What are my chances of getting pregnant ?
This is the commonest question the IVF specialist is asked – especially by someone who has failed an IVF cycle.In one sense, it’s an easy question to answer. IVF clinics keep statistical records of the pregnancy rates we achieve in the women we treat, which means we can quote success rates in various groups of women ( for example, women under 35; women over 40; and so on.)The trouble is that these figures apply to groups of women . How can we intelligently extrapolate these to the individual patient sitting in front of you and asking the question?Thus, not all 40-year olds are the same. Some have good ovarian res...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - August 25, 2014 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: American Society for Reproductive Medicine Anti-Müllerian hormone Antral follicle Clinic In vitro fertilisation Ovarian reserve patient Pregnancy rate Source Type: blogs
Comparing apples with oranges? How to make better use of evidence from the voluntary and community sector to improve health outcomes and supporting case studies
NHS Confederation - The briefing, primarily aimed at members of health and wellbeing boards, but relevant to both statutory and VCS partners, gives an overview of the knowledge, expertise and insight that voluntary and community sector organisations may hold about their local communities and diverse groups of people within these, as well as the different ways this knowledge can be used to enhance joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) and commissioning.
Briefing
Poster
NHS Confederation publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 8, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Commissioning Integrated care Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Healthy Eating for Summer Barbecues
It’s that time of the year again – break out the grill! Nothing says summer like a backyard BBQ or a picnic in the park. It’s the perfect time to start flavoring up your favorite summer foods and drinks the healthy way! The key to creating a healthy summer BBQ is quality foods and ingredients.
Keep on reading to learn how to make your favorite summer foods healthy and flavorful.
Healthy Eating for Summer Barbecues on TV in Baltimore
I recently appeared on WBAL with ideas for flavorful and healthy summer foods and drinks. Watch this clip for my tips and ideas, and check out the highlights below.
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Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - July 9, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking food fruits health nutrition recipes eating healthy McCormick pistachios pom Real Deal All Natural Snacks summer summer BBQ summer snacks sunkist tv WBAL Source Type: blogs
Healthy Entertaining Ideas for the Fourth of July!
Nothing says 4th of July like watching fireworks and getting together with family and friends for a delicious barbecue! I recently appeared on Let’s Talk Live with fun and healthy food ideas to make your Fourth of July celebration taste great. Read on to learn how to flavor up your celebration the healthy way with quality foods and ingredients, or watch the full clip below.
Surprise Your Guests with an Unexpected Burger
Did you know that over 90% of American households have a jar of peanut butter? Peanuts and peanut butter do more than just add fabulous flavor to our favorite snacks and meals — they also ad...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - July 3, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food life nutrition recipes bbq cranberries july 4th Kind Bars peanuts Pirates Booty Real Deal All Natural Snacks sunkist Source Type: blogs
EILTS in Erbil's Sun
So, I come to Erbil to receive my EILTS certificate, a certificate with marks that are not enough to join that training/working in the UK. A certificate with no clear benefit for me. I go back to the hotel. The hotel's name is MONTANA. Near the citadel. Erbil citadel. I think Montana is a city in Canada. With some Etymological root referring to the word "Mountain". A mountain. I go to sleep at about 11:00 am. Yesterday I didn't sleep well. I sleep deeply. I wake up gradually. I take my mobile phone and play "Taffic Racer". Raise up some money to buy a truck. Quit the game. Take on clothes. Go to have a lunch. Much red meat...
Source: psychiatry for all - March 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Produce of the Day: Citrus
All this month I’m making it fun to eat better with my 30-Day Challenge “Half Plate Produce” in the spirit of National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the taste of eating right!”
Tweet, Post, Instagram or Pin your favorite pics and recipes that help make it fun for YOU to eat better. (Use #30DayChallenge and #NNM in your messages.)
Feature Produce of the Day: Citrus
Nothing brightens up a dreary March day like a pop of vibrant citrus – its bright color and fresh flavor help remedy most cases of late-winter funk. One bite of a juicy tangerine immediately gets me dreaming of sunshine a...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 19, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes 30 day challenge citrus sunkist Source Type: blogs
Flavorful Ways to Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right — Any Time of Day!
We’re still celebrating National Nutrition Month and I’ve had a great time spreading the word that we can all “enjoy the taste of eating right.”
