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Lovell’s Food For Thought – The Spirituality of the Unity Principles & Addressing Health Inequities
A Second Appeal to Connect the Dots
If we are going to successfully address health inequities, we are going to need to truly climb out of our silos and connect to one another across a broad array. Although this easier said than done, we need to realize that “No one center or one institution or profession will solve the problems we face.” And any attempt to address this issue as a single problem of just one disease, without taking into account other factors, you have already failed to address the problem at the beginning and the outcome will be like placing a Band Aid on a heart attack, it may make you feel good, but what about the impact on society?
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Plastic chemicals linked to $249 billion in US health care costs in just one year, study finds
By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone, a new study found.
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Papa John's possible new logo drops the apostrophe
Papa John's is considering a sleek, boxy new logo that turns Papa John's into Papa Johns. The company filed a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office in late August, but a company representative said that there are no immediate plans to start using the new logo.
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How to plan a safe trip to the swimming pool
Where is the fun in warm weather if you can't take a dip in a cold pool? And now that some people have received Covid-19 vaccines, has the risk of public swimming pools changed?
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Dr. Cindy Crusto Becomes First Black Woman Professor in Yale Psychiatry History
Cindy Crusto, PhD, has always been interested in children’s health and well-being. As a high schooler in New Orleans, she worked at her mother’s Montessori early care and education center and ran afterschool programs, but when she took her first psychology class as a senior, “I was just hooked,” she said.
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CDC and FDA recommend US pause use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a "rare and severe" type of blood clot.
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Texas Grants First Drilling Permit to Mexican Oil Company
For the first time ever, Texas authorities have issued a drilling permit to a Mexican company for gas and oil extraction in the state.
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Author Meltzer Features the First Latinx Icon in His New York Times Bestselling Series
Author and History Channel host Brad Meltzer features the first Latinx icon in his New York Times bestselling series titled Ordinary People Change the World, which highlights about a dozen historical figures and the personality traits kids can emulate if they aspire to live heroic lives.
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University of Houston Hosts Hidden Figures Author
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the New York Times bestseller Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, will engage the university community in a discussion of her work on October 3, 2017.
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Florida police are searching for a suspect who stole a car carrying Covid-19 vaccine
Police in Plant City, Florida, are searching for a person they say stole a car containing vials of Covid-19 vaccine.
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Death investigation underway after reports of drowning in Whittier Narrows
Authorities are investigating an apparent drowning in Whittier after a person was found dead Wednesday morning.
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Biden signs annual defense bill
President Joe Biden signed the vital National Defense Authorization Act military funding bill, passed earlier this month by Congress, into law Monday morning.
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Time for Congress to Restore $6 Billion in HUD Funding
From youth yearning for the time to have their own place, to older Americans hoping to age in place, the need to have a home is a shared concern of consumers of all ages and locales. It’s where children are raised and memorable moments dwell. It’s also where many people rest, reflect, and shut out the worries of the day.
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He’s Out: Cory Booker Ends Presidential Bid
Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety.
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Tributes paid to German Olympic silver medal bobsledder Richard Adjei who has died at 37
Tributes from the winter sports community have been paid to German Olympic silver medalist bobsledder Richard Adjei who has died at the age of 37.
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Royal wedding: 29 million people in US tuned in to watch Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry
Move over, "The Bachelor." The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle -- now the duke and duchess of Sussex -- was a huge ratings draw.
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Tea, milk and other drinks to help you sleep (and some that will hurt)
We know to avoid coffee and chocolate before bedtime since both contain caffeine and can keep you awake at night. But what to replace those delicious options with?
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Woman Wants to Reinvent Healthy School Meals in Houston
Houston ISD’s new nutrition officer Betti Wiggins has a lofty agenda ahead of her. She wants to shake up the way Houston ISD students eat lunch. Her success in the area has already been highly awarded as she has won the coveted Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association for transforming Detroit Public Schools’ child nutrition program.
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Alabama 9-year-old dies by suicide after racist taunts and bullying, her family says
A fourth-grader in Alabama died by suicide after being bullied with racist taunts, according to the child's family.
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Doctors Still Divided On When Women Should Start Mammograms
Despite what the American Cancer Society and other health organizations advise, many doctors still recommend routine mammograms to screen for breast cancer in younger and older women, a new paper suggests. Experts are divided on whether more screenings are beneficial.
