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Health Column: Answers to common questions about No. 2
Everybody gets to the point when they have to make “doo.” For some, it’s once, maybe twice a day; but for others, it could be just once or twice a week. It’s not often discussed — as it’s a bit taboo...
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Health Column: A conference that’s for and about girls
There’s a lot facing the young women of today: peer pressure, relationship troubles and unrealistic body expectations broadcast on television screens and social media sites. With so much to keep up...
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Health Column: When your child tries to avoid school
Does your child refuse to go to school more than the average student? Has your teenager complained about not being able to concentrate during class? These are problems many parents encounter, but it...
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Health Column: Removing the sting from vaccinations
Imagine your child going in for immunizations but being able to skip the painful sting of a needle and go straight to the Band-Aid and lollipop. It’s a biomedical technology in the making: a...
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Health Column: Experience ‘the helper’s high’ during the holidays
You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get after finding someone the perfect gift, helping an older person cross the street or, say, rescuing a wide-eyed kitten from a tight spot? It’s more than a...
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Health Column: Important info for Medicare beneficiaries
Under provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010, some Medicare recipients are suddenly finding themselves without a safety net when in need of subsequent care at a skilled nursing facility. It has...
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Health Column: A better me for 2015
Maximus Health & Fitness owners Frank Distefano (from left) and Phil Durinck look on as personal trainer Greg Trent tries out one of the new LifeCycle GX spin bikes in May. (Credit: Barbaraellen...
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Health Column: Bone broth — fact or fad?
Credit: Creative Commons Sipping bone broth: good or bad for you? One new trend popping up in some health circles is sipping broth made by boiling the bare bones of chicken and other types of meat. A...
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Health Column: Irksome infection calls for precautions
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: you’ve heard of it. More commonly known as MRSA, it’s one of the better-known bacteria around, according to experts at Stony Brook University Medical...
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Health Column: Breathing yourself to stressless sleep
You know when you’re lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking how badly you’d like to fall asleep? It usually happens after thinking of just about everything else, which for me usually consists...
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