Each year, outbreaks of foodborne illness sicken 48 million Americans and kill 3,000, and force large-scale recalls of eggs, peanut butter and other foods. In …
Month: September 2011
Taking time out to exercise during the workday may boost productivity
A friend of mine has a great mid-day exercise routine: He dedicates half his lunch hour to taking a brisk walk around the area near …
"Grow your own" organs and other life-changing innovations
The latest issue of AARP The Magazine has a nice round-up of "amazing medical discoveries" that could benefit older adults. Among the advances that made the cut were artificial …
Senate committee offers support for pediatric training program
We've written in the past about the need to fund Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education, a pediatric training program that was cut out of President …
9/11: Grieving in the age of social media
Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and our keyboards, monitors and smartphones will likely play a big role as we commemorate the …
Patterns of alcohol consumption may determine alcohol’s influence on heart health
Previous research has shown that heavily drinking one or two days a week could be more damaging to your heart than consuming a moderate amount …
Examining the neural process behind taking risks and peer pressure
When it comes to taking risks, the human brain places a higher value on the prospect of winning in a social setting than it does …
The First Amendment and marketing junk food to kids
One of my favorite blogs, Food Politics, has a great piece today about the legal wrangling over proposed voluntary guidelines (.pdf) that would limit how …
Contest seeks personal stories on health-care costs
Last year we wrote about a contest looking for the anecdotes that best illustrated the importance of cost awareness in health care. Costs of Care, the …
Talking to little ones about 9/11
Kids' Health Blog, a blog maintained by the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, has a great post on how to talk to your kids …
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered health issues not being taught in medical school
In 2007, four students at Stanford medical school founded the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Medical Education Research Group with plans of working toward bolstering …
Workings of biological clocks illuminted with glowing, blinking bacteria
Disruptions to your circadian rhythm, which guide the body's internal clock, can result in a host of sleep disorders and have been linked to diabetes. …
What 9/11 has taught us about PTSD
In case you missed it yesterday, the Los Angeles Times ran a lengthy piece on the widespread symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among those connected …
"Contagion" spreads across the nation on Friday. Will Hollywood get the science right?
Will a deadly pandemic rule the fall box office? That's the question posed by Steven Soderbergh's blockbuster film, Contagion, which opens nationwide on Friday. The story …
Scope will return tomorrow
We are off today in honor of Labor Day. We will return to our regular publication schedule tomorrow.
Image of the week: Translucent
Jun Seita, MD, PhD has taken some gorgeous pictures of the medical school campus before, and he's done it again in this image of the …