There is a new documentary on HBO that seems to be causing a stir. It's The Weight of the Nation, a four-part documentary focusing on the obesity problem in the U.S. The first part of the documentary mentioned the Bogalusa Heart Study, which aimed to determine the natural history of atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and hypertension in children and adults from birth to the age of 40.
To learn more about The Weight of the Nation, including how to watch it for free...
Weight of the Nation, CDC
Weight of the Nation, HBO
You can read more about the study here...
Bogalusa Heart Study, ClinicalTrials.gov
History of the Bogalusa Heart Study, Tulane University Medical School
Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban and Transportation Studies, Engineering
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
World AIDS Day 2009: Universal Access and Human Rights
In 2007, it was estimated that 455,636 people were living with AIDS in America. An estimated 8,491 of those people were living in Louisiana. An additional 7,738 were living with HIV in Louisiana. Of those people, 9,227 were living in the New Orleans area. (Statistics from AVERT.)
AIDS is still a problem--for homosexuals and heterosexuals, for women and men, for children, for everyone. Your gender, race, and sexual orientation won't protect you. Your age, religion, and ethnicity don't make you immune. Know the facts and help fight the spread of this terrible disease.
Listen to what President Obama had to say on HIV Testing Day (June 27, 2009):
Check out these sites for more information on HIV and AIDS:
AIDSinfo (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV/AIDS
AVERT (an international AIDS charity)
UNAIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
World Health Organization and HIV/AIDS
Check out these sites for more about World AIDS Day:
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Urban Studies
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meet the Press with Sec. Sebelius, Sec. Napolitano, et al. (5/3/2009)
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research/Political Science
Face the Nation with Sec. Sebelius, Sec. Napolitano, et al. (5/3/2009)
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Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research/Political Science
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