The title of this post is the lead-in on an existing CDC program, Healthier Worksite Initiative, that goes hand in hand with the Active Design movement (pun intended) to promote physical activity and to fight obesity. A previous PHC blog pointed out the high Continue reading
Author Archives: RMoore
Post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid use
Traumatic stress is common in American life. 80% of adult Americans will experience one or more traumatic events in their lifetimes. Of these, 13% of women and 6% of men will develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Think of trauma as any event where one is Continue reading
Opening doors: a path to improving access for your patients
Even if you’re a brilliant, up-to-date physician, your patients won’t benefit unless you can get them in the door to your practice. Patients who are at the end of your appointment queue are faced with three options: wait for their time with you and risk their condition Continue reading
Urine drug screening
Urine drug screens (UDS) are a valuable tool in our management of patients on chronic opioid therapy. However, the results can be misleading and clinical judgment is needed in interpreting results. Continue reading
Obesity and hunger, all in the same country!
According to the USDA, in 2013, 14.3% of U.S. households were food insecure, meaning a lack of access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. This was divided into those with low food security — 8.7% — and and those with Continue reading
Longevity calculator
The Brits have come up with an interesting on-line calculator which enables people between ages 40 and 70 to estimate their risk of dying within the coming five years. The calculator relies on a massive database looking at 500,000 people living in Britain to assess what factors tend to foretell or forestall mortality. For men, the strongest Continue reading
Can older smokers be motivated to stop?
Older smokers can be a tough group. After decades of tobacco use, it can take a lot to get them to even talk about considering the remote possibility of thinking about stopping their habit. Smoking got them through some hard times, pardner. Their grandfather Continue reading
Sunscreen season
Now that the summer solstice is in the rearview mirror, it is time to start reminding patients about the importance of and appropriate use of sunscreen. People of all ethnicities and skin colorations can benefit from sunscreen, though lighter skinned Continue reading
Get ready for powdered alcohol
Call me naïve, but I was surprised a few days ago to learn that powdered alcohol will start being sold this summer. I guess I missed that memo. This new product will initially come in five flavors: rum, vodka, cosmo, margarita, and lemon drop Just mix the Continue reading
Does ADHD in adults start in childhood?
I will open this post with the bottom line. No one has the definitive answer to this question. Yet. But interesting information can be found in a study published last month in The American Journal of Psychiatry. This study suggests that ADHD in adults does Continue reading