Why consumers think pretty food is healthier

A researcher from University of Southern California published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores whether attractive food might seem healthier to consumers. The study forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing is titled “Pretty Healthy Food: How and When Aesthetics Enhance Perceived Healthiness” and is authored by Linda Hagen. Consumers see almost…

Thanksgiving Dinner Safety Tips During Covid

It’s been a year of sacrifice, social distancing and skyrocketing stress. Can we at least enjoy Thanksgiving? In terms of risk, the timing of the Thanksgiving holiday couldn’t be worse. The coronavirus is raging across the country, setting new daily infection records. More than 235,000 Americans have died of Covid-19, and small gatherings are believed…

Social distancing may have saved more than 59,000 u.s. Lives if implemented two weeks earlier

Implementing social distancing, business closures, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the U.S. two weeks sooner, during the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, may have prevented more than a million cases and saved more than 59,000 lives prior to May 3, 2020, when many state and local governments began relaxing restrictions, according to a…

The American Heart Association’s 2020 Research Achievement Awardee is JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, Dr.P.H, FAHA, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard

DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2020 – The American Heart Association (AHA), a global force for longer, healthier lives, will present its 2020 Research Achievement Award to JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., M.P.H, Dr.P.H., F.A.H.A., during next weekend’s Scientific Sessions 2020. The meeting will be held virtually, Friday, November 13 – Tuesday, November 17, 2020, and is a…

Get on the grid: ‘Micro-doses’ of Botox provide up-close improvement of facial skin

November 6, 2020 – Botulinum toxin – best known by the brand name Botox – is a popular treatment to reduce facial lines and wrinkles. Over the years, plastic surgeons have explored alternative approaches to maximize effectiveness while minimizing side effects of botulinum toxin injection, including smaller doses and more-diluted concentrations. Now a team of…

Nanette K. Wenger, MD, FAHA, of Emory University to receive the American Heart Association’s 2020 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award

DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2020 – The American Heart Association (AHA), a global force for longer, healthier lives, will present its 2020 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award to Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., FAHA, during next weekend’s Scientific Sessions 2020. The meeting will be held virtually, Friday, November 13 – Tuesday, November 17, 2020, and is a…

Why a “board-certified cosmetic surgeon” isn’t a plastic surgeon, and what that means for you

November 6, 2020 – Cosmetic surgery is not just another way of saying plastic surgery. Doctors who advertise themselves as certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) don’t measure up to meet the criteria required for board-certified plastic surgeons. In a study published in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the…