Archive | 2007
Celebrate National Handwashing Week And Take The Quizz
It is National Handwashing Week and here at the Healthy Memphis blog we’ve decided to mark the occasion with a pop quiz. Before you scoff and click over to John Beifuss’ Bloodshot Eye movie blog, take a minute and test your knowledge. 1. According to the Memphis & Shelby County Health Department, which is the better [...]
Continue reading...Two More Reasons To Get Children Vaccinated
Posted by Mary Powers on Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Here is some good news about childhood immunizations. The pneumococcal vaccine, recommended for all children younger than age 2, appears to reduce the number of toddlers who wind up in the hospital battling pneumonia. A study published in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reported that rates of hospitalization fell nearly 60 [...]
Continue reading...Try Honey To Sooth A Child’s Cough
Posted by Mary Powers on Mon, Dec 3, 2007
Try honey next time a cough is keeping your child up at night. Research appearing in the December issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reported that children coughed less and slept better after receiving a teaspoon of honey than they did after receiving either cough medicine or no treatment. The University of [...]
Continue reading...Medicare Part D
Posted by Peggy Winburne on Mon, Dec 3, 2007
We’re hosting an online conversation this week with Kathryn Coulter, chief development officer, Aging Commission of the Mid-South Inc. Coulter will answer questions about Medicare Part D prescription drug enrollment.
Continue reading...Causes and Cure for Fatigue
Posted by Peggy Winburne on Fri, Nov 23, 2007
Talk to the Expert We’re hosting an online conversation this week with Dr. Robert Ed Morrison, a board certified internist at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The MED and UT Medical Group. Morrison has a special interest in infectious diseases and chronic fatigue. He will answer questions about causes of fatigue and what to [...]
Continue reading...Pedometer Linked to Increased Physical Activity
Posted by Mary Powers on Tue, Nov 20, 2007
New research suggests folks trying to boost their physicial activity should clip on a pedometer. A study appearing in today’s Journal of the American Medical Association linked the inexpensive device that automatically counts steps with increased physical activity as well as decreased blood pressure and body mass index. That is the conclusion of researchers who analyzed [...]
Continue reading...Obesity Complicates Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Posted by Mary Powers on Tue, Nov 20, 2007
Here is another reason to lose weight. There is new evidence obesity may make it tougher to identify prostate cancer. That’s because blood levels of the prostate-specific antigen, better known as PSA, used to diagnose the disease might be deceptively low in obese men, according to a study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical [...]
Continue reading...Bicycle Commuting in Memphis
Posted by Anthony Siracusa on Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Do you ride your bicycle to work? Do you ride to school? Do you go for groceries by bike, or take your bicycle to the movies? Do you refuse to go by bike in Memphis? Log on and join the conversation!
Continue reading...Portion distortion
Posted by Peggy Winburne on Mon, Nov 19, 2007
We’re hosting an online conversation this week with Whitney Orth, a registered dietitian who helps patients at UT Medical Group’s Weight Management Center and at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She will answer questions about ways to improve diet and nutrition, and offer ideas on how to avoid overeating and temptation, including avoiding portion [...]
Continue reading...How you slice it
Posted by Peggy Winburne on Fri, Nov 16, 2007
We’re closing on prime pie-eating time. And while we don’t want to stifle the slice, we do want to help you be an informed consumer. Here’s some food for thought from Self magazine’s November issue The magazine offered calorie counts for five kinds of pie, at least some of which you’ll probably face on Thursday. (The nutrition [...]
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Posted by Mary Powers on Wed, Dec 5, 2007
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