Clinic
- President Obama
- Boston Globe
- Stroke Risk
- British Medical Journal
- International Diabetes Federation
- Gluten Free
- College of Cardiology
- Kris Freeman
