by Leigh Ann Otte
Choosing skin-care products can be daunting. There are so many claims, ingredients, formulations—and prices!
So we went straight to the experts. We asked three dermatologists which products they’d recommend—brand names and all. And they said there are plenty of great finds right in your neighborhood drugstore.
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor
Do you like to cook?
Some of our favorite things to post on Twitter are healthy recipes. For this Twitter Friday, we’ve rounded up a few of the best from the last month or so.
We’d love it if you’d share links to your favorite online healthy recipes in the comments section below.
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor
It’s time for our monthly Twitter roundup. This time, we have a ton of tweeters and bloggers to highlight. If you’re not on Twitter but like reading health blogs, just skip to the second section.
But before I get to that: a quick plug for our free preview issue since the offer ends Sunday. My Family Doctor is a unique, fun-to-read, trustworthy, magazine written by health-care providers for the general public. We feature the latest information on how to prevent and treat disease, tell you which alternative remedies really work, and tackle widespread myths and rumors.
Now, on to the Twitter fun.
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
President Obama’s pick for the new surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, M.D., is drawing a little controversy. She appears overweight.
Here at My Family Doctor we have a little argument going on whether this should matter.
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor
In our blog post about Twitter this week, we’re linking to interesting health articles and blogs, so even if you’re not on Twitter, you can benefit.
For those of you on Twitter, we thought it would be interesting to see who we tweeted about the most in June. We’ve included a few of the posted links. Enjoy!
Some People We Retweeted Most:
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor
On Friday, I blogged about some interesting resolutions from the American Medical Association’s annual meeting. Today, as promised, it’s time for the My Family Doctor first annual Resolutions Awards (tongue firmly in cheek)!
Drum roll, please …
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor
Last Friday, we highlighted some great health-related Twitter folks to follow. Now, it’s time to celebrate registered dietitians and people who tweet healthy recipes.
What do you think of the list? Any to add?
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
Last week Congress passed a bill that gave the FDA regulating authority over tobacco. The president is sure to sign it. It is supposed to be a blow to the tobacco industry and their advertising efforts. No more flavored tobacco or “light cigarette” claims.
But I have a few questions: (more…)
If you have ever seen Steve Martin’s dentist protrayal in “Little Shop of Horrors”, or Lawrence Olivier asking Dustin Hoffman, “Is it safe?” in “Marithon Man”, you know my initial reaction of a dental appointment. Once I get there, it is not nearly as bad and dentists are trying their best to make the visit comfortable if not downright please.
We asked dentists for their thoughts on trends and one is making the visit more enjoyable. I never thought I would put spa and root canal in the same sentence, but see our article on The Modern Dentist.
What is a community health clinic?
President Obama hinted at how he plans to deal with health-care access when he asked for significant funds to increase and update community health clinics—$155 million up front and $2 billion over two years.
I have some experience with the rural health clinic which, I think, is the country version of a community health center. President Carter started these in the 1970s. They are kind of a branch of Medicare/Medicaid. The fees are figured differently and there are more hoops to go through for providers.
