New Study Finds Drinkers Live Longer Than People Who Don’t Drink

16-09-2010

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Surprising Results Could Drive One to Drink

Have you heard the joke about people who don’t drink? They don’t actually live longer, it just feels that way.

It turns out the joke may not be so funny after all. A recent study suggests that heavy drinkers live longer than non-drinkers, and moderate drinkers outlive both heavy drinkers and  teetotalers.

A University of Texas study to be published in “Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research” found that heavy drinkers had a 42 per cent higher risk of dying than moderate drinkers. Read more

Halpern receives national award for leadership and teaching

11-09-2010

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Carolyn Halpern, PhD, associate professor of maternal and child health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and fellow at UNC’s Carolina Population Center, has received the 2010 Loretta P. Lacey Maternal and Child Health Academic Leadership Award from the national Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health. The award recognizes proven leadership skills and the potential for future career development.   Halpern was selected for her many accomplishments as a teacher, mentor and researcher in maternal and child health. She is director of the department’s doctoral program, has produced a number of published works and is acknowledged by her students as an outstanding teacher and mentor. Read more

Hospitals Hire To Keep Up With Growing Diversity, Tech Challenges

06-09-2010

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“As more immigrants crowd its waiting rooms, Elmhurst Hospital is joining a growing number of hospitals in New York and across the country that are going beyond hiring interpreters and offering translated paperwork and are adopting practices intended to improve care for an increasingly diverse patient population,” The New York Times reports. “Doctors and nurses are interviewing religious leaders, visiting cultural centers and even traveling abroad to better understand their patients.

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Bowflex Precision 3.0

03-09-2010

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For heart rate features there is a hi and low target zone with alarm, Scan feature that allows maximum, minimum and average heart. The 3.0 also ties teh low and high heart rate alerts in with an alarm to let you know when you are straying too far from your target heart rate.

The Bowflex Precision 3.0 comes with a small, lightweight transmitter belt with a changeable battery system

Dual line display setup allows you to view different readings at the same time and this combined with a large LCD display makes the Precision 3.0 easy to read.

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5 Sneaky Ways to Change Your Family’s Eating Habits

30-08-2010

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What They Don’t Know is Good for Them!

You’ve had enough. The ever expanding problem of obesity in America has hit close to home. You have decided to overhaul your family’s eating habits but the family is not exactly enthusiastic about following your lead.  Let me tell you a secret…

There are sneaky ways you can start nudging your family towards healthy eating without them even knowing they are now on the path to healthy changes! Forget all that talk about ‘diets’. Read more