Authored by Michael Dedekian, MD Director of Countdown to a Healthy ME Clinic I often joke with my patients that as soon as a magic potion is invented that will cure their disease they’ll be first on my list to receive it. Indeed, it is an encouraging time to be a physician because of the… Read more »
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2nd Annual Let’s Go! Childhood Obesity Conference
This conference has come and gone! For more information about upcoming conferences, please visit https://store.letsgo.org/about-us/events/. TOWARDS ENDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY: How doctors, toddlers, and schools can stop an epidemic. Learn how to build capacity in your practice, in your community and for your patients. Take away material you can use the next day. Join us on September 11th, 12th… Read more »
Is some extra weight good for you?
Authored by Michael A Dedekian, MD A recent study in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) caught the attention of national media. The authors used the best available scientific evidence, combined from 97 other separate studies, to better define the link between mortality (death) and weight. The evidence they used represented a total… Read more »
2nd Annual Let’s Go! Childhood Obesity Conference
This conference has come and gone! For more information about upcoming conferences, please visit https://store.letsgo.org/about-us/events/. TOWARDS ENDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY: How doctors, toddlers, and schools can stop an epidemic. Learn how to build capacity in your practice, in your community and for your patients. Take away material you can use the next day. Join us on September 11th, 12th… Read more »
WinterKids – Your Prescription for Winter Fun & Fitness!
Authored by Julie MulkernExecutive Director, WinterKids WinterKids puts the “win” in winter for Maine families! The WinterKids Passport, now celebrating its 15th year, opens doors to an exciting array of fun and healthy winter activities for the whole family—including downhill and cross country skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and snow tubing. The program is available to… Read more »