Stay on Top of your Game with these 10 Sports Injury Prevention Tips Your ability to avoid sports injuries hinges upon your commitment to engage in safe play. From remembering to warm up prior to your next game to avoid the temptation to continue playing after you are injured, there are measures you can take […]
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The Impact of Treated Hearing Loss on Quality of Life
The Impact of Treated Hearing Loss on Quality of Life It would seem that hearing is a second-rate sense when compared to vision in our visually-oriented modern society. People with hearing loss delay a decision to get hearing help because they are unaware of the fact that receiving early treatment for hearing loss has the […]
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National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding Month Breastfeeding is a common practice around the world. It is recommended for mothers to breastfeed for at least the first six months of a child’s life for baby to receive optimal health benefits. On August 6, 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee declared August to be National Breastfeeding Month as […]
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National Immunization Awareness Month
Send Your Children Back to School Protected from Serious Diseases National Immunization Awareness Month is a reminder that we all need vaccines throughout our lives. Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. It’s also the perfect time to make sure your children are up to date on their […]
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Lyme Disease and the Management of Tick Bites
Lyme Disease and the Management of Tick Bites Ticks are commonly present throughout our area including in your own yard. They enjoy wooded areas where leaves are on the ground, and “edge habitats” – areas of transition between manicured lawns and untamed woods. Stone walls, wood piles, areas of long grass and ground cover areas […]
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Safety tips to have a blast on the Fourth
Safety tips to have a blast on the Fourth When you think of the 4th of July with family and friends you think about the sunshine, grilling, parades, and fireworks. You’d think youngsters would be most endangered by fireworks, but it’s actually adults from age 25 to 44 who are most commonly injured. Take a […]
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