Prevention and Wellness

How to help parents age gracefully

When you’re a kid, you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how family dynamics change over time. Mom and dad have always been there for you, right? Then…

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Dementia, Neurosciences

Putting the brakes on Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease has been compared to everything from a ruthless thief to a raging wildfire — one taking away everything and one destroying everything in its path. While science and…

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Prevention and Wellness

Sunshine Smoothie

Oranges, lemons, strawberries and green leafy vegetables packed with vitamin C makes urine more acidic, which helps prevent bacteria from growing in the system. In addition, vitamin C helps cuts…

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Prevention and Wellness, Recipes

Pancakes a healthier way

Pancakes: fluffy, golden stacks of buttery goodness. No matter how high the stack, pancakes may not be the healthiest breakfast option. But if you choose to splurge, you can make…

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Prevention and Wellness

Feeling bad? Don’t rule out flu just yet

Just when you thought the flu season was over, the virus seems to be holding on. Last week, the number of cases diagnosed in Norton Immediate Care Centers nearly doubled….

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Neurosciences

Braving brain surgery while awake

Three years ago, 23-year-old Amber Neal was feeling the glow of her first pregnancy, anxiously awaiting the joyous event of her son’s birth. But something odd and troubling cast a…

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Prevention and Wellness

Mumps: Coming to a campus near you?

Local cases of mumps may have people wondering why the virus seems to be targeting college students. Spread through saliva or mucus, mumps can be transmitted though coughing, sneezing and…

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Prevention and Wellness

Super Lice on the Loose

If just the thought of lice makes you itch or gives you the heebie-jeebies, don’t fret. While this strain of “super lice” may be more difficult to treat, you can…

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Cancer

Finding a bone marrow donor

In August 2012, Phil Meeks, now 47 years old, went to the doctor with shortness of breath and pain in his legs. He thought the pain was related to smoking…

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Cancer

Cancer patient, doctor become running buds

Carroll Grossman, a 71-year-old distance runner, felt in the best shape of her life when she found a lump in her left breast and was diagnosed with stage 2 breast…

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Expecting, Obstetrics

Pregnancy Journey: When to share your news

Just like clockwork, at 13 weeks, I got my energy back, the nausea disappeared and I rejoined my family as the mom and wife I was before. Unfortunately, some killer…

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Womens Health

To My Daughter: All About Your Period

Maybe you’ve already started talking to your daughter about menstruation. Maybe you’re wondering where to begin. Or even when to begin. Because girls are starting to menstruate at an earlier…

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