For the first half of the 20th century, polio was the most frightening public health issue in the United States. Unlike recent public health panics over SARS, bird flu, and swine flu, polio actually had a devastating effect on the health of the nation. For example, the...
You probably know the name because of the breast cancer research foundation that bears her name. If you're like me, you're probably wondering just who she was, and what makes her so special. In a nutshell, Susan Komen was a young woman that was diagnosed with breast cancer...
Nickname: Bay State Date Ratified: February 6, 1788 (6th) Capital: Boston [caption id="attachment_1912" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Massachusetts"] [/caption] Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer...
Upton Sinclair's seminal work, The Jungle, exposed the corruption and exploitation prevalent in the meatpacking industry, and transformed Americans' attitudes toward food safety practically overnight. Today, we face a new issue in American agriculture; that of unsustainable...
via whitehouse.gov There has been some form of discussion on universal health care in the U.S. since 1915. FDR wanted to implement it as part of Social Security during the New Deal, but knew Americans weren't ready for it. His successor, Harry Truman tried to implement...
During my daily Hansel and Gretel exercise through Wikipedia, I came across a map that shows the spread of obesity in the U.S. from 1985-2006. Watch as the states turn colors year by year as if succumbing to a foreign invasion. I thought this map was appropriate considering...
[caption id="attachment_1181" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Courtesy of Ben Chau on Flickr"] [/caption] Remember when swine flu was the only thing anyone would talk about? Swine flu was going to kill everyone and then we would be reduced to a post-apolcalyptic...
My cousin posted a link to this story on Facebook, and I just had to share. It chronicles the final hours of George Washington's life. And oh, what a painful time it must have been. Historic Trauma Cases: George Washington on ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and PT...
