I recently learned about Ernestine Shepherd, who holds the title of World’s Oldest Performing Bodybuilder, proclaimed by the Guinness Book of World Records. While her age (late 70s) and accomplishments are remarkable, perhaps even more impressive is that two decades […]
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The World Food Prize (WFP) is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. This weekend, the organization will launch a smorgasbord
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Adverse childhood experiences and their effect on lifelong health By Caitlin Suginaka, M.P.H.’13 and Barbara Dietrich Boose Imagine a world where rates of hypertension, heart disease, lung disease, mental illness, HIV, arthritis, asthma, cancer, stroke and many other leading health
DMU is offering some great ways to contemplate and celebrate Black History Month. Today, special guest William Anderson, D.O., FACOS, a 1956 DMU graduate, will talk on campus from noon to 1 p.m. in the Student Education Center (SEC) Auditorium.
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Fourth-year osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer says many of the patients she’s interacted with have positively influenced her amid the challenges of medical school, but her “absolute inspiration” came in the form of a 35-pound spitfire who would soon lose
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“My feet are freezing!” This has been a frequent refrain this winter, as we have been blessed with Arctic-like wind chills in central Iowa. Being outside for just a few minutes can cause your toes to feel numb. What can
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“Scoops, buckets” in Latin. In ancient times water wheels with a series of buckets along the rim drew up water from shallow wells and poured it into troughs for watering stock or irrigation ditches. As imaginative as ever, anatomists thought
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A friend shared a fascinating infographic that characterizes “kids of the past vs. the Internet generation.” “Past kids” are baby boomers (born roughly 1946-1964) and Generation X (born early to mid-1960s to early 1980s), while the Internet kids include Generation
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Discover your inner super hero and help change the world at Des Moines University’s Mini Medical School. Beginning February 4, DMU will discuss important public health issues every Tuesday night for five weeks. Classes are held from 7-9 p.m. in
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Did you get a flu shot this winter? If not, you should, and it isn’t too late to realize the benefits. According to state health officials and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Iowa is one of just a few
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