By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA From Kevin Pho’s medical blog, KevinMD, a post archived from 2004, Pho talks about the struggles of communication between doctor and patient during the 15 minute office visit. Pho sites a NY Times article that explains that more than two decades ago, research shows that patients were interrupted 18 seconds into explaining their problem (on average) and less than 2 percent got to finish their explanations. Pho sites that…
Read More...Egg Recall Tied to Salmonella, List of Recalled Eggs, How to Read Carton and What to do to Stay Safe
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Latest egg recall update Health officials urge consumers to throw away contaminated eggs or return them to the retailer. Salmonella, the name of a group of bacteria, is the most common cause of food poisoning in the United States. Usually, symptoms last 4-7 days and most people get better without treatment. But, salmonella can be more serious in older adults, infants, and persons with chronic illnesses. [Source] Wright County…
Read More...Heart Health and the Couch Potato: Sit at Your Own Risk
Guest Post Submitted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center We’ve all made the excuses…you can’t face the drive to the gym, you’re too tired at night, getting up in the morning is a chore or it’s too hot or cold outside. So you cozy up on the couch in front of the television. If you’re a couch potato, you’re a gambler — with your life. Unfortunately you’ll need a big sofa because you’re not the…
Read More...Healthy Living: How to be Wildly Popular-Part 2
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part 1 of How to be Wildly Popular focused on where I found inspiration for writing this healthy living post. Part 2 provides you with friendly simple tips to becoming wildly popular. So, you want to be popular? Who doesn’t (okay, there may be some people who really have no interest in being popular–that’s cool. To each his own). But, for those of you who have a little interest,…
Read More...How to be Wildly Popular-Part 1
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Inspiration for writing I thought I’d share my latest post, The 3 Secrets to a Wildly Popular YOU, published on HuffingtonPost that appears in the Living News and Happiness section. Thanks to all my HuffPost readers for their Twitter ReTweets and comments. How to be Wildly Popular-Part 1 It’s amazing where inspiration comes from. It can come unexpectedly from anywhere at any time. I’ll admit it; writer’s block was…
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