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FDA To (Finally!) Fight Misleading Food Labeling

Stroll down any grocery aisle and you are bound to see a bevy of foods with labels proclaiming products “Healthy” or a “Smart Choice”. But are all these foods really good for you? According to Reuters, the FDA is now looking into whether these claims are a misleading marketing scheme or a true measure of a food’s nutritional value. The FDA needs a full investigation to determine this? Even my 6-year old son could tell you that Cookie Crisp Cereal, despite the “Smart Choice” label on the front o… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on November 3, 2009 at 2:55am — No Comments

Using Your Child’s Fitness Personality to Create a Fun Exercise Regimen!

Personality traits, genetics, and athletic ability combine to influence kids’ attitudes toward participation in sports and other physical activities. Help your kids figure out their fitness personality based on their overall personality to ensure a lifelong love of exercise! If your child is very social, encourage team sports, dance classes, biking, or skateboarding with a friend. These activities will keep your child active and entertained for hours. For the introspective child, try exercises… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on November 3, 2009 at 2:01am — No Comments

Genetics is Next

I have finally completed my first review of Behavioral. So much to learn. Sometimes I wonder when studying, how in the universe am I going to remember all this stuff. Forget about all of it, how am I going to remember even a majority of it? It's seriously scary to think about so all I have to do is focus on repetition and making sure I understand not just material, but concepts. Concepts are key. I am the type of person that asks, "Why?" a lot. Call it my curious tendency, or whatever, but I lik… Continue

Added by Yasmine on November 2, 2009 at 9:58am — 1 Comment

The other day

The other day that I was at the library resulted in a not so wonderful experience. As I just got in the restroom, I accidently dropped something in the toilet bowl and the water splashed on my face. It was HORRIBLE. Because I have been reading Microbiology, I was thinking about the various bacteria that could have landed on my face. I seriously wanted to barf right then and there. The most agonizing part was having to wait at the library to eventually be picked up. Needless to say, next time i… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 31, 2009 at 11:18pm — No Comments

MBA or MDS

MBA seems to be the most sought after post graduation option nowadays. So, if you are a doctor you must have contemplated this choice while thinking of MD S or MS. There are many management specializations for medical students. If you are confused whether to change your profession as a doctor and become a manager then you should follow your aptitude. If you are very good as a doctor then you should pursue a MDS or MS in the area of your interest. Or else, if you have good managerial skills then… Continue

Added by Dr. Madaan on October 30, 2009 at 12:40pm — 1 Comment

HEALTHY HABITS TO COMBAT INTESTINAL GAS

Healthy habits to combat the intestinal gas Stress, nerves and an unbalanced diet can cause intestinal gas. Something that, in spite of part of the natural and functional process of digestion, for many is embarrassment. Also known as flatulencias, aerofagia or bloating, gas make up the signal, for some, that something is well inside of the body, despite the fact that his appearance and existence is completely normal. 1 What are the intestinal gas? 2 How are there? 3 What are the symptoms? 4. Wh… Continue

Added by maria angelica sassone on October 30, 2009 at 1:39am — No Comments

6 KEYS TO CONTROL CHOLESTEROL

This required element to our body may be harmful if they increase their levels. Here are six keys to control and reduce cholesterol in the blood. 1 Less fat animals (except fish) 2. More 3 blue fish. More 4 plant-based foods. Know cooking 5. More exercise 6. Lose weight if you obese or overweight 1. Fewer animal fats (except fish) Omega 3 fatty acids reduce triglycerides and prevent increased cholesterol. It is important to limit consumption of animal as butter, bacon, butter, etc. fat and r… Continue

Added by maria angelica sassone on October 30, 2009 at 1:34am — No Comments

Female Doctors

I realized why I got a headache yesterday. I ate popcorn that was from 1998!!! I dont know how that ended up in our cabinet but that was pretty gross. No wonder it tasted funky. I realized it while I was eating and then threw away the rest. Lesson learned is to check dates on things before consuming. I am feeling better today so I am going to give Behavioral a go and see how it goes. One thing I wonder is why do some people have some preconceived notion on female med students or doctors? It's… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 29, 2009 at 1:41am — No Comments

Headache

I didnt study at all yesterday. I just wasnt in the mood. What a terrible excuse. Then I woke up today with a headache. Just when I wanted to spend time studying. I think I will have to take rest in hopes of the headache going away later today. I feel like a sloth sometimes. I am staring at my desk and its just a wonderment of mess. Papers, cups, cosmetics, pencils, and other things strewn about. I used to have a maid in medical school when I was in the Caribbean and that was great to have. She… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 27, 2009 at 11:29pm — No Comments

