By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Featured in USATODAY.com | Grand Rounds – Health Tips American Heart Month may be officially over, but don’t let the lack of media attention fool you into thinking heart disease isn’t a critical issue. We still need to be mindful of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women. There are simple lifestyle choices you can make to help prevent you from heart disease. I…
Read More...Speaking Diabetes: A Guide from an Insider
Guest post by Miriam E. Tucker Just as physicians use abbreviations and terminology that sound like a foreign language to outsiders, patients who talk to each other on the Internet (and elsewhere) have developed their own quirky code words and phrases. Here’s some of the lingo used by those with diabetes: D-anything – Placing a “d” in front of any word makes it uniquely diabetically ours. One prominent example is DLife, the weekly CNBC television…
Read More...Fill Up on Fiber to Fight Cancer
Guest post submitted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center When you think fiber, what comes to mind? Your favorite breakfast bar or a sugar substitute with added fiber? Think again! The best source of this important nutrient is natural plant-based foods. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), plant-based foods rich in dietary fiber may reduce your risk for colorectal cancer. That’s because the more fiber you consume, the less…
Read More...Top Stories on Social Media, Health, Patient Engagement and Doctor-Nurse Team
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA The top posts on Healthin30 include topics on social media in health care, patient engagement, importance of teamwork in medicine, and healthy living. Thank you for your insightful comments, tweets and postings to Facebook. — Social Media: Medical Social Networking – Part 2 [24 Comments 117 Tweets] This is a comprehensive post that delves into medical professionals, patients and hospitals engaging in Social Media. I give examples of medical…
Read More...Cancer-Fighting Workout Foods
Guest post submitted by: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center So you’ve committed to an exercise program! Good for you! But did you know that you can boost your results and energy level with just a few simple changes in your diet? Experts recommend fueling up within two to four hours of a workout. And it’s the fuels you use that determine how much your body benefits from your workout. By eating the…
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