Birmingham Archives

Be Sensitive When Treating Obese Patients

Dec 29, 2007 at 12:24 pm by steve

Approximately 22 percent of U.S. adults are considered obese, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and obesity has become a major public health probl.... Read More

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Community Efforts Needed to Stop Increase in Childhood Obesity

Dec 29, 2007 at 12:24 pm by steve

The prevalence of overweight and at-risk children and adolescents has rapidly increased over the past 40 years, and Alabama currently has the third-highest prevalence of obese.... Read More

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Turning Resolutions into a Healthier Way of Life

Dec 29, 2007 at 12:24 pm by steve

Imagine you could go back in time as the Titanic was setting sail and change its course only one degree southward. Long before it would have reached the fatal iceberg, it woul.... Read More

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Physician Spotlight: James C. Brock, MD

Dec 29, 2007 at 12:24 pm by steve

Dr. James Brock and scuba diving go a long way back. “My father taught me to scuba dive with some surplus gear he had when I was five years old,” the now 52-year-old OB/GYN.... Read More

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Wellness in Medical Education: A New Paradigm

Dec 29, 2007 at 12:24 pm by steve

For centuries, medical students learned the basics of their profession the same way. First, they were taught the basics of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Then, in clini.... Read More