Bye-bye, dandruff: expert info on what causes this unsightly condition and how to treat it Jody Buffalo Anyone who’s ever had dandruff (a common flaking condition of the scalp) knows that it’s not only embarrassing–it’s also persistent. Cheryl Citron, M.D., a Livingston, N.J.-based dermatologist, shares details about what causes dandruff and offers simple solutions for […]
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Education key to growing sun care sales Barbara White-Sax Sun care products are only effective when consumers use them properly–or use them at all, for that matter. One surefire way to heat up sun care sales is to ensure that everyone who needs sunblock uses it, which, by definition, includes anyone who is going to […]
Community medical record system may reduce expenses – Peer-to-Peer Information Sharing A California county project offers a model for creating a community-owned data exchange network. CareScience, an Internet-based care management company, developed the associated technology and is spearheading the project. The Internet-based, peer-to-peer health information exchange among Santa Barbara County providers may reduce expenses associated […]
“These fit fine yesterday”: get your jeans to fit every day. Curb the many causes of abdominal bloating with these deflating strategies Lisa Mulcahy So here you are, feeling bigger than that girl who turned into a giant, swollen blueberry in the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Many women can relate to the […]
Constructing the “good mother”: the experience of mothering ideologies by work status Deirdre D. Johnston We live in an era of contested motherhood ideologies. However culturally and historically aberrant (Coontz, 1992; Degler, 1980; Shorter, 1975) and individually restrictive (Maushart, 1999; Rich, 1976) the dominant motherhood ideology of the last century may have been, motherhood expectations […]
The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet: The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Can Save Your Life – Review Jane Reinhardt-Martin The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet: The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Can Save Your Life by Bob Arnot, MD (New York: Little, Brown & Company, 1998), 258 pp., $24 hardback, ISBN 0-316-05114-4. Bob Arnot […]
Allograft dysfunction post renal transplant Pat Weiskittel Patient Profile K.H. is a 50-year-old white male with end stage renal disease (ESRD) presumed to be caused by diabetes mellitus. He did not have a native kidney biopsy. Significant past medical history included hypertension, hypothyroidism, and hepatitis C, and the liver biopsy indicated cirrhosis and mild inflammatory […]
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The low-cal summer barbecue
The low-cal summer barbecue Yes, there is such a thing, says chef Gregory Epstein, Shape’s recipe tester. Here’s an easy way to go about it: Add 2 tablespoons of Epstein’s award-winning Gold Dust Chipotle-Honey BBQ Sauce (50 calories and no fat) to any dish–‘cued or not–and you won’t be tempted to use butter or other […]
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Professional Nursing in Kentucky
Professional Nursing in Kentucky Professional Nursing in Kentucky * Yesterday * Today * Tomorrow is a book being developed by the Publications Subcommittee for the 2006 Centennial project of the Kentucky Nurses Association. The Editors are collecting pictures, documents, articles, and stories of nurses, nursing schools, hospitals, and health agencies to tell the story of […]
Gender-role congruence and self-referencing as determinants of advertising effectiveness – 1 Maria Michelle Morrison Over the past five decades, significant changes have occurred in gender roles and in gender-based divisions of labor (Burn, 1996; Shaffer, 2000). Perhaps the most notable of these changes are the dramatic influx of women into the workforce and the progress […]