Environmental HealthClinicby
Kelly A.
A new take on our environmental healt h: “Natalie Jeremijenko’s unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of volunteers. These real-life exp
Mayo Clinic to Open Walk-In Clinic in Mall of America by
Bruce Friedman
, other health systems such as the Cleveland Clinic have opted to participate in the new model (see: Cleveland Clinic Partners with Minute Clinic in Retail Health Services ). A recent article discussed how Mayo...
Characteristics Associated With Sex After Periods of Abstinence Among Sexually Experienced Young Wo
The intermittent nature of adolescent sex presents a challenge to pregnancy prevention efforts... adolescent females recruited at urban primary-care clinics. The women were interviewed and tested for STDs..., sexual interest and relationship quality.
"To provide targeted and timely sexual health counseling...crap
Rapid-Cycling: Research is ME-Search
” here at BipolarConnect is the connections I make with people. It usually starts out in the nature of a message..., I observe that “seminars at mental health conferences on treating rapid-cycling are as plentiful as vine tomatoes in winter.”
I’ve been attending mental health conferences since 2000...crap
Some Surprising Effects of Crystal Meth
Due to its highly addictive nature, the street drug crystal meth (methamphetamine; also known as "ice," "crank" and "Tina") has become a threat to the health of some people at risk for or who have HIV... used stimulants. Overall, these findings in crystal meth users point to a need for mental health services...crap
Clinical Trials in Denver?
of clinical trials-- natural history studies (not necessarily involving drugs) and pharmaceutical trials..., there are three major sites that do clinical studies, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Infectious Diseases Division (AIDS Clinical Trials Unit), Denver Health and Hospitals Infectious Diseases...crap
What is the correct "habit" for me?
I read a lot of health-related articles but I find that all of them are quite general in nature. In short, it's kind of a one size fits all advice that I don't think is working for me.
I'm a 25 year old Filipina woman. I believe I am 5'3 (160cm) and weigh 58 kg (128 lbs).
Starting...crap
What would you do or say?
Hi Doc: this is a long question but will try to shorten it.My former doc left the clinic in 11/07 and I was assigned to another doc(clinic Med Director MD) 12/07. Up to this time, ALL my previous docs from day one.... It would just screw up your health and your benefits. What you need to do is get a more compassionate and competent...crap
New Study Links Changing Nature of U.S. Workforce to Obesity Epidemic
, “Regular Movement Critical to Your Health When You Have a Desk Job.” Now a New York Times story by Tara Parker-Pope describes new research that points to another way that a desk job is hurting our health... how much daily caloric expenditure has dropped due to the changing nature of the workplace.
Parker-Pope notes...crap
It's Vexing!
Ahoy Dr. Bob,Your help is appreicated, as is your warm, amiable nature. It's me yours truly, JJ... your heart. I hope to God you are right. Yet you never elaborated.I still have no Health insurance... plus worry equals? No, the answer is not HIV, but rather "get an HIV test." No, not having health...crap
Transitioning to adult diabetes care from pediatrics for Type 1 patients
By their very nature, pediatricians and pediatric sub-specialists enjoy caring for children.... Essentially, the ideal scenario would be to hold a joint clinic with both pediatric and adult diabetes team... diabetes team. There is less "hand-holding" (pediatric health care providers just can't help themselves...crap
Limited Justice for HIV-Positive Immigrant
On January 1996, at a local healthclinic in Newark, NewJersey, Sergio,* a Brazilian man... not just worried about the fate of his health condition without healthinsurance; as a gay man with HIV, undocumented since he overstayed histourist visa in 1988, he also feared being deported by the Immigration andNaturalization...crap