Hello, readers! We have things to discuss:
1) Who the heck am I? Kate, from the nonprofit blog. Nice to meet you. (Monica and I did a little switch, since she's working at a nonprofit and I just started public health school.) I graduated from Ithaca College in 2007, did a year of AmeriCorps VISTA and ended up back on a college campus a couple weeks ago to pursue a joint master's in public health and health journalism. I do a million things. I like shiny objects. I'll try to entertain you.
2) Health Nuts? Huh? Life in Medicine was a solid name, if you want a life in medicine. But what about all of the biostatisticians out there? And the health educators? And phys ed teachers? By changing the name of this blog, we're hoping to keep everyone excited about health (professionally or personally) in the loop. Something on your mind? Comment away! I'll do my best to bring it up to the other health nuts out there.
3) Are plastic water bottles the devil? (We have to get into the meat sooner or later here...) Yes! Well, maybe. Or maybe not. You certainly heard about the potentially scary plastic scare--and that the FDA said that bottles with BPA are safe. But today a large-scale study was released that claims people with the most BPA in their systems have double your average risk of heart disease and diabetes (not to mention heightened risk in a bunch of other health areas). Be safe. Sip from a Sigg. Even if the research is bogus, you'll look cool.
More on all of these things later. But welcome!
Photo by rpongsaj
3) Are plastic water bottles the devil? (We have to get into the meat sooner or later here...) Yes! Well, maybe. Or maybe not. You certainly heard about the potentially scary plastic scare--and that the FDA said that bottles with BPA are safe. But today a large-scale study was released that claims people with the most BPA in their systems have double your average risk of heart disease and diabetes (not to mention heightened risk in a bunch of other health areas). Be safe. Sip from a Sigg. Even if the research is bogus, you'll look cool.
More on all of these things later. But welcome!
Photo by rpongsaj
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