August 31, 2010 – 1:58 pm
by Stefania Revelli Are you there God? It’s me … er, Margaret’s mom. As I came across the old preteen rite-of-passage read at my local bookstore, I realized Judy Blume and her 11-year-old protagonist, Margaret Simon, would both likely be as shocked as I’ve been to hear that girls are approaching puberty at a (way) [...]
August 13, 2010 – 7:55 am
by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Nonprofit healthcare management company Healthfirst has partnered with Linkwell Health to offer “better for you” nutrition guidance coupons to its underserved, lower-income members (ProgressiveGrocer.com 7.12.10). Food and product coupons will be mailed directly to members’ homes in an effort to influence healthier purchases among those suffering chronic conditions, like diabetes [...]
by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Because maintaining a cyber lifeline can be critical to many members of Gen We, a Minneapolis-based Best Buy set up a “tech precinct” in Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, complete with Geek Squad agents (USAToday.com 6.16.10). Hospital planners integrated videogames and WiFi as part of the healing environment. A [...]
by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING A nasty rash? A suspicious bump? There are some things shoppers don’t want to share with their pharmacists. Costco is installing health and wellness kiosks in Ontario stores so customers can have private sessions (ChainDrugReview.com 6.2.10). Created by Portland-based company Aisle 7, the interactive kiosks allow consumers to self-educate on [...]
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by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Hoping to excise tedious and expensive trips to the ER, Summit Orthopedics of Woodbury, MN, opened the extended-hour OrthoQUICK clinic to treat breaks, tears, sprains and other bone and joint injuries (OrthoQuick.com 6.10). For consumers, the usual drill has been to rush to the ER for traumatic injury and subsequently [...]
by Nina Elder WHAT’S HAPPENING On April 12, 2010, Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA, pledged to stop serving sodas and sugar-sweetened sports drinks (NoHarm.org 4.12.10). The ban, which is the first of its kind in the U.S., was inspired by a similar measure banning soft drinks in schools that was recently passed by the [...]
by Abelardo de la Peña Jr. WHAT’S HAPPENING We’ve told you this before: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among U.S. Latinas (WomensHealth.gov 11.29.09). And because it’s also the leading cause of death of Latinas around the world, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Office of Latin [...]
by Abby Shannon WHAT’S HAPPENING After a multi-year investigation behind the claims of U.K. doctor Andrew Wakefield, reputable medical journal The Lancet retracted his 1998 paper that linked the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism (CNN.com 2.2.10). Wakefield was found to have acted unethically — conducting invasive and unnecessary medical procedures to [...]
February 26, 2010 – 9:17 am
by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Mental workouts are proving essential to a well-balanced, whole-body fitness regimen. Brain games on Lumosity.com offer users a full, free cognitive workout in less than 10 minutes per day. Designed by a team of neuroscience and cognitive psychologists from Stanford and UCSF, users can choose from several courses, comprised of [...]
December 22, 2009 – 6:20 am
by Rocio Zamora Arzola WHAT’S HAPPENING When it comes to clinical studies, Latinos typically stay away. Seeking participants for an Alzheimer’s study, Phoenix’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center found a ready-made group: El Grupo, composed of male Latino alumni from Phoenix Union High School. The group of seniors meets monthly at a local restaurant, [...]
November 27, 2009 – 7:47 am
by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING At Rite Aid, shopping has healthy benefits. The retailer is testing a rewards program that compensates consumers with free health screenings in addition to traditional discounts (BuffaloNews.com 11.3.09). The “Wellness+” program lets shoppers earn points for their purchases to redeem for glucose or cholesterol readings. The screenings take place in [...]
November 6, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING For BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, the line between healthcare and retail continues to get fuzzier; this fall, the company has rolled out healthcare gift cards (MyFoxOrlando.com 10.07.09). Two different types of gift cards are available and can be picked up in Winn Dixie or CVS pharmacy stores. The $59 Blue [...]
October 22, 2009 – 6:00 am
by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING For those who fear deplaning with bugs they originally didn’t board with, global defense and aerospace company BAE Systems and Quest International have joined to develop a filtration system that removes viruses, bacteria and pollutants from cabin air (TimesOnline.co.uk 9.15.09). AirManager, which can be retrofit to existing airline air conditioning [...]
