VMC Newsletter: Vol. 2009 | Issue 32 | Thursday 26 March |
Message from the VMC Medical Spokesperson
Dr Joe
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Hello there!
Smoking has been in gradual decline in Australia over the last 30 years. The health problems related to smoking are well known, yet sadly, some young people continue to take up the habit. National Youth Tobacco Free day aims to have our future tobacco free by focusing on the next generation. Read on to find out more and check out the website for tips on how to quit smoking or help your friends quit.
I would like to share some fantastic news with you. Last week Virtual Medical Centre was announced winner of the online category for the WA Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards. This is an achievement we are all proud of. We welcome all your feedback on continuing to improve the site.
Available below, which may be of interest
Feature Article: Smoking is not an individual disease; it is a collective health epidemic
Top 8 medical articles from the last fortnight
Recipes: Breakfast burritos
Video: Strategies for preventing cancer
Animation: Quitting smoking
If you have any comments about this newsletter or Virtual Medical Centre, please share them with me. If you find this newsletter interesting, why not forward it to a friend or colleague?
Yours in good health,
Dr Joe Kosterich
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| Kick it |
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Smoking is not an individual disease; it is a collective health epidemic
Should smoking be considered an individual disease or is it a behaviour that is shaped by social conditions?
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| Exercise for life |
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People who exercise lower their risk of colon cancer
Researchers have analysed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk...
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| 10 healthy heart tips |
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Tips to protect your heart in a bad economy
A bad economy can take its toll on the heart with increased stress, poor eating and forgoing healthful activities like going to the gym when money is tight. Cardiologists suggest the following tips...
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| Broken bones |
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Fractures can triple risk of death
A new study shows that osteoporotic fractures increase a person’s risk of dying, even after relatively minor fractures if that person is elderly...
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| Break for behaviour |
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Daily recess linked to better classroom behaviour
School children who have a daily recess break behave better and are likely to learn more, according to a large study of more than 10,000 third-graders...
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| Self help |
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Women with sexual trauma from childhood gain strength in self-help groups
Violence against women is a public health problem globally. Knowledge within the health care system about abuse in childhood as a possible cause of illness is limited, and this can lead to misdiagnoses...
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It's all in the name |
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Adolescents with unpopular names more prone to committing crime
A new study examined the relationship between first name popularity in adolescents and tendency to commit crime...
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| Psoriasis unmasked |
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Psoriasis: Genetic markers unmasked
Scientists have found DNA "hotspots" that may reveal how genetic differences among individuals result in psoriasis, an autoimmune disease of the skin...
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Virtual Medical Centre Interactive
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3D ANIMATION: Quitting smoking
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VIDEO: Strategies for preventing cancer
Professor Ian Olver talks about strategies for preventing cancer, including lifestyle changes such as smoking, diet, and physical activity...
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TOOL: Cost of smoking calculator
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA: Disease search
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Serves 4
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Australian reduced-fat milk
1/4 cup frozen corn kernels,
thawed
2 tablespoons, finely diced red capsicum
2 tablespoons, finely diced green capsicum
white pepper, to taste
100g baby button mushrooms, quartered
4 flour tortillas, warmed
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
1/4 cup Australian reduced-fat cheddar cheese grated
Method
1. Whisk eggs, milk, corn, capsicum and pepper together. Pour one quarter of the egg mixture into a small pre-heated non-stick frypan to just cover the base. Cook over medium heat until eggs are almost set. Turn over and cook for a further 15 seconds. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 4 omelettes.
2. Cook mushrooms in the same frypan until golden.
3. Top each tortilla with a cooked omelette, sliced tomato, mushrooms and cheese. Fold the edge closest to you over one third of the filling and then fold in the sides of the tortilla to form a burrito.
Nutrient analysis per serve:
Fat: 8.7g
Saturated fat: 3g
Calcium: 133mg
Fibre: 1.2g
Sodium: 101mg
No added sugar
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