Blue Mondays and May Peak in Personal Crisis Reports
A Harvard School of Public Health study analyzes 185,887 crisis reports from 1972 to 1978, finding Monday as the peak day for personal crises and May as the peak month for deaths by own action, with cyclic daily patterns within months and February as an exception. The work suggests timing could guide hotlines and interventions.
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Boston
Kathleen MacMahon
Harvard School of Public Health
United States
American Journal of Epidemiology
Miss MacMahon
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
James Mercy
Mercy
New England Journal of Medicine
Which foods are best for teeth Iowa study will tell
Iowa City officials describe a University of Iowa study where volunteers test hundreds of foods to identify items friendly to teeth. Dr. Mark Jensen notes the goal of labeling foods as friendly or not, inspired by Switzerland. Peanuts celery pepperoni ham and sausage appear safe while most cookies and candies are not friendly to teeth.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Mark Jensen
United States
Why humans self-destruct and seek balance in life
A columnist argues the body is an equation of minus and plus. He cites studies on rats to suggest stress drives pleasure seeking and habit formation. He notes coping through smoking and eating as responses to daily pains and invites readers to write to Porter Shimer at The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Los Angeles
Person X
Porter Shimer
Cedar Rapids
P.O. Box
Iowa
Dietitian
Cedar Rapids Dietitic Association
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Triglyceride Diet Tips Lower Levels Through Fiber
Reader asks how to lower triglycerides and add fiber. Expert advises weight control, reduce saturated fat and cholesterol, limit sugars and alcohol, and replace saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats. Favor vegetables, whole grains, fruits, and bran for fiber.
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Hazel Mentzer
Free Foot Clinic and Health Lectures At Local Colleges
A free foot clinic runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Wednesday at the Medicine Shoppe 1911 First Ave SE with Linn County Iowa Podiatry Society members. Appointments 364 2358. The Hawkeye Chapter AMA Medical Transcription group meets Saturday in Kirkwood Linn Hall room 343 with talks on general pathology cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. Kirkwood offers seven nursing and allied health courses with CEU credits, including supervising in health care facilities and a stress workshop, with phone registrations 398 5412 or toll free 1 800 332 8833.
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Medicine Shoppe
First Ave
Linn County
Iowa Podiatry Society
Mike Sinnott
Hawkeye
American Association For Medical Transcription
Linn Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Regis Weland
David Phillips
Shirley German
Sylvia Carter
Iowa Board of Nursing
Kirkwood Learning Center
Iowa City
Iowa Hall
Iowa
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
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Rich Dugas
Clinitron
Mercy Hospital
Mary Thoendel
BSN
Omaha
Neb
Laurie Nortman
Kirkwood College
Universal Press Syndicate
American Heart Association
Foot
Sinnott
CEU
Radio Shack
Auna
Duofone
TAND
CitiLine
Citicorp
PRIC
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