As the school year comes barreling to an end, I always find an assortment of students parading through my office with stress related ailments. Struggling to keep up in class can be…
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My sister-in-law was startled when brown spots began to appear on her preschooler’s teeth. A trip to the dentist revealed that my nephew had eleven cavities, the result of constantly drinking juice…
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Unless your child is getting the flu mist, your child may receive not only the seasonal flu vaccine as an injection this year, but also the H1N1 vaccine as an injection. Here’s…
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Why the recent American media hub-bub over “the flu” and “the swine flu”? Both are forms of the same virus called influenza. Usually known as “the flu,” this year, “the flu” is…
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Ouch! Stung on the scalp. Ouch! Stung on the hand. Ouch! Stung on the leg. Ouch! Ouch! Stung TWICE on the lips. Those nasty, nasty hornets. During the hot days of August,…
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Recently we’ve had a parade of itchy children troop through our office. The culprit: poison ivy. Myth buster: Fortunately, poison ivy is NOT contagious. You can catch poison ivy ONLY from the plant,…