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Reading prevention magazine this month there is a story about "The July Effect".

Apparently there is a new study showing there is a 10% increase in teaching hospital deaths due to medical errors. AND the trend continues through until the Fall just not as high.

So What's the reason? Your Doctor is thinking about their vacation? NO! It's not a case of the Summer Brain...Apparently, July is the month when all of the med school graduatesstart work as interns and tend to make more mistakes. Not just in the Operating Room but in prescribing meds and effective follow up.

The numbers are staggering....almost 1 million people a year die due to a medical shall we say "Mishap"? That works out to a completely filled 747 crashing and killing everyone on board every other day.

Moral of this story?? Don't schedule elective surgery or any other unnecessary medical procedure at a teaching hospital in the summer months.

This doesn't mean your newbie DR. won't end up being amazing or even being the one who eventually cures cancer, it just means everyone makes mistakes and please try not to be one of them!

It's HERE DISHIES!! The 3rd installment of Race FIT with DISH Trainer ...and trainer of the Rocket Power Dancers...CARI SHOEMATE!!!

DISH wants you to get healthy and FIT with us so see you at the training sessions!! Please come to the sessions then Cari will wait to take your payment info at the end of the week. She's also offering pro-rated options (if you can't do the whole 6 weeks) and drop-in class rates of $15.

Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 pm we will be meeting along Buffalo Bayou here: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4552586  We meet at the bottom of the stairs (NW corner closest to Sabine Lofts) along the Bayou. **Please remember to bring: a mat (for abs), a towel (optional) and lots of water! It will be hot, but we will be in the shade and you will get acclimated.

On Tues/Thurs we will meet on the treadmills up at Fit at 11:30 am.

Looking forward to seeing you guys all next week and helping you run your fastest 5k or 10k ever! Email Cari HERE if you have any questions!

Ok DISHIES! We all need a tune up from time to time and here is DISH's trainer Cari Shoemate for Exercise TV showing us her personal outside workout!...She made DISH do this twice a week and trust us...it WORKS!

To get your personal workout with DISH trainer, Cari Shoemate CLICK HERE

So as you well know DISH Publisher Lori Freese took the Bikram 60 day challenge and what a challenge it was. First, let it be known...no she didn't finish. However, the health that was gained and things she learned abotu her body along the way were invaluable and she does continue to practice just not daily.

Now that that challenge is off the plate the office has taken up a new challenge....RUNNING. Some of us have always been runners but currently out of shape is the place we are starting!

The Famous Houston trainer and national marathon runner and DISH Contributor Cari Shoemate is teaching a running class at FIT Athletic 2 days a week and we have accepted the challenge. It's for all runners of all stages and it includes 2 Saturday weight lifting classes as well. You don't have to be a member and it's never too late to join!
Cari says you will absolutely be able to run a 5k after you've finished the class so here we go!!

See you at the Rodeo run! That's our challenge day!

Sigh up and run with us!

Dolls,

Photo credit - Fran w/ Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) & Congresswoman Jac Schawkowsky (D-IL)What an exciting few weeks!  I just returned home from a great trip to D.C., where I went to support the introduction of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010.  Can you believe 1 in 5 personal care products contain chemicals linked to cancer?  If the bill is passed, the FDA will oversee the ingredients used in cosmetic and personal care products.  What we put ON our bodies is just as important as what we put IN them, so let your elected officials know that getting harmful chemicals out of your daily products is important to you!

I also had the chance to participate in a web chat with Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary, and Donna Norton, National Director of MomsRising where we discussed healthcare and preventative services for women and families.  Both are fabulous women on a mission to ensure we have the resources we need to keep ourselves healthy.  If you missed it, check out the video here.

And that's not all!  This month, Cancer Schmancer and I also played a vital role in passing a bill in California to ban the hormone disrupting chemical, BPA, from baby bottles, containers and sippy cups.  (BPA has been banned from baby bottles in NY, and outright banned in Maryland, France and Australia.)  A chemical associated with so many health conditions should never be present in children's products!

My friends, we stand at a crossroads where a safer, healthier U.S. is only steps away.  I thank you for all your support and urge you to stay in the know through Twitter, CancerSchmancer.org, and/or our RSS feed.

All my love,
Fran

P.S. Thank you, thank you so much for submitting your reviews of Cancer Schmancer.  We were named one of the Top-Rated Health Nonprofits by GreatNonprofits! Yahoo!