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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #28B: Healthy
Orientation
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WebMD ("better information,
better health")
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| Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| The
Government on Health: A to Z index (sponsored by USA NIH) |
| National
Health Information Center |
| The
National Health Service--Your Health, Your Choices (home page of
England's NHS) |
| Center
for Medical Consumers ("working to protect your rights--helping
you make informed decisions") |
| National
Women's Health Resource Center |
| Food
and Nutrition Information Center (from USDA) |
| Nutrition
and Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
| MedlinePlus:
Nutrition (in general this US NIH sponsored site offers "trusted
health information for you") |
| NutritionFacts.org
(what science is saying about choosing foods and making
the healthiest choices) |
| Nutrition
Action (publication from The Center for Science in the Public
Interest) |
| The
carbon foodprint of 5 diets compared |
| The Science of Well Being (2005 book from Oxford University Press) |
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Resources
for Promoting Healthy Eating by Children (ten
links to articles provided by Helen Carter) |
| National
Patient Advocate Foundation ("the patient's voice") |
| Obesity
is at a crisis point’: Study predicts that 260 million in US will be
overweight or obese by 2050 by
Jen Christensen (from CNN November 14 2024) |
| 4
Food Ingredients That Weaken Your Bones, According To Osteoporosis
Specialists by Alexandra Emmanuelli (from Huffington Post
September 14 2024)
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| Alcohol’s
healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults,
even at low levels by Brenda Goodman (from CNN August
14 2024)
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| Cut
your risk of dementia by 20% with this dietary change by Sandee LaMotte (CNN
Report July 31 2024) |
| "Almost
half of cancer deaths and 40% of cases caused by avoidable factors, new
study" finds by Imane El Atillah (from Euro News July 7
2024) |
| Research
finds common household appliance is spewing car-exhaust-like pollution
indoors by Leo Collis (report on gas stoves, posted on TCD,
April 2024) |
| Getting
fitter can reduce prostate cancer risk by 35%, study finds by Andrew
Gregory (from The Guardian, Jan 30 2024)
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"These
8 habits could add up to 24 years to your life, study says" by
Sandee LaMotte (from CNN July 24 2023) |
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Our
Food May Be Giving Us Alzheimer’s Disease, New Research Says
by
Brett Arends (in Barron's Feb 17 2023) |
| Toxic
Stress Load Is the Biggest Barrier to Living Longer. Here's How to Reduce
It
(Time article Feb 16 2023)
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| Relationship
between food, disease stronger than you may think by Dee Dee Stiepan
(report on Mayo Clinic study Jan 30 2023) |
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Hydration
can significantly impact your physical health, study finds by Kristen
Rogers (report on study, from CNN Jan 2 2023) |
| Americans'
life expectancy continues to fall, erasing health gains of the last
quarter century by Karen Weintraub (from USA Today Dec 22 2022) |
| Genetic Medicine--The Trials of Gene
Therapy (from The Economist August 27 2022) |
| Don't
bother with dietary supplements for heart health, study says
by Jen Christensen (from CNN Nov 7 2022) |
| "The most damaging farm products? Organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb"
by George Monbiot (from The Guardian August 16 2022) |
| Medicine--The
Quantified Self (about health benefits of wearable technology from The
Economist May 7 2022) |
| How
your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal by Berly McCoy
(from NPR December 20 2021) |
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A
Harvard nutritionist and brain expert says she avoids these 5 foods that
‘weaken memory and focus’
(from CNBC November 28 2021) |
| “The
dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and
far-right conspiracies” by Eva Wiseman
(from The Guardian October 17 2021)
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| "New
Study Shows Folate Is Directly Linked to the Prevention of Alzheimer’s"
by Sharon Feiereisen (from well
and good website August 31 2021) |
| “How
Bad is Coffee for the Environment?” by Tebany Yune
(May 27 2021 report) |
| How
gut microbes could drive brain disorders (report from Nature Feb
3 2021) |
| "The
surprising connection between anxiety and your diet" by Melissa
Pandika (Jan 22 2021
report posted on mic.com site)
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| "Which
Diets Have the Lowest Carbon Footprint?"
