Cigarette Smoking – How Are We Doing? 10 Facts You Should Know.

Mike Magee For the past half century, ground zero on the American battle with chronic disease has been cigarette smoking.(1) It’s a success story with lessons that are transferable to our larger preventive health struggles. From tobacco we have learned that: knowledge is power; opponents who profit will not give up without a fight; advertising […]

A Publication Worth A Look: “Age in Action”

Dr. Ed Ansello, Director of the Virginia Center on Aging, recently shared with me the 2011 issue of Age in Action. This quarterly publication has twice been judged to be the best aging-related newsletter in the South and reaches an estimated 20,000 readers. This issue contains a number of excellent articles. There’s a helpful piece […]

Interesting Piece – 15 Facts About The History Of Medical Informatics

Bill Hopper wrote: “I write articles for http://mastersinhealthinformatics.com/, a website dedicated to providing students with the information and tools needed in order to pursue their Masters in Health Informatics.” “I ran across your site, and I thought that your readers might be interested in the latest article I’ve posted ( http://mastersinhealthinformatics.com/2011/15-intriguing-facts-about-the-history-of-informatics/ ). It’s called 15 Intriguing Facts About […]

The Simplest Bully Curriculum Ever: “One”

I’ve written many times on … “bullying” – the studies, statistics, curricula. But it took the children’s book above – which has won every major award imaginable – to crystallize what an effective health campaign might be for combating bullying. The Keys: Early childhood intervention, exposure, knowledge, courage, inclusion (for everyone – including the bully), […]

What’s With The Mosquitos?

Mike Magee Last week I woke up in the middle of the night itching my arm and my ankles. My first reaction was “I must have gotten into poison something”. But the next morning it was clear – mosquito bites. It turns out other family members in other states were having the same problem, which […]

Does President Obama’s Job Plan Include Health Care?

Mike Magee President Obama just completed announcing his Jobs Plan in the Rose Garden at the White House. It’s already on its way to Congress and focuses on a cut in payroll taxes and “rebuilding schools and blighted neighborhoods, helping local governments pay teachers and firefighters, setting up an ‘infrastructure bank’ to leverage federal loans […]

A Forgotten Story From 9/11

This Story was featured again on NPR today. All Available Boats tells the story of a little-known side of New York’s heroic response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001: the maritime rescue effort. This book brings us the first person accounts of the captains and port workers who worked together in an inspiring […]

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