Web Site and Writing Samples
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(http://yaletomorrow.yale.edu)
Pem developed this site, working as part of a team. She also served as an editor for this site, and wrote some stories, including "With help from Yale, graduates launch company to tap global markets," and "Yale University Art Gallery program helps students connect through firsthand encounters with art."
(http://newresidentialcolleges.yale.edu)
Pem also developed this micro site, working as part of a team. She also served as an editor for many of the articles and features on the site.
(http://www.quitwithyale.org/)
Pem developed this site, working as part of team, and wrote many of the articles posted on this page, including the following;
Prior nicotine exposure in mice can increase motivation to seek food
Health Problems and Financial Setbacks Risk Factors for Women and Smoking
Perception of risk can affect smoker's desire and ability to quit
Smokers who quit reduce absences from work, but only over the long run, says new Yale study
Novel pharmacological strategies could help smokers quit
"The Blessed Drink: Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea"
(http://www.buddhismtoday.com/english/meditation/Zen/010-TheBlessedDrink.htm)
“When it comes to tea, Pearl Dexter is particular about what she drinks, how she prepares it and the way she drinks it. She is so particular, in fact, that when she travels she takes her own kettle to boil the water, a pot to steep the tea and her favorite brand of tea.
It wasn't always that way. Ask her about her favorite tea moment and it has nothing to do with rare multihued tea leaves or specialized preparation techniques. The publisher of Tea A Magazine and the owner of Olde English Tea Co. in Scotland, Conn., fell in love with tea over a set of cups that came from the bank as a deposit incentive and a bag of Lipton.
'It was from the red and yellow box with the captain on it,' she says, laughing. 'I was sitting at the kitchen table with my mother. I was one of 12 children and over tea was when we had time to talk. She'd sit with me and we'd have tea.'
When you talk with tea lovers, they will explain why you must prepare tea a certain way. They will lock right onto your eyes and go into exacting detail over why one brand of Earl Grey is superior to another. They will engage in intense, though polite, debates about why one kind of teacup is better than another. But when it comes right down to it, they say, having tea is about enjoying yourself alone or in the company of others, and discovering what you like. While doing so, they add, you might discover a little more about yourself.”
"Naltrexone: A Quitter's Answer to Watching the Waistline?"
(http://www.tturcpartners.com/news/december04.pdf)
Please see Page 5.
“If there is one thing worse than trying to quit smoking, it’s trying to quit smoking and not gain weight. In fact, some people, particularly women, smoke in an effort to prevent weight gain. Their worries about gaining weight can be a barrier to treatment. Stephanie O’Malley, Ph.D., at Yale University, is trying to address this treatment barrier. In her recent TTURC study, she has found that low dose naltrexone in combination with the nicotine patch reduced weight gain in those who were successful in quitting smoking. The study also showed that naltrexone helps weight concerned smokers in their quit attempts.”
"Mom's Book Helps Kids Cope With Parent's MS"
(http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/May2001/MSBookForKids.html)
“When a parent is sick, even for a little while, it can be tough on the kids. When a parent is stricken with something like multiple sclerosis, repeat attacks of the disease can leave children scared, frustrated and angry. One mother who recognized that problem decided to write a book to help children understand the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and cope with their parent's illness.”
"Don't Rely on Doctors When it Comes to New Drugs"
(http://www.cushings-help.com/new_drugs.htm)
"Do you sometimes feel like your doctor is out of the loop when it comes to details about new drugs? You might be right in some cases, and their ignorance can kill, experts say.
At issue most recently is the frequency with which new drugs are being pulled off the market after killing or injuring those they were supposed to cure, according to a wire service story at ABC News. Experts say many of those deaths might have been prevented if doctors had paid attention to safety warnings.
Some experts say no patient should ever be prescribed a drug that has been sold for less than a year. It often takes a year or more for negative side effects to be identified.
You should question your doctor carefully when he or she wants to prescribe a new drug for you. And take it upon yourself to research the new drug. The article from ABC News suggests you ask your doctor how the drug is different and why it's being recommended over what you're taking currently. The answer, "Because it's new," isn't good enough."
"Food Fight! Group wages war against unhealthy eats; restaurant owners cry foul"
(http://www.panhealth.com/story.asp?id=111584)
"Do you have a brief pang of guilt when you ask for that big bucket of popcorn at the movies, knowing it's made with fattening coconut oil? If so, you have the Center for Science in the Public Interest to thank.
The 30-year-old organization has been an important force in educating people about healthy eating, according to an article in The Record of Bergen County, N.J. The CSPI was started in 1971 by some Ralph Nader groupies. But it didn't make much of a fuss about anything until the 1990s, when the group took on ethnic restaurants and their offerings that featured lots of fat.
The group went after familiar fare like fettuccine Alfredo and cheeseburgers with a side of onion rings. It pointed out that a plate of chiles rellenos at a Mexican restaurant had as much saturated fat as 27 slices of bacon. The group also took on movie theater popcorn in 1994, pointing out it was very high in the kind of fat that can cause health problems. The sale of movie theater popcorn took a dive. In some theaters, it was off by as much as 50 percent. Sales rebounded within a year, however."
(http://yalemedicine.yale.edu/ym_au01/capsule1.htm)
“The release of the Flexner Report in 1910 was bad news for most of the nation’s medical schools. Commissioned by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to evaluate the ability of U.S. medical schools to train new doctors, consultant Abraham Flexner’s verdict was that most weren’t up to the task. He recommended that the vast majority of schools be shut down; in New England, he said, the only two worth saving were Yale and Harvard. And despite the tacit endorsement, the report singled out Yale’s thinly stretched faculty as a weak point.”