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Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic Part III -- A Look at Food and Beverage Industries The third column in this multipart series illuminates links between these industries and schools, healthcare organizations and facilities, and government.
Commentary, March 2008
ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Informatics Director, Cisco, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, updates the status of online healthcare.
Editorial, January 2008
Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic: Part II -- Treatments and Approaches to Combating the Problem The second column in this multicolumn series describes treatments and public health approaches to combating this serious problem.
Commentary, January 2008
We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing.
Editorial, December 2007
Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic The column is the first in a 5-part series that delves into the origins and public health consequences of the obesity epidemic.
Commentary, December 2007
Sudden Death in Competitive Athletes Steven R. Neish, MD, SM, Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Texas Children's Hospital, details an approach to preventing sudden cardiac death in athletes.
Editorial, December 2007
Good Primary Care Is Obesity Medicine Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, highlights some new angles on obesity medicine.
Editorial, November 2007
How Much Is Too Much? David Rosenbloom, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health, explains how much drinking of alcohol is TOO much.
Editorial, November 2007
CME/CE Small Steps and Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity In this Spotlight, George Blackburn MD, along with his colleagues, offers practical tips for clinicians to make it easier for patients to lose weight.
Roundtable, November 2007
Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Managing a Medical Treasure Robert Gaynes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, details how to rescue antimicrobials for continued use.
Editorial, November 2007

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