You know, to “enjoy the taste of eating right” we want to focus on FLAVOR. Our food should look good, taste good and be good for us — it doesn’t have to compromise one for another. I was on WBAL TV 11 in Baltimore this past weekend sharing foods that are full of flavor AND nutrition. You can watch the full clip here, or read on below to see some of the highlights:
Get Your “Gut” Healthy With Active Cultures
We have billions of “good bacter...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 18, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food life recipes vegetables Daisy healthy cooking McCormick national nutrition month post great grains Real Deal All Natural Snacks Source Type: blogs
Health: Western Food Companies Take Serious Look at the Baobab Fruit
Western food companies, in 2008-2009 years of global economic melt-down looked at the baobab fruit's poverty-fighting potential . The once used-as ‘famine food’ during World War II is believed, now, to chomp pomegranates, milk, berries and oranges.Contributor: Cedric CooperPublished: Mar 08, 2014 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - March 9, 2014 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Are You Looking to Be Full or Fulfilled?
When yearning for fulfilment, It’s not by chance that disregulated eaters fill themselves with food—and with people, activities, and material goods as they seek satisfaction, contentment, connection, and meaning. Sadly, they rarely get what they’re looking for because full and fulfilled are as different as apples and oranges.
Many disregulated eaters yearn for more out of and a deeper engagement with life. They talk about feeling empty as if they could ingest something which would stay there and keep them feeling full up. The problem with using food—or success, applause or achievement to do this—is that you ke...
Source: Normal Eating - March 3, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders Authors: eatnormalnow Source Type: blogs
Seasonal Eating
By Quinn Phillips
Quick: what local produce is in season right now? Most Americans probably couldn't answer that question. After all, with refrigeration and cargo jets, it's no longer necessary — or even common — to eat primarily produce that is in season locally. Chances are good, this time of year, that the fresh berries, greens, tomatoes, and peppers in your local supermarket come not from a nearby greenhouse, but from a farm located in a warmer climate hundreds or even thousands of miles away. And, of course, certain warm-weather produce — like bananas, oranges, and pineapples — is never in seas...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - February 26, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Quinn Phillips Source Type: blogs
16 Years After Conor's Autism Diagnosis: Lots of Conor Joy But No Progress in Autism Research
Yesterday was Conor's 18th birthday. Today is exactly 16 years after his autism diagnosis, received the day after his second birthday and after several months of testing and observation. Conor, now a young man, is still the happy boy that brings joy to his Mom and Dad, along with many serious challenges, challenges that restrict his life. Here in New Brunswick, Canada, some progress was made by a commitment to evidence based intervention by a determined parent advocacy movement. In the big picture though there has been no meaningful progress and in fact there has been very substantial regression. The regression has ...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - February 20, 2014 Category: Autism Authors: H L Doherty Source Type: blogs
Pharmaguy's Predictions for 2014
Last year at this time I made "Some Interesting Pharma Predictions for 2013". How well did I do? Well, although there is still one day left in 2013, let's review a couple of last year's predictions and then see what's in my crystal ball for 2014.What I predicted for 2013: "Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Spending Will Continue to Decline" I based this on the general economy, which I thought would still be in bad shape and thus continue to have a "negative impact on DTC advertising causing a slow death by a thousand cuts."Early data for the first half of 2013 as reported by Pharmalot, howe...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - December 30, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: DTC Advertising FDA Guidance social media Source Type: blogs
The Day My Child Became a Giver
Our family began a Christmas Eve tradition two years ago. Whether we are home or on the road, we put cash into 17 envelopes that have been decorated by my children. My children walk up to 17 people that look like they could use a smile. Out of the 34 people who received an envelope, never once did my children get it wrong. There were tears. There were smiles. There was hope.
Let me tell you how this tradition began …
My older daughter has always gravitated toward the world’s suffering—always been one to want to know the world in its truest state. Starting when she was very small, the recurring question at bedtime was...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - December 20, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Rachel Stafford Tags: Perspectives Parenting Source Type: blogs
Holidays in “Blended Families”: Making Holidays Ties That Bind, not Ties That Break
Scheduling, Scheduling, Scheduling. What Are We to Do?
Stepfamilies include at least one parent in another household. This fact can make holiday scheduling daunting. Because both mom and dad want to be with their children, tension between ex-spouses over these arrangements can ruin many a holiday for post-divorce children. Most children care much more about peace between their parents than they do about the specifics of holiday scheduling. Do your best to be flexible.
Get Creative
Many divorced couples solve the problem by splitting the holiday. Mom has Christmas Eve and morning. Dad has Christmas afternoon and evening. Th...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - December 7, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Patricia Papernow Tags: Perspectives Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Foods That Fight…Illness, That Is
By Amy Campbell
That time of the year is upon us: the "holidays." It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but the stores are already filled with Christmas decorations and gifts. Holiday music is playing on radio stations. Holidays are fun, but this season can come with side effects, including colds and flu, heartburn, upset stomach, headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue. Medicine is often needed to treat these maladies, but if you're looking for something a little more natural and gentle, think, instead, about food. Food is medicine, too, and what better way to remedy your maladies and nourish your body at the same time?
Colds and ...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - November 25, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
