Public Health Nutrition: 9(7), 889–895 DOI: 10.1017/PHN2005917 Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children David Crawford1,*, Anna Timperio1, Amanda Telford2 and Jo Salmon1 1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia: 2Division of Exercise Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University
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Abstract Menopausal symptoms in women are commonly overlooked, misdiagnosed or mistreated. Learning more about what menopause is and when it can occur is important in understanding who the target population is that should be included in early education and possible treatment of symptom alleviation. Symptoms of menopause can occur earlier in age and last longer than previously contended by traditional medicine. General awareness of this information is undervalued as is the fact that menopause may
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op yo rP os t NA0186 A Telemedicine Opportunity or a Distraction? Janis L. Gogan, Bentley University Monica J. Garfield, Bentley University S hawn Farrell, Executive Director of the Partners TeleStroke program, glanced at his smart phone while striding toward his office at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston; he nearly collided with Lee Schwamm, MD. Knowing that Dr. Schwamm’s overfull schedule as Vice Chairman of Neurology and Director of Acute Stroke and TeleStroke
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The CDC notes that most U.S. schools have put in place policies and programs concerning tobacco use ("Centers For Disease Control And Prevention", 2014). This is beneficial because many resources are available to make this program a success. This paper summarizes the steps that can be taken to help with the successful implementation of a school based program including identifying resources, implementation sites, and characters of the program that must be adhered to and monitored. This
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This text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org 1 Preface Writing is often a challenge. If you were ever challenged to express yourself via the written word, this book is for you. Writing for Success is a text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking
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London: A National Healthcare Perspective Kaye Leonard Pfeiffer University MHA 776 Dr. James Leist Dr. Gwendolan Swain Abstract This paper provides an overall impression of the United Kingdom’s health service, inception of the National Health Service, challenges the NHS faces regarding financial sustainability, providing effective and efficient care, and the move towards more privatization . Comparisons are made between the National Health Service and heathcare in the United States
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4 The Impact of the Internet of Things on Business and Society · Ubiquitous services for connected consumers · Open source and collaborative business models · The optimisation of things: towards a truly sustainable development W ith the Internet of Everything, it will possible for everybody and everything to be connected at all times, receiving and processing information in real time. The result will be new ways of making decisions, backed by the availability of information. The option
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quickly turned the focus back to the “hot doughnut” experience. By the 1990s, KK had expanded to NYC and California making it a national franchise. At the sixtieth anniversary, Krispy Kreme inducted into the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. In April, 2000, the company went public and the stock was quickly
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.........................................................80 Foreword Ajit Singh Chairman- FICCI Task Force on Nutraceuticals Chairman- ACG Worldwide (formerly Associated Capsules Group) President- Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association (HADSA) Dear reader, Nutraceuticals as they are called in industry parlance cover a basket of products from dietary supplements to probiotic and energy drinks to cholesterol and fat free foods among others. Increased discretionary spending, changing
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of his, her, or hirtransition, allowing the individual to continue living his or her life in a body congruent with his or her gender expression. The psychiatrist’s recommendation for SRS and hormonal treatment is imperative in the process and this paper will examine the ethical implications of the essential causal diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and the recommendation of surgical treatment in order for patients to fit into the Western gender binary. A brief examination of co-morbidity
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