RESidENcy PROGRAM Scholarly and Community Medicine Projects
RESidENcy PROGRAM Scholarly and Community Medicine Projects
RESidENcy PROGRAM Scholarly and Community Medicine Projects
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Spring 2009: You, Your health <strong>and</strong> Aging: A Prescription for a Healthy, Long Life.<br />
In 2000 average life expectancy was 76.9 years. Wow! However, you know that at 70 you will<br />
look <strong>and</strong> feel much different than you did when you were 30. What is normal aging, <strong>and</strong> what<br />
things can you expect as you age, <strong>and</strong> what things can you modify in order to maximize your<br />
health <strong>and</strong> wellbeing?<br />
Spring 2009: Sun: As with Everything Great in Life, Enjoy It in Moderation!<br />
The sun has come back. It brings warmth, an uplifted mood, flowers <strong>and</strong> longer days with it. We<br />
all spend countless hours happily running around in it- gardening, biking, running, sunbathing. It<br />
feels so nice!<br />
Unfortunately with all the brightness surrounding sunlight there is a darker side – sun damage.<br />
December 2008: So You Have the Sniffles: At Home Remedies <strong>and</strong> When to See the Doctor.<br />
Winter is here <strong>and</strong> for many of us so are those cold weather colds. We’re congested, coughing,<br />
sneezing, <strong>and</strong> suffering from sore throats <strong>and</strong> headaches. When are these symptoms concerning<br />
<strong>and</strong> when is the doctor going to send you away with a diagnosis of “Viral URI (upper respiratory<br />
infection)”. URI’s include infections of the ears, sinuses <strong>and</strong> throat.<br />
September 2008: A Healthy <strong>and</strong> Fit You. A Guide to Preventing, Diagnosing <strong>and</strong> Treating<br />
Common Running <strong>and</strong> Walking Injuries.<br />
I’m sure you hear it all the time, being fit <strong>and</strong> healthy is beneficial to your health. And it is true:<br />
Increased fitness has been linked to decreased cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes,<br />
peripheral vascular disease), reduced risk of osteoporosis <strong>and</strong> obesity (along with the sequelae of<br />
obesity: high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol) <strong>and</strong> has been to show to boost mental<br />
health. And what is the quickest, easiest, most convenient way to become fit? Walking <strong>and</strong>,<br />
especially running of course!<br />
However, walking <strong>and</strong> running are not risk free, in fact about 40% of runners will suffer some<br />
type of running related injury every year, mostly of the lower legs. In this article I offer some<br />
tips <strong>and</strong> suggestions for preventing injury as well as describing some of the more common<br />
injuries associated with walking <strong>and</strong> running <strong>and</strong> offer basic treatment advice for those ailments.
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