By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Part I (Swimming)
Back in November I posted a blog about the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge based on a tweet from Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta was looking for eager participants for the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge.  As a result of that post, Linda Fisher-Lewis, [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

Healthin30 begins to delve into the world of Health IT and we’ll bring you the latest innovations in health care technology.
In the world of Health 2.0 (“user-generated phenomenon”), co-founder Matthew Holt brilliantly captures the technological geniuses that have created and developed health technologies for providers and patients to help reduce [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

Gary Schwitzer
In my post from Tuesday, June 15, 2010, “Digging Deep: The 411 Behind Medical News Headlines,” Gary Schwitzer, publisher at HealthNewsReview.org offers vital information for health consumers to help them identify accurate and balanced news reporting.
Subsequent to publishing that post, Gary Schwitzer published his list of gems that shine [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Gary Schwitzer
Let’s face it, health and medical news reported by mainstream media can be misleading.
In attempts to capture the attention of the public with alluring headlines, the substance of a news story may be imbalanced and inaccurate.
Consumers ought to be skeptical when reading a health story or listening to a [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Posted in Healthy Living
Thank you to all the Huffingtonpost readers for retweeting my latest post on Huffingtonpost, “3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU, Oh Really?” (published in the “Happiness” section) on Twitter 348 times.  I greatly appreciate your readership.
You know that person you work with, the one that always seems [...]