In the Media

• Chemicals in plastics cause high B.P in children
  Outlet: TheMedGuru.comimage: Beware of the chemical compounds in the daily used plastics!! According to a recent study, the chemicals present in the plastics we use everyday could cause high B.P conditions among children and infants. The chemical compound called DEH […]
• Endrometrial cancer: Early detection and treatment can make all the difference with this most common type of gynecological cancer
  Outlet: Patriot-News - Online, TheNancy Kelly was five years past menopause when she noticed some abnormal bleeding. She didn't waste any time in calling her doctor. “You're the only one that knows your body and if you see things that you know aren't right, call your doctor right […]
• Followers of Atkins diet more likely to doze off in the afternoon, study finds
  Outlet: The Telegraph (U.K.)It may help you lose weight, but after lunch in accordance with the principles of the Atkins diet you can expect a pronounced postprandial slump in energy levels, a study has found. That sleepy feeling after lunch has long been the enemy of office […]

Podcasts

• Research looks at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis changes
  Dr. Cheryl Tierney discusses coming changes to the DSM--one of the tools used by doctors to diagnose mental disorders--and her research of how it may affect children with specific autism spectrum disorders. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system. […]
• Sound Research #5 - Pregnancy and weight gain - Penn State College of Medicine
  Dr. Cynthia Chuang and Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski discuss their recent research looking at weight gain advice given to pregnant women. They discuss the inaccurate information given specifically to overweight women, why this may be, and what healthy weight gain guidelines are. Click on the iPod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Rig […]
• Sound Health #6 - Promoting a ‘smart’ approach to antibiotic use – Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
  Antibiotics are used to treat a wide range of illnesses – including some they’re not equipped to fight. The unnecessary prescriptions are often a result of undue pressures placed on parents and physicians. In this edition of Sound Health, Dr. Nicole Hackman, a pediatrician at Penn State Hershey Medical Group - Hope Drive, talks about the Get Smart About Anti […]

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