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What Happens Next: Understanding Childhood PTSD
The word ”aftermath” has nothing to do with math, and everything to do with harvesting hay. Here's the story: 600 years ago, Middle English-speaking...
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Managing Asthma in Children
Every 24 hours, humans manage to inhale air upwards of 17,000 times, pulling 2,000 gallons of whatever is floating around us inside our airways by...
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Sleep Better, Live Better
Sleep takes up one-third of our lives—that's a lot of down time, and until the 1950’s most scientists believed that during most of it, human brains...
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April is Autism Acceptance Month: Let’s Be Clear(er)!
What’s the difference between ‘autism awareness’ and ‘autism acceptance’?
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Kidney Disease: Avoiding the “Silent Killer”
On paper, your kidneys look like a pair of chummy red beans. (Yes, mammalian kidneys are the namesake of the heart-healthy kidney bean.) No offense...
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We Have the (Healthy) Guts!
Life requires nourishment—nutrients from the food you eat and the liquids you drink. Nutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins,...
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Listen Closely (Your Heart is Talking to You!)
Hand over heart—when was the last time you checked in with your cardiovascular health? Checked your blood pressure? February is National Heart Health...
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What’s the Deal with Cold Weather and Heart Attacks?
Hypothermia, frostbite, trench foot, chilblains—without preparation and proper equipment, these cold-weather injuries can take down anyone, no...
