One of the latest diet trends is the Paleo Diet in which people eat like the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Age. Who has tried it or know of someone who has? What is your opinion? Medically, is it healthy or harmful? Join the discussion here or on the NEWS-Line Facebook page. ~ JMB
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Discussion: The Paleo Diet
February 28th, 2013 
John Buck
Posted in Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Break Room, Well Being 
Tags: Health, Nutrition, Paleo Diet 
1 Comment »Measles Microneedle Vaccine Could Boost Immunization Effort
November 27th, 2012 John BuckMeasles vaccine given with painless and easy-to-administer microneedle patches can immunize against measles at least as well as vaccine given with conventional hypodermic needles, according to research done by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the study, the researchers developed a technique to dry and stabilize [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Lab, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Products, Respiratory Tags: Georgia Tech, Immunization, Measles, Microneedle, Public Health, Vaccine No Comments »Experts Urge Holistic Approach, Rather Than Only Sodium Focus, for BP Management
August 8th, 2012 John Buck
While many public health officials and healthcare providers view reducing sodium intake as the primary strategy to lower blood pressure, a 2010 expert Roundtable indicates that strategies that encourage lifestyle modifications could yield better results, concludes an article published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition Today. In 2010, IFIC convened a Roundtable discussion with 10 leaders [...]
Posted in Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Well Being Tags: High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, IFIC, Nutrition, The International Food Information Council No Comments »RWJF Announces 12 New Nurse Faculty Scholars
September 1st, 2011 John BuckThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the names of the 12 outstanding nursing faculty from across the country who were selected to participate in its prestigious Nurse Faculty Scholars program this year. The RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program is strengthening the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by developing the next generation [...]
Posted in Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Specialties, Women's Health Tags: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar, RWJF No Comments »Nursing Professor Guided by W.C. Fields
August 22nd, 2011 John BuckHarriet Fields, EdD, RN, who joined the faculty of Sacred Heart University in January, has been influenced throughout her life and career by her relationship to her paternal grandfather, W.C. Fields. Although her grandfather passed away before she was born, the clinical associate professor in SHU’s Department of Nursing has always used W.C. Fields as [...]
