November 2012

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New study reveals more inspiring reasons to serve veggies at dinner

PARSIPPANY, NJ (November 14, 2012) – Parents may have some new motivations to serve their kids vegetables. A new study, funded in part by Pinnacle Foods’ Birds Eye brand and published in Public Health Nutrition, found that adding vegetables to the plate led to more positive evaluations of both the main entrée and the cook.…

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Medical History – Highlights of a Decade podcasts #2

Adding voices to papers…Medical History‘s second podcast is now available online Medical History’s  2nd podcast is an engaging interview with Mark Jackson in which he discusses his paper ‘“Divine Stramonium”: The Rise and Fall of Smoking for Asthma.…

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Older adults who are frail more likely to be food insufficient

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity – scientifically categorized as “frail” – are five times more likely to report that they often don’t have enough to eat, defined as “food insufficiency,” than older adults who were not frail.…

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Barriers to managing diabetes

The Booth et al. study of recently diagnosed patients with diabetes and the health professionals involved in their care highlighted barriers to lifestyle management in six main areas.…

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BJHS – 50 years and counting…

An anniversary is a good time to pause and take stock. The British Journal for the History of Science has been publishing papers for fifty years, and its proud parent, the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS), the national learned society for the specialty, has been leading reflections as well as celebrations.…

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