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Culture and Living November Tip Sheet
Nov. 2,
2009 --
Tip sheets highlight timely news and events at Washington
University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the
stories below or for assistance in arranging interviews,
please see the contact information listed with each story.
Call to action
CDC invests in preventative health care for Hispanics at home and in Latin America
| Nov. 12,
2009 -- The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America.
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Working up a sweat
Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, new study says
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Nov. 11,
2009 -- Were dinosaurs "warm-blooded" like present-day mammals and birds, or "cold-blooded" like present day lizards? The implications of this simple-sounding question go beyond deciding whether or not you'd snuggle up to a dinosaur on a cold winter's evening. In a study published this week in the journal PLoS ONE, a team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has found strong evidence that many dinosaur species were probably warm-blooded.
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Flu season
Eating, drinking and lifestyle changes can boost immunity to ward off seasonal flu
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| Diekman |
Nov. 5,
2009 -- College students looking to stay healthy during flu and exam season need to focus on three very important factors, says a nutritionist at Washington University in St. Louis. "It's really pretty simple," says Connie Diekman, RD, director of University Nutrition and immediate past president of the American Dietetic Association. "There are three key things to think about. No. 1 is hydration. No. 2 is foods and No. 3 is lifestyle issues." Video available.
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Holiday cheer or holiday hunger?
Nearly half of all U.S. children will use food stamps, says poverty expert
| Nov. 2,
2009 -- Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed. "49 percent of all U.S. children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Food stamp use is a clear sign of poverty and food insecurity, two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child's health." Rank's study, "Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood," is published in the current issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Video available.
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