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1. Mediterranean diet may help counteract age-related declines in memory and thinking skills When I make a salad, I drizzle olive oil onto it and toss in a handful of toasted walnuts. Could this simple, tasty habit help me stay mentally sharp in the coming years? Maybe so. A new study in this week’s JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that eating a Mediterranean-style diet enhanced with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts is good for your mind as well as your heart. These findings, which come from a long-term clinical trial of different diets, are the first ever to show possible brain-related benefits of one eating pattern over another. The participants were part of a...
2. Temper, anxiety, homework trouble are medical issues? Many parents don’t realize it Many parents of children age 5-17 don’t discuss behavioral or emotional issues that could be signs of potential health problems with their doctors. The most common reason for not sharing these details with health care providers? Nearly half of parents believed that these simply were not medical problems. Another 40 percent of parents say they would rather handle it themselves and about 30 percent would rather speak to someone other than a doctor....
3. NCCIH presents “When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making” Lecture will feature acclaimed authors Jerome Groopman, M.D. and Pamela Hartzband, M.D....
4. Research/Employment Opportunity The Music for Health Project, run by the Nell Hodgson School of Nursing at Emory University, is currently seeking an on-site research coordinator 1-2 days a week for participant recruitment and monitoring at its Athens, Georgia study site. read more...
5. ASPPH Fellowship Opportunity! ASPPH offers recent graduates from ASPPH member institutions an opportunity to gain global health experience with the CDC.  read more...