Wrapping Up Baby Week

Half this week’s theme was babies (the other half: obesity as a global health epidemic; so basically this has been Fat/Baby Week. Or Baby/Fat Week.). Many readers of this blog have complained that I posted no pictures of my granddaughter, who was born on Monday, February 4 (read all about it; just scroll down to the Feb. 4 post). My …

Helpful tips for new parents

As announced here Monday (see below), a new baby entered the world and the Pearson family this week. We aren’t the only ones experiencing a blessed event: eleven thousand babies are reportedly born every day in the U.S. alone. Here are some helpful pointers for new and experienced parents alike:

Even animals have to fight obesity

To recap our story to this point, boys and girls, The Lancet reports that for the first time in human history, obesity is killing more people worldwide than malnutrition. The annual death toll blamed on obesity stands on the far side of 3 million, while fewer than 1 million now die from the effects of starvation and malnutrition. This was …

got church?

The Editorial Department here at Medical Examiner world headquarters reports they haven’t offended anybody since late last month (Jan. 30, “Where’s the bone?” see below), which means they’re slackers. Any good editorial department (especially one that’s capitalized, like ours is) should be regularly churning out highly opinionated opinions. And so, without further ado: Forgive us for pointing out the obvious, …

PSA of the Week

Shall we stick with the baby theme? I say sure, why not? We have baby on the brain here at the World Headquarters, and enough baby-related PSAs to go through the end of the year. But we won’t do that, of course. Maybe just this one and one or two more. The current Medical Examiner (scroll down to read it …

I LOVE MONDAY!

That’s right. Love, not hate. So if you came here looking for the weekly I Hate Monday post, you’ll have to wait. It will be back next Monday. In the meantime, epic news! If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I have a bit of personal news: the arrival this morning at University Hospital of my latest grandchild. Not that …

SPOILER ALERT!

Party pooper alert! Apologies in advance. On second thought, the Medical Examiner should not apologize for offering a dose or two of food wisdom, on this, the holiest of days in the Church of the Eternally Growing Waistline. Yes, this is one of America’s biggest holidays, and its focus is two things, mainly: watching TV and eating. Super Bowl Sunday …

Changes in leading risk factors, 1990 to 2010

As mentioned in this week’s Medical Examiner cover story, some risk factors and causes of death are fading as fast Members Only jackets; others are booming. The link below (click or cut & paste) takes you to an interactive chart showing what’s hot and what’s not worldwide. Interesting and valuable information for healthcare professionals – and everyone else. http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/visualizations/gbd-2010-change-leading-causes-and-risks-between-1990-and-2010?type=arrows&cr=cause&metric=DALY&region=0&sex=3&age=99&yr=2010&sortRef=0&rankRange=25&arrowDimen=full

It’s February 1

And it’s a First Friday. That can only mean one thing: a new Medical Examiner has rolled off the presses and is ready to read, here and now. Aside from the epic news on page one, we launch a new feature: kids get to play Ask The Doctor: page 3. Among other fascinating bits of trivia, we reveal the little-known …