by Michael Greger (video posted
on nutritionfacts.org Nov 18 2020) |
| Personalized
Medicine: Populations of One
(article in The Economist March 14 2020) |
|
Effect Of An Extra-Virgin Olive
Oil Intake On The Delay Of Cognitive Decline: Role Of Secoiridoid
Oleuropein? (October 29 2019 medical paper in Neuropsychiatric
Disease and Treatment journal) |
| Health
Innovation Issue / The Robot Will See You Now by Corinne Purtill (cover
story in special issue of Time Nov 4 2019) |
| “Sugary
drinks linked to increased risk of death, study suggests” by Brett
Molina (report
in USA Today Mar 18 2019)
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| "Experts
question benefits of fluoride-free toothpaste" (August 7
2018 AP / NBC News report on the dental health benefits of
fluoride) |
| "A
Huge New Study Just Showed Alcohol Is Worse for You Than You Thought"
by Stephanie Mencimer (Apr 13 2018 Mother Jones report) |
| “Strawberries
again top 2018's 'Dirty Dozen' fruits and veggies” by
Susan Scutti, (report from CNN April 8 2018) |
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"'Nightmare
bacteria' are trying to spread in the U.S., CDC says" by Maggie Fox
(April 4 2018 NBC News
report) |
| “Is
Drinking Healthy? Alcohol Helps Clean Toxins From the Brain, Study
Shows” by
Kate Sheridan (Newsweek 2/2/18
report)
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| “The
Weight Loss Trap—Why Your Diet Isn’t Working “ by Alexandra
Sifferlin (article from Time June
5 2017)
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| The
Link Between Air Pollution and Heart Disease (article from The
Economist May 6 2017) |
| The
Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes
(book review by Dan Barber New York Times Jan 2 2017)
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| Depression
and Its Treatment (report from The Economist October 15 2016) |
| Microbes
and Humans--I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (book review from The
Economist August 20 2016) |
| Longevity
report on how science is working to extend life spans (from The
Economist August 13 2016) |
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"Alcohol
is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, finds study" by Dennis
Campbell (posted on The Guardian July 22 2016) |
| "Dietary
Mineral Could Be One Key to Blood Pressure Control" by Mary Elizabeth
Dallas (from US News & World Report July 12 2016) |
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"Very
hot drinks are 'probably carcinogenic'" by Meera Senthilingam
(report posted on CNN June 15 2016) |
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"Academies
of Science finds GMOs not harmful to human health" by Elizabeth Weise (news
story from USA Today May 16 2016) |
| "New
Insights into the Human Microbiome" by Karen Weintraub (April 29
2016 post on Scientific American website) |
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Cholesterol
Lowering Statins cause muscle pain, scientists conclude by Sarah Knapton (The Telegraph Apr 3
2016) |
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"Expert
Says Wine Isn’t Nearly As Healthful As We Think"
by Anna Almendraia
(report
posted on The Huffington Post March 22 2016) |
| "A
run a day keeps the tumour at bay" (research report about link
between exercise and cancer from The Economist Feb 27 2016) |
| "How
Sugar Might Fuel The Growth Of Cancer?" (Jan 2016 report
posted on Insight Ticker website) |
| "How
Sugar and Fat Trick the Brain into Wanting More Food" by
Ferris Jabr
(article from Scientific American Jan 2016) |
| "Cancer
May Be More Within Our Control Than We Thought" by
Alice Walton (article
posted on Forbes Dec 17 2015) |
| "Research
breakthrough could lead to better prostate cancer treatment
" (Nov 2015 research report from Medical Xpress) |
| "Do
I Have to Stop Eating Processed Meat? Key Questions About WHO Group Report" by
Maggie Fox (on NBC News
Oct 26 2015) |
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"Anthropology:
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"
(report on how long our distant ancestors slept from The Economist
October 17 2015)
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"Thirty
Minutes of Exercise is Key to Health in Old Age" (May 15 2015
news report on long-term study involving thousands of people) |
| "Treatments
to Stop Alzheimer's Step Closer as Scientists Discover Inhibitor
Molecule" (report from Medical News Today Feb 18 2015) |
| "10
ways to eat and drink your way to a better brain" by Jason Kane
(report on PBS News Hour website January 6 2014) |
| "Sleep
Cleans the Brain of Toxins" by James Gallagher (October 17 2013 BBC
News report) |
| "Increased
Dementia Risk Linked to Higher Blood Sugar Levels" by Rina Shah (Aug
10 2013 news report on National Monitor website) |
| "The Perils of Sitting Down: Standing Orders"
