Myths of hot weather food safety for picnics
A Kansas State University guide debunks common summer food myths. It urges clean prep areas, keeping foods cold or hot, and thorough cooking. It warns against using soap on produce, partial cooking, and relying on hard boiled eggs without proper cooling. It advises packing appropriate portions and discarding doubtful leftovers.
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Dolores T. McGlashon
Kansas State University
Anhattan
Karen Penner
Extension
Swimming safety tips for families this summer
A community service column from The Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City offers clear swimming safety rules. It covers when to call lifeguards, reading beach and pool rules with children, diving and skill limits, avoiding swimming after sun exposure or meals, and staying away from water during lightning. It also cautions about inner tubes and floats and emphasizes supervision and chat avoidance during lifeguard breaks.
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Children’s Mercy Hospital of
Kansas City
Missouri
Retirement 42 Percent Social Security and the 84 Percent Goal
A guide on retirement funding urges individuals to aim for 84 percent replacement by combining Social Security with personal savings and pensions. It highlights Social Security’s 42 percent replacement, supports a three-legged stool approach, and offers a free Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement via 1-877-1213.
Study finds seniors benefit from weight training
A Boston AP report details a NEJM editorial on a study of 100 frail nursing home residents average age 87. Over weeks of weight training they gained walking speed 12 percent and stair climbing 28 percent, with some moving from walkers to canes.
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Edward W. Campion
New England
Rethinking Health Care Priorities and Rights
William Bartholome, M.D., M.T.S., argues health should be one of many life aims, not a universal right. He says over investment in health care fails to improve population health and emphasizes care over cure for chronic illness, urging a shift to essential services grounded in reality.
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U. S
Japan
Canada
William Bartholome
M.D
History and Philosophy of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
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