July 2010

4 Corners thinking

Submitted by Tim.Byers on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 16:27

Tomorrow morning I will be traveling to Durango to take part in a meeting of academicians and public health professionals representing the “4 Corners” states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.  This meeting leads me to the following reflections about past collaborations between the 4-Corners states.

Obesity in Sweden

Submitted by Tim.Byers on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 08:24

I write this note from Stockholm, where I am attending the International Congress on Obesity.  The ICO is held once every four years - sort of the World Cup of obesity researchers - covering a broad front from basic science to public health.  I gave an invited talk here yesterday on obesity and cancer risk, and since then have been sitting in on diverse types of talks.  I am especially struck by the following observations: