What makes a food plate stand in for a food pyramid? Usability
What is usability? Are you familiar with this word? Let’s take a look at replacing the food pyramid with “MyPlate”. The food pyramid, designed to educate people on how to eat healthy and nutritional...
View ArticleiPhone: Is it also a Medical Alert Bracelet?
Did you get a new iPhone over the holidays, already have an iPhone or are considering getting one? Whether you are a new or old Apple user, there is a great feature that could apply to you! Have you...
View ArticleWellness Wednesdays: How to Weather the Winter
As a wicked ice storm has kept me cooped up inside for the past two days, I’ve been thinking how the many barriers that get in the way of making healthier choices somehow seem to multiply during the...
View ArticleHave you met the latest cigarette mascot: “Jeff the Diseased Lung”
Comedian John Oliver started a Twitter campaign #JeffWeCan to replace the Marlboro cowboy with Jeff the Diseased Lung in a cowboy hat. The famous icon used for decades by big tobacco companies to...
View ArticleWho are the victims of misinformation on indoor tanning?
Yesterday, Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, filed lawsuits against two indoor tanning salon chains. He accused them for not playing up the hazardous consequences, instead...
View ArticleEveryone’s a Health Expert
These days, it’s not uncommon for people to connect via a variety of media and communication channels – websites, blogs, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Instagram – tools that allow people to not only...
View ArticleResearch Spotlight: Jesse Fox, Ph.D.
Have you ever wondered how you could harness the power of video games to save the planet? Wish you knew how to save your romantic life from the dangers of social media? Don’t worry – there’s a research...
View ArticleResearch Spotlight: Tom Linden, M.D.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: TOM LINDEN, M.D. Dr. Tom Linden, of the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), spoke with the Upstream writing team recently to...
View ArticleYour Childhood Dreams of Being a Superhero Can Come True
Imagine getting a text on your way to class that a man just a few blocks over is going into cardiac arrest. You rush to the scene in less than a minute before the fire department even finishes getting...
View ArticleThe Truth About Indoor Tanning [Infographic]
GUEST BLOGGER: Fiona Erickson Despite the known health risks of UV overexposure, a surprising number of people still seek out tanning beds once summer fades away. In a 2010 survey, 5.6% of adults...
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