Newswise — Looking for a holiday season story idea? Consider these suggestions from Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center media relations.
TRAGIC IRONY: Experts observe that incidents of child abuse typically rise during December. Dr. Tim Kutz, a SLUCare pediatrician at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital who has treated abused children for 10 years, can talk about the reasons for this and what can be done about it.
AH-CHOO TO YOU, TOO: We shake hands with friends at holiday gatherings, sit close to other passengers as we wing our way to visit family across the country and push ourselves to get everything done in time for the holidays. It's no wonder that we get colds and other bugs. Dr. Mark Mengel, SLUCare Des Peres community and family medicine physician, can talk about ways to stay well.
BIG FAT MYTH: This time of year, it can be difficult not to obsess about gaining weight, especially with an abundance of holiday cookies and desserts to choose from. Get a hold of yourself, says Joy Short, a dietitian at Saint Louis University. Research suggests that most people, if they gain anything, pick up only an extra pound or two. Short can suggest realistic strategies to prevent you from saying bah humbug to treats.
FINDING PEACE: Are you sacrificing your personal peace to get the litany of must-dos accomplished during a way-too-frenetic Christmas holiday season? Dr. Robin Park, a psychiatrist at Saint Louis University, can talk about how to put the peace back into the holidays.
WHAT A HEADACHE: Miffed that you snaked around the parking lot in bumper-to-bumper traffic and waited in line only to discover the store just sold the video game that was to be your child's big Christmas gift? Here's another reason to get mad: holding that anger in can give you a headache, according to research by Robert Nicholson, a Saint Louis University psychologist. Nicholson can discuss his findings.
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