Huffington Post Live: “New Dietary Guidelines Slam Sugar, Red Meat OK”
(1/8/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. View full video
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Yahoo! Health: “The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines: What You Need to Know”
(1/7/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Sixty-nine percent of Americans are overweight. We need to be counting calories here. If we want to win the battle of the scale, the best way to do that is to cut calories.” View full article
Salge Blake quoted in Dr. Oz The Good Life: “How to Feed a Cold”
(1/6/16) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “[Sweet potatoes] are rich in vitamin A, which works with your immune system to create white blood cells that fight pathogens.” View full article.
Health Science student featured in Boston Globe
(1/1/16) Q&A with Health Science major and BU women’s swimming and diving senior captain Stephanie Nasson. View full article
Masters in Athletic Training – Virtual Open Houses
Augmentative communication gives a voice to people with ALS
Sargent Lecturer in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and Director of the Boston Children’s Augmentative Communication Program John Costello works with patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The Daily Herald: “Lightening the Load of Obesity in Seniors”
(12/16/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “Older adults tend to take more medications than younger adults, so it’s important to account for how weight loss may affect dosing. For example, if your patient is on hypertension medications and starts losing a lot of weight, that medication may need to be readjusted.” […]
2016 Service Learning in Thailand: Health Care & Human Rights
Calling on Sargent Graduate and Undergraduate Students for the 2016 Sargent Service Learning Trip in Thailand! The Sargent Service Learning Program offers our students a unique opportunity to participate in faculty led service-learning experiences, which promote health education, empower communities, and cultivate educated compassionate global citizens. Students will have the opportunity to leverage their classroom […]
US News & World Report: “5 Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning at Your Holiday Buffet”
(12/14/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about ways to prevent food contamination this holiday season. The one sure way to ruin your holiday festivities is to give your dinner guests the gift that keeps on giving – for hours, if not days. That is a gift of a bout of foodborne illness, better […]
Everyday Health: “What Nutritionists Want (and Give!) for the Holidays”
(12/08/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: ” I would love a high quality cappuccino maker. While I don’t have the time to savor anything but regular coffee during the busy week, a luscious cappuccino on the weekend would be just divine.” View full article
BU’s Health and Medical Programs Rank 29th Worldwide
(12/9/15) BU’s health and medical education programs rank 29th worldwide and 16th among US universities in the 2015–2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Expert quote: The Times rankings “are especially noteworthy, as they use a broad range of weighted measures to derive these rankings,” says Christopher A. Moore, dean of Sargent College. “These metrics […]
CNN.com: “Health Effects of Carbs: Where Do We Stand?”
(12/01/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. Expert quote: “I think Americans are slowly getting the message that … breads and grains are fine as long as they are whole grains so we get fiber and nutrients.” View full article
US News & World Report: “Shop to Drop Some Pounds This Holiday Season”
(12/02/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake writes about the health benefits of holiday shopping. Expert quote: “Who knew that shopping was considered a form of physical activity? It may not be a high-intensity aerobic workout, but if you’re pounding the pavement at the mall with a lengthy holiday shopping list, you could be burning […]
Disability Advocacy & the Law: Final Student Presentations
Join us for the SAR HS475 Disability Advocacy & the Law final student presentations, Thursday December 3 starting at 9:35 a.m. (SAR Room 220) and on Thursday, December 10 starting at 9:35 a.m. (SAR Room 236). Students will present a plan to address a disability accommodation issue of their choice. Refreshments will be served in the Setterberg Lounge during […]
US News & World Report: “Is That Second Cup of Coffee Really Good for You?”
(11/23/15) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses new research on the health benefits of coffee. Expert quote: “In this study, researchers looked at participants’ java-consuming habits over a 28-year period and found an association between drinking up to 5 cups of coffee daily and a lower risk of dying from heart disease…” […]