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Autism awareness - The Boston Globe
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Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Children's Health, Relationship
Most Recently Shared on December 31, 2010 at 6:24 am By:
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Starbucks flavoring contains bug extracts - Daily Dose: A Boston Globe blog with health news, advice, and information.
boston.com — “Starbucks is under fire this week for revealing that its Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino and strawberry-flavored smoothies contain cochineal extract -- a red dye made out of dried, crushed, female cochineal beetles. This news has enraged some vegetarian groups that were under the impression the products, when ordered with soy milk, contained no animal products.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 7:04 pm By:
Dave deBronkart Patient Advocate
Ew!! RT @BeWellBoston: If you're vegan or keep kosher, Starbucks strawberry drinks have cochineal extract, from bugs. http://t.co/r23oKYSl
How parents are changing the course of autism research - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “In the last few years, scientists and doctors have begun listening to parents of kids with autism and begun to deepen their understanding of a condition that now affects almost 1 in 100 American children, 80 percent of them boys. Once considered a genetically driven brain disorder that was preordained at birth and unchanging throughout life, a more nuanced view of autism is slowly emerging - and that should help everyone cope a little better” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 3:31 am By:
Dr. Leah Klungness Psychologist, PhD, and Doctor
Reading now: How parents are changing the course of #autism research #BostonGlobe [Good news] http://t.co/woSMn4Wp
Essay winners talk of struggle to give care, get care with cost in mind - Boston.com
articles.boston.com — “Four winners have been selected in the Cost of Care essay contest aimed at promoting awareness among patients and providers about how much health care costs. Dr. Neel Shahcq, director of Cost of” View full resource at articles.boston.com
Most Recently Shared on January 19, 2012 at 5:26 pm By:
Bradley Crotty Doctor, Internist, and Physician
@Schutzbank nice mention in Globe: Essay winners talk of struggle to give care, get care with cost in mind http://t.co/5UjI9Mt7 #meded
Few doctors, nurses report asking patients about what they expect in their care - Boston Medical News - White Coat Notes - Boston.com
boston.com — “While a majority of doctors and nurses think it is important to check in with patients about what they expect to get from their care during a hospitalization, few have the training or awareness needed to ask the right questions, a team led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found in a study released today in the British Medical Journal: Quality & Safety. The authors said this gap between belief and action constitutes a “blind spot” in efforts to improve overall patient satisfaction.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on October 26, 2011 at 12:27 am By:
Few doctors, nurses report asking patients about what they expect in their care http://t.co/vH2ob285
Schools seeing shift on bullying - Boston.com
articles.boston.com — “School bullies, beware: Your prey is more likely than ever to report your bad behavior to a teacher or principal this year.Student culture is changing, administrators say. Spurred by increased” View full resource at articles.boston.com
Most Recently Shared on September 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm By:
PragmaticMom Parenting Supporter
Is the anti-bullying law changing the culture of Mass. schools? (Boston Globe) http://t.co/2ogW2G7 Yes! Better awareness helping #bullying
Drop in US smoking has slowed, despite public health efforts - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “The decline in smoking in the United States has slowed dramatically over the past five years, according to a federal report released yesterday, despite national and state efforts to raise tobacco taxes, increase awareness of cigarettes’ health risks, and ban smoking in public places. The number of heavy smokers fell substantially, while the number of light smokers, who smoked half a pack a day or less, increased. In 2010, an estimated 19.3 percent of Americans smoked, down from 20.9 percen” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on September 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm By:
Drop in US smoking has slowed, despite public health efforts http://t.co/q9uahfo via @BostonUpdate by @debkotz2 Let's speed it up again!
