Site of the Day for Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Public Health Perspectives Today's site, from the Public Library of Science, offers thoughtful appraisals of public health issues from a regular group of committed scientists. Gentle Subscribers will discover interesting and compelling reports on a range of medical topics with a public health focus. "Preventing Disease, Prolonging Life and Promoting Health" - from the website This frequently updated science blog covers diverse health subjects geared to the concerns and interests of the general public. Recent reports have considered the effects of food stamps on the overall health of low income families, an innovative way to burn more body fat, and social conditions with an impact on health and disease from a global vantage point. Spruced up with a modest selection of graphic elements -- photos, charts, and pertinent diagrams -- the blog offers at times eye-opening insights on rarely reported subjects, for example, microbes with both pernicious and beneficial effects. Swing over to the site for thought-provoking analyses of a variety of public health topics at: http://blogs.plos.org/publichealth/ A.M. Holm Comments? Suggestions? <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.