(Stop the Spread of Fictional Fears!) by Eric Dishman on August 12, 2009 Ah, with those powerful words in the title of this blog, I am bound to get lots of attention. Or to distract lots of attention. I tried really hard not to write this blog entry, to swallow my outrage and stifle my […]
Author: Mike Magee
Anyone who is a parent knows how hard it can be to get kids to sleep. When we’re young, we have boundless energy; sleep just doesn’t seem that important, hence, the frequent resistance to climbing into bed. But research is showing that sleep is far more important than we ever realized. When we are asleep, […]
Anyone who is a parent knows how hard it can be to get kids to sleep. When we’re young, we have boundless energy; sleep just doesn’t seem that important, hence, the frequent resistance to climbing into bed. But research is showing that sleep is far more important than we ever realized. When we are asleep, […]
VIDEO The United Nations Children’s Fund issued a Health Report Card in 2007.1 It reviewed six dimensions of health including material well-being, health and safety, educational well-being, peer and family relationships, behaviors and risk, and subjective well-being. Where did the US fall in the rankings? In 5 of the 6 […]
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Discussing the proper use of board books for infants and toddlers Board books were originally created with a specific purpose in mind. Unfortunately, in recent years this purpose has been lost and publishing companies are cashing in by printing books intended for older children into board book form. I find this incredibly frustrating. So here […]
You remember Craig, former CEO of Celera Genomics, and one of the dynamic duo that literally fought its way through the Human Genome Project in the 90’s. 1,2 Craig battled away from the private side.3 And Francis Collins, his altar boy, alter ego, who was nominated to head the NIH on July 8, 2009, was […]
At some point in the near future, whether it’s this fall, as President Obama hopes, or early 2010, as more and more politicians are warning, we will transition from the “health reform debate” to “health reform implementation.” As front-line providers of care, nurses will play a critical role in the implementation of health reform—no matter […]