Boston launching media blitz against sugary drinks - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “Hoping to blunt the pervasive reach of sugary drinks, Boston officials yesterday unveiled a public awareness campaign that urges residents to reduce their consumption of the beverages, which officials link to rising obesity rates and higher health care costs. The campaign comes a month before Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s executive order takes effect phasing out the sale, advertising, and promotion of sugar-sweetened beverages in all municipal buildings.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on September 7, 2011 at 7:34 am By:
OrganizedWisdom Teen OW Health
Boston launches ad campaign against sugary beverages: Hoping to blunt the pervasive reach of sugary drinks, Bosto... http://t.co/D94UZBz
Your Town - Boston.com
boston.com — “Needham, Mass. News and information; updates on the schools in Needham, Massachusetts, sports, taxes, zoning, restaurants, new businesses, and more from The Boston Globe.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on August 15, 2011 at 2:54 pm By:
Peter H Brown Doctor and Psychologist
Local psychologist writes new book on autism http://t.co/U4zTMuE #autism
Mass. autism awareness program for first-responders expands to 13 other states - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “Westwood Fire Captain Bill Cannata has spent the last six years teaching first-responder firefighters how to recognize the symptoms of autism at an emergency scene so they know how to best approach someone with the disorder who is in distress.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on August 7, 2011 at 5:00 am By:
Sandra Cottingham Health Business and Parenting Supporter
Autism-awareness effort grows into national role http://bit.ly/nWRe3R
Vertex, rival’s ad campaigns focus on hepatitis C awareness - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “CAMBRIDGE — The ads began popping up this spring. An aging rocker, guitar in hand, peers from a poster mounted inside MBTA buses. “I survived disco,’’ the text reads. “I can fight hepatitis C.’’” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on June 28, 2011 at 12:05 pm By:
John Carroll Health Communicator
Vertex/Merck are focusing their hep c drug ads on the disease rather than the product. Building the market. Smart http://bo.st/mcOK8p
Parenting teenagers on the autism spectrum - In The Parenthood - Boston.com
boston.com — “A local mom's experiences with parenting, by Lylah Alphonse, discussing her life as working mother of five. A blog from Boston.com and the Boston Globe.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on June 8, 2011 at 11:20 am By:
Parenting teenagers on the autism spectrum: One of the hardest things about parenting older kids who are on the a... http://bo.st/bW5Q5I
Autism Blog - Matthew Israel avoids prison – just « Left Brain/Right Brain
leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk — “Autism Blog - Matthew Israel avoids prison – just « Left Brain/Right Brain” View full resource at leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on May 25, 2011 at 6:08 pm By:
Kev Health Communicator and Patient Advocate
Matthew Israel avoids prison – just: According to the Boston Globe, Matthew Israel will step down f... http://bit.ly/msqRXM
Logan Airport practice run aims to ease travel for autistic children - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “The Littlejohn family’s much-anticipated trip together to Walt Disney World last fall never made it past Logan International Airport.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on May 15, 2011 at 5:51 am By:
Sandra Cottingham Health Business and Parenting Supporter
Vacation dreams take flight http://bit.ly/iiM9t4
Herpes infectious without symptoms - Boston.com
boston.com — “NEW YORK --" People who have genital herpes can transmit the disease even when they don--™t show any visible signs of infection, suggesting that routine tests are needed to help curb the infection,” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on April 13, 2011 at 8:18 pm By:
NorthShoreLIJ Health Healthcare System
Alarming info people need to be aware of: Herpes infectious without symptoms - The Boston Globe http://bo.st/gXOTH1
Researchers track down autism rates across the globe - News & Commentary - Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
sfari.org — “Cultural stigma, lack of awareness about mental health and poor medical infrastructure have led to inaccurate diagnoses and artificially low autism prevalence in many countries around the world, epidemiologists say.. News, commentary and analyses about autism spectrum disorder provided by SFARI that covers the latest developments in neural, genetic, behavioral, developmental, computational, and other scientific research.” View full resource at sfari.org
Most Recently Shared on April 7, 2011 at 5:30 pm By:
Scientific American Health Magazine
MT @virginiahughes: after learning to do data viz at #sciwri11, i put it to use! #autism rates across the world http://bit.ly/fEBoVR
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