Renee Guzman-Simon
As a member of the Association for Health Care Journalists, the USC Annenberg School of Communication 2.0 Health Community ReportingOnHealth and the International Association for the Study of Pain, she enjoys researching and writing freelance articles for news agencies.
Renee's current pursuits also include studying for a Master's of Public Health Policy at Benedictine University. Renee attended UCLA and the University of West Los Angeles as an undergrad, where she received her Bachelor’s of Science Degrees in Medical Sociology and Paralegal Studies.
Renee researches and writes published health-oriented articles, which appear on Google Health News, at Suite101.com and on a website she recently launched, www.NeeDuJour.com. The website’s blog, still being molded, emphasizes health-related issues.
Renee graduated from Los Alamitos High School (California) in 1977, honored as a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students. While studying at UCLA, she was invited to intern for the Los Angeles Times. She also worked at UCLA Hospital, UCI Hospital, Saint John’s Hospital and Long Beach Memorial Hospital while putting herself through school as an undergraduate. As well, Renee has summarized medical reports for medical malpractice attorneys, worker’s compensation disability judges and researched and summarized medical treatises at UCLA’s, UCI’s and Long Beach Memorial’s medical libraries (back in the day when hard copies were more readily available than on-line journals), as well as having interviewed various specialists regarding their perspectives on certain issues.
Renee enjoys spending time with her zany and loving family, with friends, shooting and editing photography, playing with her two rambunctious dogs, listening to music, soaking in the outdoors, watching performing arts when the mood strikes, and loves to laugh.
Latest Articles
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2011's "Defibrillator Tuesday:" Deadlier Than Black Friday 2008
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports cardiovascular disease is running this nation to human and financial ruin. Wall Street, we need help.
Feb 1, 2011
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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World Health Organization Reviews Key Health Issues of 2010
WHO's report, "2010 in review: key health issues," covers interventions for Haiti's earthquake & cholera outbreak, tuberculosis in Africa, & urban poverty.
Dec 23, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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Reducing Childhood Mortality: a WHO Millennium Development Goal
The UN & World Health Organization apprise international community of status of goal to reduce deaths of children under five by 66%. Where do we stand?
Dec 22, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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The Food Industry: Scamming Some of the People Some of the Time
Whatever it is we are eating nowadays, it's adding up to inches on our waistlines and pounds for every dollar spent on advertising. Time to analyze labels?
Dec 16, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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Adverse Childhood Experience Links to Severe Adult Health Issues
The CDC's study confirms strong evidence that more than half of American adults suffered abusive experiences as children, with poor health to show for it.
Dec 16, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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70% U.S. Deaths Due to Chronic Disease; Behavior Can Prevent Many
New CDC nationwide health behavior surveillance report finds glaring need for top-notch health & disease prevention campaigns to engage healthy behaviors.
Dec 9, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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Emergency Medicine Room Visits Increasing Because of Medications
Carolyn Clancy, M.D. has written a column for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality about the increase in hospitalizations caused by medication use.
Dec 7, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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MenAfriVac, A Revolutionary, Affordable, New Meningitis Vaccine
The World Health Organization announced that it will begin vaccinating millions of people in Africa with a new bacterial meningitis vaccine, MenAfriVac.
Dec 6, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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Fox's Bones: Proof that "Bones" Can Melt? The Show as Evidence!
Fox's Bones episode, "The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck" may go down in history of proving science wrong. Based on this story, bones melts at low temps.
Dec 4, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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Monkey Business: Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Holiday is True
Not just monkeying around with you, such a holiday as Monkey Day exists and is coming our way in a matter of days, on December 14th. Monkey business?
Dec 1, 2010
- Renee Guzman-Simon
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