by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity rates in the U.S. remain high and are edging higher in spite of more than a decade of warnings. The most recent CDC statistics show that more than one third of all U.S. adults are obese. Despite the growing evidence of health threats related to obesity,...
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by Bruce Brown | October 17, 2017 | General News, Health
You may not smoke. Perhaps you never were a smoker or quit years ago. Many of your friends and family members who used to smoke may have quit also. I had my last cigarette January 20, 1991… and I do count the days because they represent freedom from a toxic...
by Bruce Brown | March 16, 2017 | General News, Health
The statistics regarding the percent of children in the U.S. with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have changed over time. Part of the difference is due to measurement methods. While the American Psychiatric Association state in the Diagnostic and Statistical...
by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2017 | General News, Health
National medical authorities in the United States support the practice of breastfeeding. The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding this week and the American Academy of Pediatrics published a Breastfeeding Initiatives...
by Bruce Brown | December 20, 2016 | General News, Health
In the United States as of figures from 2014, 9.3 percent of the population — 29.1 million people — have diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of that number, 21 million people are diagnosed and 8.1 million are...
