Talking with teens about sex and safety guidance
A health education article urges open communication with teens about sex, STDs, and contraception, offering practical tips. It cites statistics from girlshealth.gov and HHS and emphasizes honest values, media as conversation starters, goal review, healthy relationship rules, and accessible resources. It profiles Angie Bailey and Lea Ann Kuehl of Jackson County Health Department and notes a local resource link.
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Girlshealth.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Women’s Health
U.S
Food addiction shown to trigger brain activity like drugs in study
Yale researcher Ashley Gearhardt leads a study in Archives of General Psychiatry showing that high food addiction scorescorrelate with brain activity similar to drug addicts during chocolate milkshake exposure. Lean and obese women showed cravings related responses, suggesting physiological as well as psychological triggers.
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Archives of General Psychiatry
Ashley Gearhardt
Yale University
Rudd Center
Gearhardt
Yale Rudd Center For Food
Prevent Ear Infections in Children Practical Steps
A Norfolk physician outlines strategies to reduce pediatric ear infections. Breastfeed six to twelve months, avoid bottle propping, and keep babies upright. Avoid cigarette smoke, keep immunizations up to date, control allergens, eat healthy, and discuss preventive meds or ear tubes for recurrent cases.
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Phillip Snider
Norfolk
Acupuncture Eases Menopause Hot Flashes Finds Turkish study
A Turkish trial with 53 postmenopausal women shows acupuncture reducing hot flashes more than sham treatment. Treated women report less severe symptoms and higher estrogen levels, while psychological improvements also favored acupuncture.
17 Day Diet: a new weight loss plan gains attention
California doctor Michael Moreno promotes the 17 Day Diet with four cycles of 17 days each. The plan borrows from low carb principles, restricts calories in cycle 1 to 1200, adds carbs in cycle 2, then allows snacks and limited alcohol in cycle 3, and permits weekend splurges in cycle 4 while gradually increasing exercise.
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Michael Moreno
California
Dr. Phil
the Doctors
South Beach
Moreno
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Jackson County Healthy Communities Coalition
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