For the past seven years, photographer Andrew Scrivani has tempted our taste buds with delicious food photographs for the Recipes for Health series. A behind-the-scenes look at food photography and how he captures food looking its best.
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Lights! Camera! Food!
Friday, March 13, 2015
Lights! Camera! Food!
Community Need and Readmissions
In response to concerns raised by healthcare leaders that the absence of adjustment for socioeconomic status (SES) and race characteristics in patient populations impedes the fair comparison of hospitals on risk-standardized 30-day unplanned readmission rates, Truven Health Analytics™...
Community Need and Readmissions
Recipes for Health: Letting Go of Our Fear of Frying
When it comes to frying and deep-frying food it’s not so much the frying you need to consider, but what you are frying and the type of oil you use.
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Recipes for Health: Letting Go of Our Fear of Frying
Thursday, March 12, 2015
A Cheese ‘Product’ Gains Kids’ Nutrition Seal
Kraft Singles, those individually wrapped slices of processed cheese that have long been a staple of school lunches, are the first product to earn a nutrition seal from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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A Cheese ‘Product’ Gains Kids’ Nutrition Seal
Online Self-Diagnosis for 35% of Americans
We already know that 80 percent of American adults regularly search for health and doctor, dentist or veterinarian information online. But how many use the Internet to diagnose their own health conditions or those of a family member, friend or even a pet? According to the latest information from...
Online Self-Diagnosis for 35% of Americans
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Vegetarian Diet May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
A vegetarian diet, especially one that includes fish, significantly reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, a large new study reports
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Vegetarian Diet May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Communicators send healthy messages in new ways
It’s all about congruent messaging.
At hospitals in Pennsylvania and Michigan, the movement to provide healthy food to patients, staff and visitors has taken on a whole new meaning.
Hospitals grow their own organic produce, which is served to patients at mealtime. In addition to being h...
Communicators send healthy messages in new ways
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
No Cure for Bad Timing
How a doctor is perceived can depend on the point of a disease when a patient seeks help.
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No Cure for Bad Timing
Top Four Innovations in Health Care Reform 2012
Dr. Jay Fathi, Medical Director of Primary Care and Family Medicine for Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, discusses the top for innovations in health care r…
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Top Four Innovations in Health Care Reform 2012
PUC judge rejects Carlsbad power contract
Opponents are applauding a regulatory judge’s ruling that rejected a utility’s plan to buy electricity from a controversial San Diego natural gas power plant.
Business – Los Angeles Times
PUC judge rejects Carlsbad power contract
Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together
An investigation by the New York State attorney general’s office, which prompted four national retailers to pull herbal supplements from their shelves, has led to a broader effort.
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Safety of Herbal Supplements Pulls Prosecutors Together
Monday, March 9, 2015
U.S. investigates Torrance refinery explosion as contract talks resume
Federal investigators are in Torrance this week looking into a Feb. 18 explosion at the Exxon Mobil oil refinery.
Business – Los Angeles Times
U.S. investigates Torrance refinery explosion as contract talks resume
A Time to Avoid Anxiety Drugs
People sometimes take Valium or Ativan to relieve anxiety before having surgery, but a new study suggests that these drugs have little beneficial effect and may even delay recovery.
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A Time to Avoid Anxiety Drugs
Daybreak (92.5 FOX News Radio) - Healthcare Reform
President/CEO of St. Matthew’s House talks with Drew Steele on how healthcare reform effects the poor.
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Daybreak (92.5 FOX News Radio) - Healthcare Reform
Sunday, March 8, 2015
The Firefighter Workout
Four out of five firefighters nationwide are overweight or obese, and roughly half of all firefighters who die in the line of duty each year are killed by heart attacks. Now a group of firefighters is trying to change that with a fitness program called 555 Fitness.
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The Firefighter Workout
3 tips to turn your website into a conversion machine
Your hospital website must be the center of a digital ecosystem—a place where prospective patients can find meaningful answers to their health needs.
As you learn more about consumer wants and needs, you have an opportunity to generate leads and use your brand site as an instrument for p...
3 tips to turn your website into a conversion machine
Ask Well: What Are the Benefits of Tai Chi?
Tai chi chuan, a gentle form of martial arts combining deep, diaphragmatic breathing and flowing, dance-like poses, can be a remarkably potent workout for people of many ages.
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Ask Well: What Are the Benefits of Tai Chi?
Saturday, March 7, 2015
The Mises View: "How Do We Stop Rising Healthcare Costs?" | Peter G. Klein
Peter Klein articulates several reasons why our current “Healthcare System” is so expensive, and explains how only the free market, with transparent pricing …
The Mises View: "How Do We Stop Rising Healthcare Costs?" | Peter G. Klein
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