Medication non-adherence – it’s serious. This medication non-adherence (not filling prescriptions or missing dosages) is a major health issue – resulting in 10% of hospitalizations, 125,000 deaths, and costing the healthcare system up to $300 billion/year. Consider that 1 in 5 Medicare patients are re-admitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge – half of them because of medication non-adherence. In a study by Walgreens, resear…
Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/is-it-ever-too-late-to-hope-for-change/
On February 21, 1875, one year before Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the telephone, a baby girl, Jeanne Louise Calment, was born in Arles, France. She was alive to witness the invention of the aeroplane, the cinema, on a trip to Paris, saw the Eiffel Tower being built and she reported she met Vincent Van Gogh.
In 1997, the same year Princess Diana died, Calment finally passed away. She was 122 years and 164 days old. Although blind, almost deaf and confined to a wheelchair, Calment reportedly remained spirited and ‘alert as a hummingbird’ till the end.
The French called her ‘la doyenne de l’humanitè’ (the elder of humankind). Despite the occasional <a href="https://www.smit…
Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/is-it-ever-too-late-to-hope-for-change/
On February 21, 1875, one year before Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the telephone, a baby girl, Jeanne Louise Calment, was born in Arles, France. She was alive to witness the invention of the aeroplane, the cinema, on a trip to Paris, saw the Eiffel Tower being built and she reported she met Vincent Van Gogh.
In 1997, the same year Princess Diana died, Calment finally passed away. She was 122 years and 164 days old. Although blind, almost deaf and confined to a wheelchair, Calment reportedly remained spirited and ‘alert as a hummingbird’ till the end.
The French called her ‘la doyenne de l’humanitè’ (the elder of humankind). Despite the occasional <a href="https://www.smit…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/11/weekend-reading-analyses-of-snap/
I guest-edited a series of papers on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, for the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). The papers are now online and will be in print in the December issue of the journal.
AJPH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, served as Guest Editor for the special section: “AJPH Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.” M. Nestle oversaw peer review for the articles, provided input on peer reviewer selection and peer review evaluation, suggested which articles would appear in the special section, and wrote the lead Commentary.
Conflicts of interest disclosure: Marion Nestle’s retirement benefits and a small fund from New York University support her research, publications, and Web site (foodpolitics.com). She re…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/11/weekend-reading-analyses-of-snap/
I guest-edited a series of papers on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, for the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). The papers are now online and will be in print in the December issue of the journal.
AJPH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, served as Guest Editor for the special section: “AJPH Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.” M. Nestle oversaw peer review for the articles, provided input on peer reviewer selection and peer review evaluation, suggested which articles would appear in the special section, and wrote the lead Commentary.
Conflicts of interest disclosure: Marion Nestle’s retirement benefits and a small fund from New York University support her research, publications, and Web site (foodpolitics.com). She re…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/11/14/four-guidelines-for-smart-use-of-smartphones/
These days, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about how technology is ruining everything, including our happiness. There is some truth to this, but it’s not the whole story.
Technology can be bad for us—for example, when social media gives us FOMO (fear of missing out) or traps us in filter bubbles that prevent us from seeing multiple points of view on important issues. As a society, we are increasingly concerned that technologies like smartphones and social media result in more social comparison, bullyi…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/11/14/four-guidelines-for-smart-use-of-smartphones/
These days, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about how technology is ruining everything, including our happiness. There is some truth to this, but it’s not the whole story.
Technology can be bad for us—for example, when social media gives us FOMO (fear of missing out) or traps us in filter bubbles that prevent us from seeing multiple points of view on important issues. As a society, we are increasingly concerned that technologies like smartphones and social media result in more social comparison, bullyi…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/11/lab-based-meat-and-dairy-recent-trends/
No lab-based meat or dairy product is yet on the market, but lots of people are working on such things. Here are some recent examples, starting with my favorite.
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- Grant offered to lab-grown kangaroo meat start-up: Australian lab-grown meat business has been awarded AUS$25,000 to help with its research into cell-cultured kangaroo meat products… <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.marketing1.william-2Dreed.com_r_-3Fid-3Dh3b1c87b8-2C3df21516-2C3df21e21-26p1-3D16HhEPChu5D4EF09O80uIlUEqZrtnHNM-26p2-3D&…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/11/lab-based-meat-and-dairy-recent-trends/
No lab-based meat or dairy product is yet on the market, but lots of people are working on such things. Here are some recent examples, starting with my favorite.
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- Grant offered to lab-grown kangaroo meat start-up: Australian lab-grown meat business has been awarded AUS$25,000 to help with its research into cell-cultured kangaroo meat products… <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__t.marketing1.william-2Dreed.com_r_-3Fid-3Dh3b1c87b8-2C3df21516-2C3df21e21-26p1-3D16HhEPChu5D4EF09O80uIlUEqZrtnHNM-26p2-3D&…