http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd You are subscribing to the TheVisualMD.com Expert Panel Members of TheVisualMD.com expert panel are leaders in their field. They are sharing their thoughts about health and medicine, provide an opportunity to the public to respond to their posts and answer questions our users may ask. en-EN http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - Remembering a Pioneer of Women's Health: In Praise of Betty Ford]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/remembering_a_pioneer_of_women_s_health__in_praise_of_betty_ford http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/remembering_a_pioneer_of_women_s_health__in_praise_of_betty_ford Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Betty Ford died two weeks ago.  We should acknowledge the enormous impact she had on improving women’s health.  By her example, Betty Ford reduced the stigma and isolation of women with breast cancer as well as women and men struggling with addiction. In addition, she provided a role model of a woman who could be outspoken, graceful and funny.

 


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]]> Betty Ford died two weeks ago.  We should acknowledge the enormous impact she had on improving women’s health.  By her example, Betty Ford reduced the stigma and isolation of women with breast cancer as well as women and men struggling with addiction. In addition, she provided a role model of a woman who could be outspoken, graceful and funny.

 


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]]> <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - How are those New Year's resolutions working out?]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/how_are_those_new_year_s_resolutions_working_out http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/how_are_those_new_year_s_resolutions_working_out Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 With June approaching, it is a time to check on your New Year’s resolutions.  How are they coming along?  We all know the answer to this question for most Americans: not very well.  Estimates are that less than 15% of us can keep a New Year’s resolution for even a few months.  Here’s why.

 


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]]> With June approaching, it is a time to check on your New Year’s resolutions.  How are they coming along?  We all know the answer to this question for most Americans: not very well.  Estimates are that less than 15% of us can keep a New Year’s resolution for even a few months.  Here’s why.

 


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]]> <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - What can we learn about health from the termites?]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/what_can_we_learn_about_health_from_the_termites http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/what_can_we_learn_about_health_from_the_termites Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Well, maybe much not from the termites, those wood nibbling insects but we can learn a lot from the Termites, the subjects in a long-term study on health.  In 1921, Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman selected 1528 gifted children from the San Francisco area and closely observed their behavior at school and at home and measured their personality styles.  

]]> Well, maybe much not from the termites, those wood nibbling insects but we can learn a lot from the Termites, the subjects in a long-term study on health.  In 1921, Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman selected 1528 gifted children from the San Francisco area and closely observed their behavior at school and at home and measured their personality styles.  

]]> <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - Have you had your 1200 calories of movie theater popcorn today?]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/have_you_had_your_1200_calories_of_movie_theater_popcorn_today http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/have_you_had_your_1200_calories_of_movie_theater_popcorn_today Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Part of the health care reform act requires nutritional information to be posted in those restaurants, corner stores, coffee shops, and movie theaters that have more than 20 locations.  But on April Fool’s Day, the FDA announced that movie theaters would now be excluded from the regulation, with the justification that selling food was not the major goal of theaters. 

]]> Part of the health care reform act requires nutritional information to be posted in those restaurants, corner stores, coffee shops, and movie theaters that have more than 20 locations.  But on April Fool’s Day, the FDA announced that movie theaters would now be excluded from the regulation, with the justification that selling food was not the major goal of theaters. 

]]> <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - What's the magic cure this time? ]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/what_s_the_magic_cure_this_time http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/what_s_the_magic_cure_this_time Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 A recent article exposes the latest exploitation of women who worry about their weight.  These are not, in general, the women among the 33 per cent of Americans who are obese.  No, the article in the New York Times (03/07/11) points out that one of the women waiting for her treatment was disturbingly thin and another had a history of anorexianervosa.

]]> A recent article exposes the latest exploitation of women who worry about their weight.  These are not, in general, the women among the 33 per cent of Americans who are obese.  No, the article in the New York Times (03/07/11) points out that one of the women waiting for her treatment was disturbingly thin and another had a history of anorexianervosa.

]]> <![CDATA[Carol Landau, PhD - Seasonal Affective Disorder]]> http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/seasonal_affective_disorder http://thevisualmd.com/expert_panel/carol_landau_phd/seasonal_affective_disorder Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Those of us who live in the Northeast, Midwest and even parts of the Mid-Atlantic states have been struggling with the effects of the most severe winter in recent memory. Burdened by ice, snow, and disruptions in schedules, gloom can set in.  For some people, however, the situation is more serious, because they suffer from seasonal affective disorder.

]]> Those of us who live in the Northeast, Midwest and even parts of the Mid-Atlantic states have been struggling with the effects of the most severe winter in recent memory. Burdened by ice, snow, and disruptions in schedules, gloom can set in.  For some people, however, the situation is more serious, because they suffer from seasonal affective disorder.

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