Animals Are Fun, But Wash Your Hands
Many communities across the US hold yearly agricultural fairs but few rival The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair. This fair springs up at the end-of summer each year offering fair-goers a w...
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Genetic Counseling Provides Answers For People Facing Cancer
By Wendy S. Bollinger, RD, LDN, & Aileen S. Galley, ACSW, LSW
"I wuna know how it started and I wuna know how it endsThe end mite change my life forever…" My 6-year-old daughter wrote these words shortly after I was diagnosed with advanced ovar...
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Embarassing Problem, Effective Solution
It is estimated that over 33 million Americans suffer from urinary voiding dysfunction, a term used to describe a disturbance in normal bladder emptying. Many of those affected will note a frequent...
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Healthful Hydration In The Summer Heat
It's no secret: Fluids are necessary to beat the heat. As long as those fluids don't leave you buzzed, bloated, or inebriated—the fluids you consume are second only to oxygen in keepi...
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Important Message From Medicare
In an effort to focus on beneficiaries' rights, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made changes to their beneficiary rights document known as An Important Message from Medicare...
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Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
The body has signs and symptoms that indicate that you need to seek care. Three key indicators that tend to be ignored are weight change, pain and fatigue. Weight Change Sudden weight gain or weigh...
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Head and Neck Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 55,000 Americans will develop cancer of the head and neck this year; 13,000 of them will die from it. Cancers of the head and neck region include...
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Hygiene, Wound Care Can Cut MRSA Risk
Staphylococcus aureus, referred to as staph, is a type of bacteria commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. Approximately 25% to 30% of the population is colonized (when bacte...
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Preventing Lyme Disease
Now is the time to get outdoors for the great exercise and fresh air, but watch out for those pesky little ticks and serious illnesses that can be associated with the bite. Keep the following infor...