Healthbeat by Deirdre Cox Baker

Archive for June, 2008

How to keep cool (if summer heat arrives)

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The house in New Orleans is situated in the central city, in a busy neighborhood not far from Tulane University. Three women, two teen-agers, and I were on the job, painting the home exterior in behalf of Catholic Charities.

This is the volunteer job I took on as part of a mission team sponsored by St. Ann

You can drown on dry land

Friday, June 13th, 2008

A little girl who loved to swim spent the day at a friend

Men know their sexual health

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I ranted in a blog just the other day about men who are so stubborn about their health they tend to avoid common-sense precautions until it

Why are men so stubborn about themselves?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I realize it

Drink, drink, drink

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Three teenagers arrived one night at my house this week, and the drinks which subsequently disappeared from the rec room refrigerator included one Diet Coke and two bottled waters.

Happily, the local teens are bucking a trend that might help to explain weight problems being experienced among today