President’s Corner for Late May 2016
Dr. Freda M. Bush
This week I had a mother bring her 17y/o daughter to the office for her first GYN examination. “Tamera” is graduating from high school this month and her mother wants … Read the rest
Creating a Desire for Change: Part 3 Preparation
MI Science Staff: May 2016
This article is the third part of MI’s series on the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Our previous articles focused on the pre-contemplative and the contemplative stages of readiness for change. The third stage is … Read the rest
Creating a Desire for Change: Part 2
MI Science Staff: April 2016
In March, our science article introduced the Transtheoretical Model for Behavioral Change as a viable model for changing risky sexual behavior. Only the first of six stages of “readiness for change” was visited in the … Read the rest
Change can be Difficult, but Results can be Rewarding
President’s Corner for Early April, 2016
By Dr. Freda Bush
You know what doesn’t sound like fun? Changing my lifestyle to become healthier. In 2015, I cut out meats, sweets, sugar added drinks, and junk foods. I also began an … Read the rest
Creating a Desire for Change
MI Science Staff, March 23, 2016
For a number of years now, the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change has been used in health care settings to help bring about positive behavioral changes, such as weight loss and smoking and … Read the rest
Sex is Not a Game: Dr. Freda Bush
MI’s most popular video has been remade and updated in partnership with the New Jersey Physician’s Advisory Group (NJPAG). One of the most thought provoking lines in the video says, “If sex is a game, does that mean somebody loses?” … Read the rest
Update on HIV from CDC
MI Science Staff: February 2016
The above graphic was released this week from the CDC, as the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections took place in Boston, Massachusetts. While other graphics focused on racial groups and geographic regions, this … Read the rest
For Valentine’s Day: Develop Relationships
President’s Corner by Dr. Freda Bush
February 2016
This month we celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb 14th. It is a great month for flowers and candy sales. Usually the emphasis is on romantic love, however, it will do us well … Read the rest
President’s Corner for Late January, 2016
Reflections on a Beautiful Danger
Dr. Freda Bush, Jan 2016
As this Advisory was being prepared for publication, I was stuck in Washington D.C., due to the Blizzard of 2016. I was in D.C. to speak at the Evangelicals for … Read the rest
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
January 2016, Science Department Staff
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a serious complication of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sexually active females. PID occurs when the bacteria that causes chlamydia, gonorrhea or bacterial vaginosis infects the uterus, the fallopian … Read the rest