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Friday, January 1st, 2010

By Ramon P. Llamas, MPH
First of all, Happy New Year!
USA Today featured a comprehensive story on college football coaches and their total salaries (breakdowns of base salaries and bonuses, etc.) in early November. The highest paid coaches in 2009 lead the most prestigious football programs in the country, including Pete Carroll of Southern California, [...]

Surviving the Holidays

Monday, December 7th, 2009

by Brandon Leonard, MA
It seems the holiday season starts earlier every year.  Even before Thanksgiving, retailers had taken the opportunity to roll out the lights and specialty goods for a host of upcoming holidays.  In some ways, this can be exciting: many people associate this time of year with favorite traditions, time with family and [...]

When is the right time to focus on your health?

Monday, July 6th, 2009

I hope you’ve enjoyed this Independence Day.  The 4th of July is a time to enjoy the big Fs: food, friends, family, fireworks – at least that’s the way it’s always been for me.  This year I’ve been thinking about the personal significance of this holiday, and the recent month that just passed including Father’s [...]

Return the Flavor to our Fathers

Monday, June 15th, 2009

In light to President Obama’s speech today at AMA in Chicago, prevention seems to be the main thing I took away from listening to his speech. Of course, there were words directed to those doctors who haven’t been helping out to our frail health care by “tycoon-ing” the industry for profits, but preventive health [...]

More progress towards reducing tobacco use

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

An article by USA today (click here for article) reported that retail chains are making progress towards reducing tobacco use in the US. More specifically, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Tennessee all have Bills pending to bar pharmacies with walk in clinics from selling tobacco products. New York has a Bill that would [...]

Drinking and the elderly population

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The Chicagotribune.com posted an article regarding elderly drinkers putting their lives at risk by consuming more than the recommend amount of alcohol for their age (click here for article). The elderly group has been defined as those over the age of 65. The concern is that alcohol can cause greater problems for [...]