CT

I sent a money order last week to someone for something and today I received the product I bought ALONG WITH THE MONEY ORDER I SENT. Haha. I have no idea how that happened but I emailed the lady and told her the situation. I guess I will mail it back to her after she responds. I did about an hour or so of studying last night so that was good considering I had planned to take Sunday off. I am supposed to do around 7 hours today but I am almost 100% sure that isnt going to happen. I have tried f… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 27, 2009 at 12:47am — No Comments

Sunday

I forgot I am a member of this site until I received an email that I received a comment. Haha. That is how scatter-brained I can be at times. I woke up today and told myself I want to study a few hours today. Didnt happen. I got up and went online as usual and then I got a headache because I didnt eat anything since I was busy surfing online. Then I ate and then I felt sleepy while trying to study so I gave up studying and tried to take a nap. The problem was that I wasnt sleepy enough to nap s… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 26, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

My First Blog Post

Which may be my last. Has anyone noticed that doctors are usually either overweight or generally unhealthy? It is astounding to me how no one seems willing to address this head on and say simply and directly the fact of the matter - that doctors are nice people and highly educated, but UNFIT. Any thoughts? Continue

Added by Joseph B. Gunter on October 26, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Umm

I just saw several blog posts and realized that they are mostly medical related. However mine is not going to be about that sort of stuff unless I want to mention an interesting article I read or something. Mine is going to be about my daily life. Today I woke up after around 6 and a half hours and I dont know what compelled me to do that. Like seriously? I normally sleep around 8 hours a day. If I am working my hours usually decrease but I am studying at home at the moment. I dont want to end… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 24, 2009 at 7:51pm — 2 Comments

Today

I am still on Microbiology review and I decided to skip ahead and see how much review I will have to do for Behavioral. Let's just say that I didnt feel like doing any studying after that. Haha. Ummmmm, next time I will not be doing that. Eventhough I pretty much know what I have to do for the other subjects, except Anatomy. Gahhhhhhh. I want to try to complete one more hour of Micro before I retire for the night. Nice to be on a site where people understand (hopefully) what you are going thr… Continue

Added by Yasmine on October 24, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Googling Fights Dementia, Study Suggests

Using search engines may help stave off dementia and memory loss, a new brain-scan study suggests. Scientists found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience showed increased activity in key brain regions after surfing the Web for an hour a day for just two weeks (brain facts). "It's not so much the Internet itself as it is the seeking of new information and keeping your brain stimulated with new things," said study team member Susan Bookheimer, a neuroscientist at the… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:08pm — No Comments

An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All

To hear his enemies talk, you might think Paul Offit is the most hated man in America. A pediatrician in Philadelphia, he is the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine that could save tens of thousands of lives every year. Yet environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slams Offit as a “biostitute” who whores for the pharmaceutical industry. Actor Jim Carrey calls him a profiteer and distills the doctor’s attitude toward childhood vaccination down to this chilling mantra: “Grab ‘em and stab ‘em.” R… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Web Surf to Save Your Aging Brain

Surfing the Internet just might be a way to preserve your mental skills as you age. Researchers found that older adults who started browsing the Web experienced improved brain function after only a few days. "You can teach an old brain new technology tricks," said Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of iBrain. With people who had little Internet experience, "we found that… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Exercise? A fat lot of good that is for weight loss

In 1932, Russell Wilder, one of the leading obesity experts, lectured the American College of Physicians, saying that his patients lost more weight on bed rest than an exercise regime. It’s one of those ha-ha moments of medical history, along with doctors prescribing cigarettes to patients to “clear the lungs”. Now we all know that exercise is the best way to lose weight, in the same way that we all know that our obesity epidemic is a result of Western sloths sitting on our ever fatter bottoms.… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:06pm — No Comments

Aging to End in Manhattan Beach

Call it an anti-death panel. We just received a press release saying that the world's top aging scientists will converge on Manhattan Beach from November 13 through 15 to figure out how to put off that whole getting-old-and-dying thing. The scientists, supposedly, will "predict the end of aging by 2029." More at OCWeekly Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:05pm — No Comments

How to Stay Healthy in Retirement: Keep Working

Though many people look forward to retirement as an absolute end to their working days, new research shows that people who transition to temporary or part-time work after retiring often experience better health. The finding is especially noteworthy given the fact that more people may be considering some kind of post-retirement work during the current economic downswing, said study co-author Mo Wang of the University of Maryland. More at… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 21, 2009 at 8:05pm — No Comments