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Amanda Griffith's Blog – January 2012 Archive (4)

Is Grief By Any Other Name a Form of Depression?

As someone who lost her dog this week to an aggressive, rapid and sudden onset of cancer, I read with interest an article in today’s New York Times – covered in both the Well blog and in the…

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Added by Amanda Griffith on January 25, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Diabetes: The Battle of the Chefs

Paula Deen, host of the Food Network’s “Paula’s Best Dishes” confirmed this week that she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago, though she has not stopped cooking with the buttery, Southern style for which she is famous.

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Added by Amanda Griffith on January 19, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A Child of Divorce: A Matter of Health

My parents divorced when I was 10 years old and while each remarried 20+ years ago, I often wonder about the impact this life-changing event had or will continue to have on our health and well-being – physically, spiritually and mentally – in the future. As a mom to two young daughters, the memories of those times, that pain, are what drive me to nurture my own marriage so my children don’t have to live through some of the hardship my brother and I did. That’s why I read with great interest…

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Added by Amanda Griffith on January 10, 2012 at 11:26am — No Comments

Physicians and Patients, Take Care with Facebook

As HealthLeaders Media reports today, The American College of Physicians this week issued a sixth edition of its ethics manual, the first rewrite since 2005. Among other changes, it tackles the role of social media and its impact on the physician-patient relationship. Use of, and interaction on, Twitter and Facebook must be weighed carefully because while they have the potential to help…

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Added by Amanda Griffith on January 5, 2012 at 9:52am — No Comments