"Popular Media Helps Establish the Public Health Agenda" That's What I Said.

Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 28 Februari 2010

"Popular media helps establish the public health agenda". I just read this line in a new article from the March 2010 edition of Preventing Chronic Disease...I thought- that's what I've been talking about. I knew public [...]
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Breakfast Delight

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Our weekend breakfast...prata with banana. Another quick and easy breakfast to put together. Simply pan-fry a frozen prata, top it with some banana slices and finish off with a drizzling of homemade chocolate sauce, and, [...]
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Public Enemies: Bonnie & Clyde

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Follow Bonnie & Clyde’s track through the United States! 1933. Janette Jones Parker is a writer and has taken a room in the Red Crown Tavern in Platte City, Missouri, to write her next novel. She discovers it is where [...]
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The Best Words Ever!

Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 26 Februari 2010

"Your brain MRI is clear." -Dr. ZThanks for all the prayers, crossed fingers, good vibes and good thoughts! Happy Weeken [...]
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Waiting Rooms and Doorsteps Piled with Treats!

Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 25 Februari 2010

Warning I'm gonna rant for a moment...The last two afternoons I've gotten coverage for my last class (everyone at school has been amazingly supportive!) so I can go to appointments. Both afternoons I've watched the clocks in the waiting rooms click [...]
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Corn Oil and Cancer?

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The benefits of corn oil keep rolling in. In a new study by Stephen Freedland's group at Duke, feeding mice a diet rich in butter and lard didn't promote the growth of transplanted human prostate cancer cells any more than a low-fat diet (1). Why do [...]
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Easy Chairs and IVs

Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 24 Februari 2010

These things are in my future! We just got done with a marathon session where we met the oncologist and previewed the new chemo digs. The oncologist (Dr. Y) is very serious and frank but in a comforting and thorough way. Sounds like I'm in it for [...]
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Nick Chase and the Deadly Diamond

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Nick Chase is back in an all-new adventure and is ready for action!! After a mysterious package arrives at his favorite bar, Nick has a new case! Discover who delivered the ancient artifact, and what exactly the curse of [...]
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Janes Realty 2

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Feel creative, play Jane's Realty 2! Jane's real estate business is developing very fast, now her opportunities are even greater than ever. In a brand new game Jane will have a huge amount of land that needs to be bought [...]
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Mind's Eye: Secrets Of The Forgotten

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Nothing can prepare you for the experience of playing Mind's Eye: Secrets of the Forgotten, a hidden object adventure that will challenge, thrill and disturb you. Follow Gabrielle, an enterprising journalist who stumbles [...]
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Nora Roberts - Vision In White

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Based on Nora Roberts’ novel ‘Vision in White’, Nora Roberts: Vision in White game tells the story about the four friends Mac, Emma, Laurel, and Parker. They run their own wedding-planning company Vows which is considered [...]
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The Waiting Game

Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 23 Februari 2010

I put in a full day's work today. It was good to get back to it. I feel pretty much back to normal after the surgery. The portacath is still a really alien thing though. I catch myself moving a certain way and feeling it in there (ick, ick). I'm [...]
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GOLDEN CARROT CAKE LOAF

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We may not be  swimming in gold medals, but the Games aren’t over yet.  Today I watched Women’s Ski Cross and was elated to see Canadian McIvor win gold.  It was a race with a lot of upsets and wipe-outs.  [...]
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Marshmallow Fruit Salad

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My father-in-law always makes this on every holiday. It's so yummy and a great low fat snack or dessert!You will need:Plain Yogurt or Sour Cream (Nonfat or light)1 bag of mini marshmallows1 can of fruit cocktail1 can of [...]
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Youda Fairy

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The wise old forest wizard has provided a watchful eye over the kingdom for over 1000 years. Together with his fairies he has been protecting the innocent villagers from the strange and dark forces controlled by the evil [...]
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Road movies: On Chris Petit's film & video essays

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Last updated February 24, 2010Scene From The Other Side - Chris Petit from White DolphinFilms on Vimeo.Brilliant profile of film director Chris Petit in conversation with Allan Bairstow.  “I was interested in seeing if there was a way of producing [...]
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Magnesium and Insulin Sensitivity

Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 22 Februari 2010

From a paper based on US NHANES nutrition and health survey data (1):During 1999–2000, the diet of a large proportion of the U.S. population did not contain adequate magnesium... Furthermore, racial or ethnic differences in magnesium persist and may [...]
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Strawberry Shortcake, Japanese Style

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If you pick up any baking books written by Japanese authors, chances are, the first recipe that appears at the basic cake making section will be a Strawberry Shortcake. This is different from the Strawberry Shortcake recipe [...]
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Lindeberg on Obesity

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I'm currently reading Dr. Staffan Lindeberg's magnum opus Food and Western Disease, recently published in English for the first time. Dr. Lindeberg is one of the world's leading experts on the health and diet of non-industrial cultures, particularly [...]
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Two More Tests Down

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Both the breast MRI and the PET CT went fine. I'm feeling like a much happier person now that I can eat carbs again. I can't tell you how much I wanted some kind of bread/cracker/donut/cookie/potato over the last 24 hours or so. Keith kindly bought [...]
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pets and cats

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E is off at the PET/CT scan place.  I'm at work trying to contribute a little bit.  She assured me she'd be fine and wanted me to sit this one out.  She texted me saying that, in going with the theme of the day, she was just sitting and [...]
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The Commercials for The Heart Truth Campaign: Can We Stop "Raising Awareness" and Change the Environment Instead?

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If you are a hard core Olympics watcher like I am, then you have probably been inundated with these Diet Coke commercials. They are so pretty...they have red hearts on the can...they are getting a lot of exposure during [...]
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Early appointments....

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E is in for her MRI. We arrived at 630am, and after 6 minutes of paperwork, we sat for another hour. The wizard of oz is playing on the tv. Loud. It's very random and bizarre background sounds. She should be out so [...]
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Manny Farber Studies

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Last updated February 23, 2010Distinguished scholars Robert Polito and Patricia Patterson discuss Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber, a collection of Farber's film criticism that spans his early weekly reviews for The New Republic [...]
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