This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Physicians With Health Advice headlines.
More on our local living environments and fitness (or lack thereof)
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 28, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Fitness Healthy behaviors Public health Social commentary Physical activity The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber Health reform Enforced altruism Politics Political parties Republicans Democrats Travel Airlines Air travel Source Type: info
Your Kids and Medical Procedures
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 28, 2007 Source Type: info
It Takes a State to Raise a Child: Why I Love Taxachusetts
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Source: Healthy Children - February 28, 2007 Authors: Dr. Parker Tags: medicine pediatrics health and wellness taxes health expenditures Source Type: info
Is your workplace making you fat?
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 27, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Calorie counting Carbohydrates Diabetes Exercise benefits Fitness Food labels Health insurance Healthy behaviors Nutrition Overweight/obesity Portion control Serving size Vegetables Weight loss behaviors Stress/stress managemen Source Type: info
Should parental hopes trump safety? The argument for vaccinating young girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 27, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Vaccination Source Type: info
Vaccine Benefits and Risks
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Source: The Pediatrician Is In - February 26, 2007 Source Type: info
Dr. Gwenn on NECN: Pneumonia In Kids and The Gardasil Debate
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 26, 2007 Tags: Teen Health Health Headlines Source Type: info
Portion wise or portion lies? Cheerios
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 23, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Weight loss Weight loss behaviors The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber Diets Dieting Cheerios Food labels Healthy behaviors Healthy eating Portion control Portion wise or portion lies? Serving size Source Type: info
Breathing Space
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 23, 2007 Tags: Mom Musings Source Type: info
You ate it, but did it get absorbed?
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 23, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Benefits or hazards of certain foods Healthy eating Nutrition Vegetables Vitamins The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber Diets Absorption of nutrients Spinach Beta carotene Source Type: info
Fat in the liver: good for foie gras, but very bad for people (and geese)
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 21, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Abdominal obesity Complications of obesity Dietary fat Healthy behaviors Liver disease Overweight/obesity Research on obesity/overweight Study design The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber Type 2 diabetes alcohol Source Type: info
My Space (on United Airlines) is really, really bad (and I am really, really mad)
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 20, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Healthy behaviors The Doctor Weighs In TDWI My Space United Airlines UAL Frequent flier Travel Award travel DVT Pulmonary embolism Air travel Source Type: info
The best health risk assessment yet: powered by Archimedes
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 19, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Diabetes Exercise benefits Healthy behaviors Heart disease Prevention of diabetes Public health High blood pressure Heart Attack The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber Type 2 diabetes Cigarette smoking Tobacco American Diabetes A Source Type: info
“Larval therapy”, just another name for cleaning wounds with maggots
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Source: The Doctor Weighs In - February 18, 2007 Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Diabetes Research The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Metabolism Maggots MRSA Staphylococcus aureus Larval therapy Diabetic foot ulcer Diabetic neuropathy Peripheral vascular disease Source Type: info
Prefamily Vacation Friday Fun!
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 16, 2007 Tags: Mom Musings Source Type: info
Enhance Your Kids with Drugs, Machines, and Perfect Genes
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Source: Healthy Children - February 16, 2007 Authors: Dr. Parker Tags: books medicine pediatrics health and wellness future Source Type: info
It's All In The Spin
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 15, 2007 Tags: Health Headlines Media Matters Source Type: info
Happy Valentine's Day
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 14, 2007 Tags: Mom Musings Source Type: info
Cervical Cancer Vaccine: Important for Our Daughters
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Source: The Pediatrician Is In - February 14, 2007 Source Type: info
Dr. Gwenn on NECN - Mental Illness In Children and Staying Safe In The Cold
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 12, 2007 Tags: Health Headlines The Medicine Chest Media Matters Source Type: info
Follow The Money!
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 9, 2007 Tags: Mom Musings Source Type: info
Reading, Writing, and Yoga?
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 8, 2007 Tags: Teen Health School Stuff Source Type: info
Healthy Athletes - The New Oxymoron
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 7, 2007 Tags: childhood obesity Source Type: info
Dear Diarrhea
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Source: The Pediatrician Is In - February 7, 2007 Source Type: info
Given A Kid A Smile Today - and Every Day!
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 6, 2007 Tags: Health Headlines Community Concerns Source Type: info
Sleep, Baby, Sleep!
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 5, 2007 Tags: Infant Issues Healthy Living preteen and teen matters Source Type: info
This Week on Pediatrics Now
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 4, 2007 Tags: Healthy Living Media Matters Source Type: info
Friday Fun: Teen Logic
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Source: Your Child's Health Blog - February 2, 2007 Tags: Krazy Kid Stuff preteen and teen matters Source Type: info
Top 10 Ways to Get Your Children Through Flu Season
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Source: The Pediatrician Is In - February 1, 2007 Source Type: info
Sperm Quality and Age
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Source: Infertility Insights - February 1, 2007 Authors: Carl M. Herbert, MD Source Type: info
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