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Facts of Life

Facts of Life: Issue Briefings for Health Reporters

Vol 12 No. 3
Community Health Workers: Homegrown Care

Vol 12 No. 2
Statins: Still Going Strong

Vol 12 No. 1
The Rise of Childhood Allergies

Vol 11 No. 12
Food Safety

Vol 11 No. 11
An Aging Marketplace

Vol 11 No. 10
Caffeine and Health: The Latte Letdown

Vol 11 No. 9
Self-Test: Are Patients Ready?

Vol 11 No. 8
Fertility Treatments: Fraught With Uncertainties

Vol 11 No. 7
Aging Well: Eating Right is Worth the Effort

Vol 11 No. 6
Genes, Screens and a Healthy Future

Vol 11 No. 5
Aging Well: Why Exercise Is Essential

Vol 11 No. 4
Crisis Communications: Public Health Priority

Vol 11 No. 3
Aging Well: Preventing Falls

Vol 11 No. 2
Different Risk: Race-based Health Care and Medicine

Vol 11 No. 1
Organic Foods Lower Children’s Pesticide Exposure

Vol 10 No. 12
Screening for Depression

Vol 10 No. 11
Health Research Fuels Smoking Bans

Vol 10 No. 10
Saying No to Teen Sex

Vol 10 No. 9
The Economics of Obesity

Vol 10 No. 8
Migraine: A Major Headache

Vol 10 No. 7
Smoking Cessation: Beyond the Patch

Vol 10 No. 6
ADHD: The Changing Face of ADHD Treatment

Vol 10 No. 5
Glaucoma and Cataracts: Enemies of Aging Eyes

Vol 10 No. 4
Prenatal Care: Proven Practices or Old Wives’ Tales?

Vol 10 No. 3
Second-Generation Antidepressants

Vol 10 No. 2
Staying Safe At Home

Vol 10 No. 1
Risky Business: Conveying Disease Statistics

Vol 9 No. 12
Weighing the Data: Obesity Affects Elderly, Too

Vol 9 No. 11
Postpartum Depression: Beyond the ‘Baby Blues’

Vol 9 No. 10
Call Doc in the Morning, Then Take Aspirin

Vol. 9 No. 9
Minding Matters: Battling Depression in Children


Vol. 9 No. 8

Brushing Up on Fluoride’s Role in Dental Health

Vol. 9 No. 7
As Years Add Up, So Do Nutrition Demands

Vol. 9 No. 6
Is There Light at the End of the Carpal Tunnel?

Vol. 9 No. 5
On the Road to Improving Traffic Safety

Vol. 9 No. 4
Sweet-Talking the Kids: Not-So-Hidden Persuasion

Vol. 9 No. 3
Working Out the Problem of Insufficient Exercise

Vol. 9 No. 2
The Contraception Question: Barriers and Choices

Vol. 9 No.1
A Wake-Up Call on the Value of Sleep

Vol. 8 No. 12
Potential Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking

Vol. 8 No. 11
Health Education:
Schools Learn the Hard Way

Vol 8, No. 10
Media Violence:
More Than Just Child's Play?

Vol 8, No. 9
Working Yourself to Death:
Stress on the Job

Vol 8, No. 8
Gunning for Attention:
Firearm Health Hazards

Vol 8, No. 7
On the Go:
The Health Concerns of Travel

Vol 8, No. 6
Shouting from the Rooftops:
Where We Reside Can Affect Our Lives

Vol 8, No. 5
The Forgotten Population:
Health Disparities and Minority Men

Vol. 8, No. 4
Outside In:
Environment and Health

Vol. 8, No. 3
Talking the Talk:
Improving Patient-Provider Communication

Vol. 8, No. 2
Focus on the Big Picture:
Using Multilevel Interventions to Advance Health

Vol. 8, No. 1
Taking Charge of 'The Change':
Dealing With the Downside of Menopause

Vol. 7, No. 12
Life Lessons:
Studying Education's Effect on Health

Vol. 7, No. 11
Food for Thought:
Prevention of Eating Disorders in Children

Vol. 7, No. 10
An Ounce of Prevention:
Vaccinations and Immunizations

Vol. 7, No. 9
One Year Later:
Post-Traumatic Stress Takes Toll on Children

Vol. 7, No. 8
Preventing Suicide:
Individual Acts Create a Public Health Crisis

Vol. 7, No. 7
Cover Your Hide:
Too Much Sun Can Lead to Skin Cancer

Vol. 7, No. 6
Point, Click, Heal:
Health Information and the Internet

Vol. 7 No. 5
Down in the Mouth:
Oral Health and the Whole Body

Vol. 7 No. 4
Sport for Life:
Avoiding Pitfalls, Attaining Benefits

Vol. 7 No. 3
Grief:
Coming to Terms With Loss Six Months After Sept. 11
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Vol. 7 No. 2
Women and Heart Disease:
Looks Different, Kills Just the Same

Vol. 7 No. 1
Migraine:
Prevention and Treatment More Effective Than Most Realize

Vol. 6 No. 8
Fibromyalgia Syndrome:
Improving Treatment, Unraveling the Cause

Vol. 6 No. 7
Facing the Obesity Epidemic:
Developing Strategies for Weight Control

Vol. 6 No. 6
PTSD: The Psychological Wounds of Terror

Vol. 6 No. 5
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Common Condition Easily Prevented

Vol. 6 No. 4
Social and Emotional Competence: Promoting Healthy Behaviors Among Youth

Vol. 6 No.3
Reducing Tobacco Use: The Quest to Quit

Vol. 6 No.2
Pregnancy Behavior and Care: Enhancing Infants' Lifelong Health

Vol. 6 No.1
Targeting the At-Risk Drinker with Screening and Advice

Vol. 5 No.9
Good Nutrition: A Tough Nut to Crack

Vol. 5 No.8
Adherence for Life: Managing HIV/AIDS

Vol. 5 No.7
Youth and Tobacco Use: Helping Kids Quit

Vol. 5 No.6
Teaming Up to Tackle Osteoarthritis

Vol. 5 No.5
Exercising Your Options: The Benefits of Physical Activity

Vol. 5 No.4
Asthma Control: A Management Job for Millions

Vol. 5 No.3
Behavioral Techniques Help Restore Hearts and Minds

Vol. 5 No. 2
New Approaches to Diabetes Care Involve Patient- Provider Collaboration

Vol. 5 No. 1
Chronic Back Pain Yields to Collaborative, Team Approach

Vol. 4 No. 8
Depression Outlook Lifts with Ongoing Management and Care

Vol. 4 No. 7
"Ounce of Prevention" Medicare Gap

Vol. 4 No. 6
To Learn About People, Ask the Animals

Vol. 4 No. 5
Treating Arthritis with More Than Pain-Killers

Vol. 4 No. 4
Mother's Nurturing: Medicine for Life

Vol. 4 No. 3
Your Job May Be Killing You

Vol. 4 No. 2
Child Abuse Can Last a Lifetime

Vol. 4 No. 1
Cutting the Stress of Surgery

Vol. 3 No. 8
Nicotine Fits

Vol. 3 No. 7
Minding the Body: The Science of Hypnosis

Vol. 3 No. 6
Longer-Lasting Pain Relief - Without Pills

Vol. 3 No. 5
'Happy' Brains in Healthy Bodies

Vol. 3 No. 4
Taking Care of the Caregivers

Vol. 3 No. 3
Sleeping: It Does a Body Good

Vol. 3 No. 2
Getting Old: A Lot of It Is in Your Head

Vol. 3 No. 1
Poverty Kills - in More Ways Than You Think