Travel Emergencies: Be Prepared Before You Go by Elif E. Oker, M.D. Believe it or not despite the current frigid temperatures the spring and summer travel seasons are upon us. There is no better way to ruin a wonderful vacation than to be ill prepared for an emergency while away from home. As with most things in life a bit of advanced preparation is the key to weathering this storm and its impact on your…
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High School Athletes and Steroid Use by Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA High School athletes using gym candy, juice, pumpers, stackers or vitamin S, is a cause for concern and an increasing problem in America… Studies show that there are an increasing number of athletes (both male and female) using anabolic steroids, however it’s important to note that according to Frank Uryasz, President of Drug Free Sport, “most athletes are competing drug-free.” Education is vital,…
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Use of Prescription Drugs May be Latest Teenage Trend by Frank Uryasz, President, Drug Free Sport There is a good chance that the drugs your athletes are taking aren’t detected through your drug-testing program. Most schools don’t test for prescription pain killers and sedatives. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Richard Friedman, M.D., (N Engl J Med 354:14 1448-1450, April 6, 2006) describes a disturbing trend toward the use of…
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Teenage Waistland by Abby Ellin Abby Ellin, a journalist and former fat-camper whose parents’ attempts to “save her” from fatness proved counterproductive, has had a lifelong interest in figuring out how they might have done it better, and an abiding compassion for overweight kids. In Teenage Waistland, she shares the story of her own adolescent struggle with food and weight, and journeys with hope, skepticism, and humor through the landscape of today’s diet culture. She…
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