Summer picnic season is upon us, and that means it is time to grab the sunglasses, cooler and sunscreen, and head outdoors. But people are not the only ones who want to enjoy the warm weather. Flying, stinging insects like bees and wasps are abuzz, and make their presence known when collecting pollen and...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released an ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), which President Obama signed into law in January 2011. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease sets forth five goals, including the development of effective...
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visits are a real source of angst for children, but a necessity for dental health. So it’s in everyone’s best interest for your child to be up to making those appointments without too much fuss. Not to mention the fact that better preparation helps children get the most from their dental care. The following...
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Starting with Mother’s Day, May 13, we are observing National Women’s Health Week; the theme this year is “It’s Your Time.” We can all celebrate the women in our lives during National Women’s Health Week by encouraging them to make the time to address their own health. Healthy, strong women are essential to having...
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Improved Circulation Can Help to Undo Nerve Damage for Neuropathy Sufferers. It begins with tingling or numbness in the extremities and sometimes escalates to loss of motor control and, at its most serious, internal organ damage. Peripheral Neuropathy or PN is rooted in genetics, but the symptoms and complications are usually the result of...
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Phillipsburg High School May 19th-20th, 2012 Relay For Life is a team Relay event to promote awareness of cancer and raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s mission of eliminating cancer. The Relay For Life is an overnight event celebrating the life of cancer survivors and a time to remember those we have lost....
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No one wants their child to get hurt or worse yet, poisoned. As a parent you think your child would be smart enough not to try to eat a random plant that’s inside or outside, but they aren’t. This is a learned skill and one that you have to teach them. See 10 plants...
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New parents have so many concerns. The pregnancy itself can be enough to make anyone question their sanity. If something goes wrong during pregnancy or childbirth, the little one could be facing major setbacks for the rest of his or her life. This is why it is so important that expecting parents take every...
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In most cases learning disabilities won’t be identified in children until after they’ve been attending school for several years. Even then, the indications aren’t always obvious and consequently don’t present themselves clearly apart from formal training. Nevertheless there are some signs that parents can look for if they suspect that their child does indeed...
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You’ve probably had a rash at some point or another, whether from poison ivy or the chickenpox or something more unusual. Why does your skin break out in red blotches like that? More important, is there anything you can do about it? We often think of the skin as a barrier—it keeps the insides...
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