( article from The Economist Aug 10 2013) |
| "Anti-Cancer
Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease In Mice" ( May 25 2013
report on Medical News Today website) |
| "Gene
Test May Help Guide Prostate Cancer Treatment" by Marilynn Marchione
(May 8 2013 news report from AP medical writer) |
| "Red
Meat Chemical 'Damages Heart', say US Scientists" by James Gallagher
(Apr 7 2013 BBC News article) |
| "Bitter
Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us" by Steven Brill (Feb 20
2013 Time cover story) |
| "Study:
Diet Soda Increases Risk of Diabetes" by Lylah Alphonse (Feb 2013
Yahoo News report) |
| "Blood
Pressure Drugs May Also Reduce Dementia Risk" by Janice Lloyd
(news report from Jan 2013 USA Today) |
| "Psychosomatic Medicine: Think Yourself Well"
(news re research from report The Economist Dec 8 2012) |
| "Epigenetics and Health: Grandma's Curse"
(news re research report from The Economist Nov 3 2012) |
| "Can
It: Soda Studies Cite Stronger Link to Obesity" by Sharon Begley
(September 21 2012 news story on Reuters) |
| "Tiny
Proportion of Americans Practice Seven Heart Healthy Habits" (Mar
2012 report from Medical News Today) |
| "Raising
your conscientiousness" (from Harvard Health Letter May, 2012) |
| "Is
Preventive Medicine Actually Overtreatment?" (Feb 2012 NPR review
of book Overdiagnosed by Gilbert Welch) |
| Culinary Intelligence by Peter Kaminsky
(review of this 2012 book on "eating healthy and really
well") |
| "More
Support for Passing on the Red Meat" by Genevra Pittman (from The
Chicago Tribune March 2012) |
| Adverse
Events in Hospitals May be Ten Times Greater Than Previously Measured (2011
medical journal article) |
| 20
Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors--A Patient Fact Sheet (from US
Dept of Health & Human Services) |
| Online
Hospital Compare Tool (from US Dept of Health & Human Services) |
| "Exercise and Longevity:
Worth All the Sweat" (article from The Economist Jan 21 2012
issue) |
| "What's
the Single Best Exercise?" by Gretchen Reynolds (article from
NY Times April 15 2011) |
| "Is
Sugar Toxic?" by Gary Taubes (lengthy, authoritative article from
NY Times April 13 2011) |
| Eating
Made Simple, by Marion Nestle (September 2007 Scientific American
article by nutritionist) |
| Nutrition
News from the Harvard School of Public Health |
| Preventing
Heart Disease -- from the UC Berkeley Wellness Newsletter |
| "Prostate
Cancer and Acetaminophen Use" (abstract of 2011 research report) |
| "Social
Relationships and Mortality Risk" (2010 research paper on effect
of loneliness on mortality, on PLoS) |
| Everyday
Choices for a Healthier Life |
| Prevention
Magazine |
| Partnership
for Prevention (dedicated to disease prevention and advocating for
health promotion policies) |
| American
Heart Association |
| American
Cancer Society |
| National
Cancer Institute -- Cancer Topics |
| National
Mental Health Association |
| National
Institute of Mental Health |
| American
College of Preventive Medicine |
| Public
Health Corps (devoted to providing information and "putting the
public back into public health) |
| U.S.
Health Care Costs (report from Kaiser Family Foundation) |
| Overdosed
America, by John Abramson (the website for this 2004 book by doctor) |
| Health
and Medicine--Most Popular Programs (links to hundreds of UCTV
programs on this topic) |
| "Smoking
Explains Why Americans Don't Live Longer" by Maggie Fox (Jan 25
2011 news story) |
| "Alzheimer's Unlocked by Alice Park"
(cover story in Time October 14 2010) |
| "Taxing
Sodas for a Healthier Economy" by Barbara Kiviat (article
in Time Magazine July 12 2010) |
| "Study:
Doctors Don't Always Spot Depression" by John Cloud (Time
July 30 2009) |
| "This Doctor Does Not Want to See You," by Alice
Park (article about preventive medicine in Time
Jun 17 2009) |
| "Faith
and Healing: A Forum," by Alice Park (part of cover story How
Faith Can Heal in Time Feb 23 2009) |
| "Living
Large," by Alice Park (cover story about health effects of
obesity in children in Time June 23 2008 |
| "Eat
Your Germs," by Sanjay Gupta (article about probiotic foods in Time
April 7 2008) |
| "Health:
Why Women Need Better Sleep," by Alice Park (article in Time
March 31 2008) |
| "Mandatory
Health," by Lisa T. Cullen (article about a great new idea in Time
March 24 2008) |
| "Stuck
on the Couch," by Sanjay Gupta (article about benefits of
exercise in Time March 3 2008) |
| "Health:
A Good Night Sleep," by Alice Park (article about benefits of
sleep in Time December 17 2007) |
| "The
Science of Appetite," by Jeffrey Kluger (cover story in Time June
11 2007) |
| Fantastic
Voyage: The Science Behind Radical Life Extension, by R. Kurzweil and T.
Grossman |
| Preventing
Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle |
| Global
Advanced Trait Description: Physical Fitness |
| People's
Pharmacy |
| quotes
related to health |