It's been hard to keep this blog updated since I am no longer a medical librarian. Although I am working in a college library now, I've been doing more with my photography. I created a new blog where I can share my photos. If you want check it out, visit http://throughmylens-margie.blogspot.com.
Since there is a lot of good health information on this blog, I will keep it up so folks can access the links. Thanks for stopping by!
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My name is Margie Gacki. Welcome to my blog! I am a former medical librarian with 22 years experience in the health care field. This blog will feature consumer health information on a variety of topics and include links to authoritative web sites to help you make informed health care choices. With so much information and misinformation on the Internet, my goal is to lead you to quality health information. Feel free to e-mail me at mghealthtalk@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Disclaimer:
All material on this website is provided for your information only and may not be construed as medical advice or instruction and should not take the place of health care or services you may need. No action or inaction should be taken based solely on the contents of this information; instead, readers should consult appropriate health professionals on any matter relating to their health and well-being.
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Some Great Web Sites:
I want to spotlight some great web sites that will provide you with quality health-related information:
MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
Yum-O: Launched in 2006 by Rachael Ray, Yum-o!® is a nonprofit organization that empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids and funding cooking education and scholarships. Web site includes recipes, games, and much more.
NIHSeniorHealth: This easy-to-use website features basic health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health
MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
Yum-O: Launched in 2006 by Rachael Ray, Yum-o!® is a nonprofit organization that empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids and funding cooking education and scholarships. Web site includes recipes, games, and much more.
NIHSeniorHealth: This easy-to-use website features basic health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health
Blog Subject Index
Here is an alphabetical list of subjects that I've covered so far on this blog:
ACCESSIBLE GARDENING:
Adaptive devices for gardening
ADAPTIVE DEVICES:
Adaptive devices for gardening
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES:
Advance Directives
ALCOHOL:
Study about Drinking and Driving
Underage Drinking Alcohol May Raise Risk for Certain Types of Breast Cancer
Harmful Interactions From Mixing Alcohol With Medications
Binge Drinking
ALLERGIES:
Booklet on Allergies What Do Food Allergy Labels Really Mean?
Food Allergy (April, 2012)
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE:
Alzheimer's Disease (April, 2011)
Alzheimer's Disease
ANATOMY:
Anatomy Videos
ANTIBIOTICS:
Proper Antibiotic Use
ARTHRITIS:
Osteoarthritis
Doing Prescribed Exercises May Help Arthritis Pain
ASTHMA:
Asthma
BACK PAIN:
Back Pain Low Back Pain Oh My Aching Back!
BEREAVEMENT:
Bereavement
BICYCLE SAFETY:
Bicycle Safety
BODY ART:
Tattoos, Body Piercing
BONE MARROW DONATION:
Bone Marrow (Donation) Registry
BREAST CANCER:
Breast Cancer Awareness triple-negative-breast-cancer(Story about Jennifer Griffin, Fox News Channel)
Breast Cancer Vaccine
Breast Cancer Screening Mammograms
Hormone Replacement Therapy
BRONCHITIS:
Bronchitis
BULLYING:
CAFFEINE:
Caffeine in Your Diet Young Children and Caffeine
CALCULATORS/QUIZES:
Health Calculators and Quizes
CANCER (see also individual types of cancer):
Cancer Incidence Rates
Cancer Web Sites
Cancer Screening
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING:
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
CAR SEATS:
CATARACTS:
Cataracts
CHELATION THERAPY:
Chelation Therapy
CHILD ABUSE:
Child Abuse Prevention
CHILD HEALTH:
Fun and Informative Games for Kids
CHILD NUTRITION:
Child Nutrition Young Children and Caffeine
Healthy Nutrition for Kids
CHILD SAFETY:
Crib Injuries Proper Use of Child Safety Seats
Child Safety
Child Car Seat Safety
CHOLESTEROL:
Cholesterol
Heart Health: Watch Your Cholesterol
COLORECTAL CANCER:
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION:
Evaluating Consumer Health Web Sites
Great Web Sites for Health Information
Finding Health Information on the Internet
COPING IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES--STRESS/DEPRESSION:
economic stress
spiritual strategies for stress reduction
general information on depression
Aid for those facing home foreclosure
Coping with job loss
CROHN’S DISEASE:
DENTAL HEALTH:
Tips for Healthier Teeth and Gums
DEPRESSION:
Holiday Stress and Depression
DIABETES:
Diabetes Information General information
Diabetes links
Diabetic Retinopathy
Type 2 Diabetes
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS:
Diagnostic Tests
DIETS:
Low Fat/Low Carb Diets
Dietary Supplements
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS:
Diagnostic Tests
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Film: Telling Amy's Story
DRIVING SAFETY:
New Study about Teens Involved in Traffic Accidents
Driving While Drunk/Drugged
Texting While Driving
DRUG ABUSE:
Prescription Medicine Abuse
Teen Substance Abuse Awareness
DRUG SAFETY:
Prescription Medications
EAR INFECTIONS:
Ear Infections
EATING DISORDERS:
Eating Disorders
Understanding Eating Disorders
EXERCISE:
Getting Exercise During the Winter
Heart Health and Physical Fitness
EYE DISEASES:
Cataracts
Diabetic Retinopathy
Eye Disorders
FIRE SAFETY:
FLOODS:
Flood Preparedness
FLU:
Seasonal Flu Vaccine
FOOD ALLERGY:
FOOD SAFETY:
Germs and Hygiene
GASTROENTERITIS:
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE:
Gastroesphogeal Reflux Disease
GLAUCOMA:
Glaucoma
GRIEF:
HAIR LOSS:
Hair Loss/Restoration
HALLOWEEN SAFETY:
Halloween Safety
HEADACHES:
Headaches
HEAD INJURY:
Concussion/Head Injury
HEALTH:
Creating a Family Health History
HEALTH INSURANCE:
Health Insurance
HEALTH SCREENING:
Get Screened
HEARING LOSS:
Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
College Students and Hearing Loss
HEART DISEASE:
Heart failure risk lower in women who often eat baked/broiled fish
Heart Health and Physical Fitness
Smoking and Your Heart
Smoking and Your Heart (smoking ban)
Cocoa and Cardiovascular Health
High Blood Pressure New American Heart Association CPR Guidelines
Monounsaturated Fats
Diet and Heart Health
Heart Health: Watch Your Cholesterol
February is National Heart Month Heart Attack: Know the Symptoms
HEAT ILLNESS:
Heat Illness
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:
High Blood Pressure
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY:
Hormone Replacement Therapy
HOSPITALISTS:
What is a Hospitalist?
