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Name Star Performer Paula Reading Log

Book/Title “The Top Medical Breakthroughs Outline of Reading
of 2007” Prevention: January including key questions to be answered
2008: 162-169.
The article outlines “medical breakthroughs”
Pages 7 short pages of 2007, mainly in the areas of cancer,
osteoarthritis, and strokes. Many of the
Date April 12 “breakthroughs” should now be standard
procedure with a thorough medical check up.
Before reading The underlying message seems to be that we
should all be advocates for our own health,
My objectives are: especially women in the “sandwich” generation,
who tend to ignore their own health.
I wanted to see what medical information is
being disseminated through popular sources, What are considered medical breakthroughs?
like Prevention magazine. How do some people get their medical
information?
I thought it would be fun to take a break from How much is “prevention” stressed in a
some of the more serious reading I’m doing in magazine with that name?
my other classes. I also wanted to see if there Is there anything I’d like to look into more
were any breakthroughs I hadn’t heard of yet. deeply?

I’d also like to practice reading efficiently.

My performance criteria are:

Basic knowledge of the medical
breakthroughs, enough to discuss them
superficially, at least.

Minutes I expect to spend reading: 20 minutes

First Reading
Notes and observations:

This magazine is written primarily for women, and the breakthroughs highlighted focus on women in
the “sandwich” generation, between children and aging parents.

Lots of promises, but little specific research or timetables.

Key Vocabulary Use each key word in a new context or phrase.

I didn’t come across any new vocabulary. It’s a very popular source
and doesn’t include any technical or special terms.

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