Health, Fitness and Style
Current Reading: Doctors Overlook Signs of Child Abuse
Physicians often misdiagnose bone fractures caused by child abuse as accidental breaks, particularly if the child is male and the doctor is not a pediatrician, a new study found. more »
Does Exercise Contribute to Arthritis? Assessing and Improving Value in Cancer Care
The Harvard Medical School: If you’re putting off getting into a regular exercise routine because you’re worried that exercise contributes to arthritis, think again. An Institute of Medicine Workshop Summary report can be read online: Assessing and Improving Cancer Care more »
New Recommendations about Pap Tests and Mammography Screenings
Following on the heels of the AHRG's new guidelines for mammography screening, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynocologists recommend that the first cervical cancer screening be delayed until age 21 as well as a recommendation for less freque… more »
The H1N1 Flu Epidemic Surveilled and Film Noir Referenced: Panic in the Streets
Convening an emergency meeting with the local authorities, Reed warns that they have only 48 hours to track down the killers and probable plague carriers who threaten to spark an epidemic that could reach far beyond the city of New Orleans. Thus unfolds the drama of Panic in the Streets (1950), a film noir. more »
