Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 31, 2009
Today I had the opportunity to talk at length with Nancy Chung, Georgetown Women’s Law and Public Policy Reproductive Justice Fellow, during her last day at NAPAWF—(talk about cutting it close)—and got a good foundation—no pun intended—on what can be dangerous about cosmetics and nail products in particular. A lot of the important info can [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 28, 2009
There isn’t a lot of information about skin cancer for those who aren’t white, but this nine-page article, published in the July/August issue of Dermatology Nursing tackles the topic with a understandable and clear tables for each type of skin cancer and how the symptoms differ based on being white or a person of color. The [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 27, 2009
Going along with my swine flu (semi-obsession): Health and Human Services will host a Webcast Thursday, Aug. 27 to discuss how pregnant women and new mothers can prepare for preventing contraction of the H1NI flu. Participants will include experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, as well as [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 26, 2009
This e-mail about a TEA event hit my inbox last week and although I’m not the tea-and-crumpets type, but one of the scheduled speakers is Dr. Patricia Davidson, a medical internist and cardiologist and one of less than 50 African-American women cardiologists. I heard her speak at a health fair last summer and thought she was [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 26, 2009
This new manual is available online and is meant for individuals who work in child welfare or those who work with children and just want to know more about addressing the issues they face as children whose parents abuse substances. Now, I don’t work one-on-one with children, but I found a few of the sections [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 24, 2009
So I’m really not obsessed with H1N1 (swine) flu—I know that can be heard to believe based on the last few posts— but I hear about it, receive e-mails about it and have it shoved in my face all week long, so it’s kind of hard for some of that not to end up here. [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 21, 2009
A White House press release came out today announcing the formation of community discussion opportunities where people can voice their opinions about HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention. The goal is to have all of this talk go toward framing a national plan. Conversations are being scheduled for several other cities, including D.C., so I’m going [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 20, 2009
For the tenth straight year, life expectancy for Americans has increased and reached an all-time high of 77.9 years. Oh, but wait for it: The gap between life expectancy for males and females has narrowed and black males are expected to reach an average of 70 years. Seventy doesn’t seem to be that old as [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 19, 2009
According to a study appearing in the journal Stroke, “a nurse-led behavioral intervention can reduce the incidence of depression in stroke survivors. The intervention that was tested is called Living Well with Stroke. It provides “individualized counseling sessions aimed at increasing pleasant social interactions and physical activity as a way to elevate mood, and was [...]
Posted by: healthyadvances on: August 18, 2009
So I’ll readily admit that I love the photo of this ceramic pig wearing a mask, but the article is just as good, with tips explaining the difference between H1N1 (swine) flu and regular flu, the symptoms and how to protect yourself against both. Basically, it’s a breakdown of the stuff you would want to [...]
