Institute of Medicine

The Problem With Our Approach To The Obesity Epidemic

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.19.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

Fundamentally, we have converted a world in which calories were relatively scarce and hard to get and physical activity unavoidable into a world where physical activity is scarce and hard to get and calories are unavoidable.

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It is Wrong to Ransom College Affordability with Preventive Health Funds

Leslie Gerwin | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Preventive Health, John Boehner, National Security, Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Minority Health, Planned Parenthood, College Affordability, Politics News
Leslie Gerwin

Failing to support public health weakens our nation's security. It is ironic that given limited funds and competing needs, Republican budget proposals cut human services and increase defense spending.

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Why Everyone Should Celebrate Jim Yong Kim's Election as President of the World Bank

Leslie Gerwin | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Investment in Public Health Infrastructure, Fighting Poverty, Jim Yong Kim, Partners in Health, Paul Farmer, Women's Health, Economic Development, World Bank, Public Health, Institute of Medicine, World News
Leslie Gerwin

This is a moment for Americans to recognize what Dr. Kim's work teaches us -- economic health depends upon healthy people and healthy communities.

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Am I a Woman or Am I a Puppet?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Institute of Medicine, Contraception, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights, Women's Healthcare, Women's Health, Women's Health and Rights, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

In light of the aggressive attack on women's health by the Right, perhaps we should ask -- "Am I a woman or am I a puppet?" Our strings are being pulled far to the right, and many of us are fed up.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Chimp Research: The Beginning Of The End?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.09.2012

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2012-01-09-fjkdjfjdkfkdjfefd.jpgOther than the West African nation of Gabon, we are the only country in the entire world that still experiments on chimps.

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Who Is More Essential? You or Health Insurers?

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Hhs, Institute of Medicine, Kathleen Sebelius, Obamacare, Barack Obama, Politics News
Wendell Potter

The money that patients' rights advocates have to spend to convince the administration that Americans should have decent health care benefits pales in comparison to the boatloads of cash insurers and their corporate allies have on hand to do largely the opposite.

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Hillary Clinton Is Right About HIV/AIDS: Time To Enact A Global Health Service Corps

Anand Reddi | Posted 01.09.2012

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Anand Reddi

Some may argue that enacting the Global Health Service Corps, especially in the era of U.S. government austerity measures, is not prudent.

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New Nutrition Guidelines: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 12.22.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

A committee commissioned by the Institute of Medicine just released its report on front-of-pack nutrition guidance. The recommendations are good in that they may help prevent the food industry from doing bad. The recommendations are bad if they forestall the implementation of superior approaches. And the recommendations are downright ugly if...

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Jennifer Grey's New Role: Educating Chronic Pain Sufferers

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.07.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

When I sat down with Jennifer Grey, I didn't ask about Dirty Dancing. Yet it came up because the year the movie was released (1987) coincided with the car accident that left Grey with whiplash damage and chronic pain.

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Vaccines Generally Safe And Side Effects Are Rare, New Report Says

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 10.25.2011

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After reviewing more than 1,000 studies on the subject, a panel of experts from the Institute of Medicine released a report Thursday stating vaccines ...

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Will President Obama Continue To Support Conscience Rights?

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 09.21.2011

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

In 2010, President Obama assured the nation that the new health reform law would maintain conscience protections. Will the President assert himself to safeguard conscience protections now?

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A Victory for Women's Health

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Birth Control, Women's Health, Women's Rights, Women's Health Care, Clinical Preventative Service for Women, Institute of Medicine, Affordable Care Act Women, Women News
Rep. Lois Capps

Today, the Institute of Medicine released an important report, Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps, that recognizes the importance of access to preventive health services for women.

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Nabbing The Obesity Epidemic At Its Roots

Dr. Cindy Haines | Posted 08.31.2011

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Dr. Cindy Haines

Thanks to a new report, we can trace the roots of adult obesity to a younger age than you might have suspected.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: How Availability Affects Healthy Choices

Tim Harlan, M.D. | Posted 07.24.2011

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Tim Harlan, M.D.

If you're trying to eat healthier and help your family do the same, choose better foods to have in the house and advocate for better choices in your kids' schools.

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Identifying Disconcerting Gaps in LGBT Research and Health Care

Loren A. Olson, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Loren A. Olson, M.D.

Much of the research that has been done on the LGBT community has been done on young lesbians and gay men, ignoring the hidden mature community.

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Connecting The Dots: Autism Awareness

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 06.05.2011

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Alison Rose Levy

Our health scientific research model studies one substance at a time, yet people are exposed to and retain many chemicals and other kinds of toxins.

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Why We Need to Limit Salt in Packaged Foods

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Salt, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sodium, Health, Restaurants, Institute of Medicine, Hypertension, Cspi, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Cutting sodium levels in packaged and restaurant foods in half is predicted to save 100,000 lives and tens of billions of dollars in health-care expenses each year.

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Only in the Bizarro World

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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B. Jeffrey Madoff

Households with guns are 11 times more likely to use those guns to commit suicide than for self defense. But to be fair, we don't just kill ourselves, we kill others, a lot.

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Why You'll Need A Personal Brain Trainer

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alvaro Fernandez

Substantial gains could be achieved by organizing everyday activities that grow neurological abilities and sustain brain health. If the ordinary citizen is to achieve brain fitness, they'll need to work at it.

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Better Health Care Through Rationing

Gov. Dick Lamm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Dick Lamm

Rationing is the price we must pay for our creative success. It is the ugly child of the marriage of our ingenuity and our egalitarianism.

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'Outlaw Mother's Milk' Says Drug Czar

Don Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don Parker

After declaring on Wednesday in Fresno that "marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office...

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A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. John Neustadt

Training doctors to uncover and treat the underlying causes of disease could eliminate much of the unnecessary reliance on pharmaceuticals and reduce their devastating, and sometimes deadly, side effects.

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Resident Work Hours: Standing Up for Patient Safety is Not "Whining"

John Ingle | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Ingle

If our duty hours are so taxing that we can't safely operate an automobile, why are we allowed to perform medicine in the same condition?

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