Winter Fosters SAD Season
The winter holidays, with crisp wind chills and mounting snowfalls, bring to most of us a renewal of energy. But, to some people this season signals a descent into depression. They suffer from seas...
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Short-Circuiting Holiday Stress
People look forward to the holidays as a time of celebration, joy and goodwill. However, unrealistic expectations, increased demands and over-commercialized holiday hype can lead to stress, depress...
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Antibiotics Are Not Always The Answer For Ailing Children
Has your sick child ever not been treated with an antibiotic after visiting the doctor? Hopefully, this is the case. Antibiotics can treat a variety of infections, however, these medications may no...
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Use Scents Sensibly
A spray of perfume behind your ears before leaving home; a brisk rub of cologne after shaving; a touch of hair spray before going out; all of these are scented messages of beauty, sensuality or goo...
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The Health Benefits Of Breastfeeding
The Health Benefits of Breastfeeding By Susan Chase World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, is celebrated in over 120 countries, making it a great outreach tool for the breastfeeding movement. The Wo...
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Communicate For Life
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and this year the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s theme for the month is “Communicate for Life.” According to a recent article in Advance for S...
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Labor & Delivery: The Birthing Experience
This week is National Birth Center Week. Traditionally, a birth center is defined as a homelike setting for labor and delivery of newborns, where the parents can make decisions about their experien...
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Don’t Take Immunizations For Granted
There are many things parents want to give their children, but good health is perhaps the greatest gift. Immunization is one of the most important ways parents can protect their children’s health....
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is every parent’s worst nightmare: your baby is fine one minute, and not breathing the next. While the exact cause of this tragedy is still unknown, we are closer to un...