HYGIENE:
Preventing the Spread of Germs/Hygiene Germs and Hygiene
HYPOTHYROIDISM:
Hypothyroidism
IMPAIRED DRIVING:
Study about Drinking and Driving
Infertility
INFLUENZA:
Seasonal Flu Vaccine
LEAD POISONING:
Lead Hazards and Poisoning
LUNG CANCER:
Lung Cancer
LUNG DISEASE:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
LYME DISEASE:
Lyme Disease/Tick Bites
MEDICATIONS:
Acetaminophen Safety Taking Over-the-Counter Medications Safely
MELANOMA:
Melanoma
MENTAL HEALTH:
Being out of Work affects Mental Health
College Campuses and Mental Health
MILITARY HEALTH:
Kids of Deployed Parents May Face Mental Health Risks
Multiple Sclerosis General Information
Multiple Sclerosis links
Janice Dean, Fox News Channel, Interview Part 1
Janice Dean, Fox News Channel, Interview Part 2
NATURAL DISASTERS:
NUTRITION:
Caffeine in Your Diet Child Nutrition
Diet and Heart Health
Dietary Proteins
Healthy Holiday Eating
Heart failure risk lower in women who often eat baked/broiled fish
High Fiber Diet
Fighting Childhood Obesity
Making Healthier Food Choices When Eating Out Weight Control Nutrition Food Label Facts
OBESITY:
Fighting Childhood Obesity
OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Osteoarthritis
OSTEOPOROSIS:
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis: Prevention Through Nutrition
OVARIAN CANCER:
Heed Early Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Ovarian Cancer Research
PAIN:
Back Pain Pain
After Heart Attack, Certain Painkillers May Raise Risk for Recurrence
PARENTING:
PATIENT RIGHTS:
Patient Rights
POISONING:
Accidental Poisoning
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:
Acetaminophen Safety Prescription Medications
Having Trouble Affording Your Prescription Drugs?
PROSTATE CANCER:
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Awareness
RADIATION EXPOSURE:
Japan Radiation Threat
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
SAFETY:
Safe Youth, Safe Schools Holiday/Winter Safety Tips
Buckle Up
Spring Cleaning: Tips for Doing it Safely
Spring Cleaning: Tips for Doing it Safely (March, 2012)
SCHIZOPHRENIA:
Schizophrenia News item
SEAT BELTS:
Buckle Up
SENIOR HEALTH:
Protect Your Health as You Grow Older
NIH Senior Health
SKIN CANCER:
May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Melanoma
SKIN PROBLEMS:
Dealing with Dry Skin in Winter
SKIN SAFETY:
Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays
Skin Cancer and Sun Safety
SLEEP:
Sleep: Important Facts
SMOKING:
Smoking Cessation
Quit Smoking
U.S. Cigarettes have higher chemical content
Cigarette Smoke Smokine Deaths in the U.S.
SPORTS SAFETY:
Sports Safety
STRESS:
Managing Stress
Holiday Stress and Depression
National Stress Awareness Day
STROKE:
Dietary Proteins
SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
Prescription Medicine Abuse
Teen Substance Abuse Awareness Teen Drug Use
SUICIDE:
Suicide
SUMMER SAFETY:
Heat Illness
Summer Safety Tips - Part 1
Summer Safety Tips Part II
Surviving the Heat Wave
Swimming Pool Safety
SUN SAFETY:
Protect Yourself from the Sun: UV Index
Skin Cancer and Sun Safety
Sun Exposure (Sunburn)
SURGERY:
Videos of Surgical Procedures
Looking for a Qualified Surgeon
TANNING BEDS:
Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays
THYROID DISEASE:
Hypothyroidism
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
TICK BITES:
Protect Yourself from Ticks this Summer
Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Weight Control
WINTER SAFETY:
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Have Fun in the Snow but be Safe Winter Safety
Followers
About Me
- Margie Gacki
- I'm a former medical librarian with 22 years in the health care field. After a couple years of keeping up with my Health Talk blog, I decided to create one for my photography. I hope you enjoy the images that I'll be sharing! If you have any questions or comments, send me an e-mail at: mghealthtalk@gmail.com.
I have a separate web site for my photography business, Faith Productions of Cumberland. I offer photo gifts and services. If you want to check out more of my photos, visit www.faithproductionsofcumberland.com.
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