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_ Is the Flu as Scary as Media Stories Make It Out to Be? By Sondra Forsyth blog The seasonal flu, influenza, is front page news across North America. Every day we are reading or hearing of someone […]
_ Skin Health Spider Veins: Addressing the Appearance of Broken Blood Vessels By Sondra Forsyth article Over time, what may have started out as an ΓÇ£itsy bitsyΓÇ¥ spider vein can become a real concern. We call … Read More→
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_ Vaccines (TB, Tetanus, etc.) Reminding People about Vaccinations Can Increase Rates of Immunization By Sondra Forsyth article An updated Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library on January 18th 2018, suggests that reminding people when their vaccinations … Read More→
_ Health Headlines It's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: News about the current flu season isnΓÇÖt encouraging: ItΓÇÖs common in every state except Hawaii. But even in … Read More→
_ Girls' Social Camouflage Skills May Delay or Prevent Autism Diagnosis By Sondra Forsyth article On parent-reporting measures, girls with autism seem to struggle more than boys with performing routine tasks like getting up and … Read More→
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_ Medical Research A Common Cancer Drug and Hearing Loss By Jane Farrell article Scientists have found a new way to explain the hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a powerful drug used to treat … Read More→
Why Women Over 50 Should Work to End Bullying in 2018 By Sondra Forsyth blog Bully: A person or a group who uses strength to harm or intimidate those who are weaker -New Oxford Dictionary […]
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_ Mental & Emotional Health Researchers Find Common Psychological Traits in People Aged 90 to 101 By Sondra Forsyth article In remote Italian villages nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and mountains lives a group of several hundred citizens over the … Read More→
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_ Shanghai Zoo and Natural History Museum By Sondra Forsyth blog The day we choose to go to the Shanghai Zoo was overcast. You learn to wear a waterproof windbreakers or […]
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_ Alternative Health Medical Marijuana Senior Health 7 Reasons Why More Grandparents than Ever are Using Marijuana By Jane Farrell article The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana across the country is changing the nationΓÇÖs perception of what used to be … Read More→
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