Des Moines University students are continuing their fight against childhood obesity by hosting the third annual Mission: Active health fair, a free event for kids, on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olsen Medical Education […]
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Sometimes it can be overwhelming to make a change in our lives. Even more so when those changes involve our health. Enter the American Heart Association. They have created the My Life Check with the goal of improved health through education
Don’t let the title of this blog post mislead you. While the students are on Spring Break this week, I’ve been able to do a little catching up on my reading via the world wide web. Here are a few
We’ve all heard about the problem of food deserts, those geographic areas where residents have limited or no easy access to healthy foods. Now you can find out exactly where they are with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Food
Find a food desert near you Read More
We were just getting the spring issue of DMU Magazine to the printer last week when I came across an article on the Kaiser Health News website titled, “Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer to Rural Health Care Needs?” It just so
Fertile ground: rich opportunities in rural medicine Read More
Whole Foods Market may have upset the apple cart in the food industry, so to speak, when the grocery chain announced on March 8 it would begin requiring labeling of all genetically modified foods sold in its stores. New York
GMOs: foods or freaks? Read More
I don’t mean to sound like just another prima donna who’s smacking down Americans’ unhealthy eating habits, but a new book by a New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, Michael Moss, got my attention. Titled Salt Sugar Fat, Moss
America’s sugar high: 22 teaspoons a day Read More
Have you noticed how many people have been sick this winter? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the number of influenza cases is higher than normal at this time of year, and that the most common strain
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The February issue of Esquire magazine included a disturbing article, titled “Theater of Pain,” about “the injury issue” in the National Football League. It describes some of professional football’s horrendous injuries to players’ bodies and brains – concussions, busted bones
“Theater of pain”: professional football Read More
It’s not too late! This year’s Mini Medical School begins this evening and runs for the five consecutive Tuesdays following. (February 5 – March 5, 2012) The theme this year is medical mysteries and interesting case studies. Because of this, we don’t want