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Thursday, January 28th, 2010Time to reassess
By Ramon P. Llamas, MPH
“Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.” – William Temple
I recently read “Wake-up Call” by Erika Lovley in Politico this week and my suspicions have been confirmed through anecdotal evidence: people working in Washington, especially those working on [...]
More Money, More Problems
Friday, January 1st, 2010By 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, [...]
A Pavlovian Experiment
Thursday, October 29th, 2009By Ramon P. Llamas, MPH
Since June I have participated in several health fairs and I consistently notice a clear trend: Men by-passing our tables like one would do with a slow car on the highway. Men would most likely ignore our table and all the valuable information we have to offer like the plague if [...]
It takes effort… by Ramon Llamas
Monday, August 17th, 2009by Ramon Llamas
The summer of 2009 is almost over and looking back at the past two-and-a-half months, I realize that it’s been an extremely busy one. Health reform debates and symposia at various think tanks; briefings with health policy experts on the Hill; and editorials on the public option and “death panels” scatter websites and [...]
In the Market for Better Health
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009by Brandon Leonard
If you’re not familiar with a farmer’s market in your area, you’re missing out. The freshest food is grown locally, you can get some surprisingly good deals, and there’s something special about connecting with the people who are growing the food you eat. Plus, the earlier you get to your food, the more [...]
Sleep, That Unconscious Feeling You Get Sometimes By Luke Manley
Monday, August 3rd, 2009We all wish there were more hours in a day. A little more time with our families, a few more hours of daylight to play another game of tackle football with our buddies, just an hour more to complete that last level on the new Call of Duty video game. Unfortunately most often the thing [...]
All about the numbers by Ramon Llamas
Monday, July 27th, 2009All about the numbers
By Ramon Llamas
For a majority of men, it is all about the numbers especially sports fans. They can recite statistics of their favorite teams and players without hesitation: Lebron James, the 2009 NBA regular season MVP averaged 28 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds last year; the Los [...]
More progress towards reducing tobacco use
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008An 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 [...]
Restaruants banning smoking helps reduce youth smoking
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008The Los Angeles Times reports that restaurants that ban smoking also help reduce the number of youths who light up. (click here for article). When young adults are not given an environment where they can openly partake in an unhealthy habit, they are less likely to continue the behavior. This article is a good example [...]
How damaging can sun exposure be to the scalp and neck?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008A recent posting on Boston.com has stated that melanoma on the scalp and neck are the most deadly types of skin cancer (click here). This is a big concern for many men who have higher rates of melanoma than women do. Men can be very reluctant to use sunscreen or wide brimmed hats when they [...]
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