Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Increased Incidence of Smoking Among Adolescents and Teens
A recent survey of 12th grade students showed that 1/3 did not believe there was a great risk in smoking cigarettes. Although smoking rates among adults have declined significantly, adolescent rates have climbed, particularly among teenagers who are...
Food for Thought: Eating Regularly, Avoiding Fast Food
Another key to maintaining a healthy diet is by eating regularly and not skipping meals. Get in the habit of having the right food available for breakfast and lunch, at school or at work. Prepare extra food on the weekends that you can use during th...
Food for Thought: Dietary Guidelines: My Pyramid
Many countries have established dietary guidelines to help people determine how much of any one nutrient is enough. Because people are different, their nutritional needs are also different; there is no one size fits all. That is why in 2005, the Uni...
The Medical Marketplace: Primary Care Physician
The insurance plan that is selected often influences the choice of a primary care physician who will provide periodic checkups, suggest preventive strategies, and respond when illness strikes. The primary care doctor recommends specialists when nece...
The Medical Marketplace: Maintaining Quality Control
How does a profession as immense as the medical community maintain quality control? "We rat on our own," says David Goldstein. "We're dealing with people's lives." The Internet provides consumers with evaluative information about hospitals and curre...
The Fabric of Health: Impact of Social and Environmental Factors on Health
The conditions in which people live play a critical role in their ability to maintain good health. People who live in the large slum areas that surround most cities sacrifice preventive care, treatment for illness, good food and adequate housing jus...
The Fabric of Health: Living Healthier
From a young age, people need to take care of their health and make the kind of choices that will pay healthy dividends in the future. Drugs and substance abuse continue to impact the health of our society. Moderation is important, as is controlling...
Federal Workplace, The: Well-intentioned Red Tape Impedes Efficiency
When there is a problem in the federal workplace, Congress or the regulatory apparatus of the bureaucracy itself will add a new law or rule. The result is thousands of pages of regulations that grind work to a halt. Requirements related to due proce...