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Textbooks, gym clothes, lunches, water bottles, laptop, pencils, notebooks… your child’s backpack is likely filled to the brim, and that may not be good for them. With textbooks weighing an [...]

Concussions are an unfortunate risk our young athletes face, especially those who participate in ‘impact sports’ such as football, soccer, and lacrosse. Head injuries will continue to be a focal [...]

Your primary care physician may perform a routine blood pressure test during a regular exam. An inflatable cuff is placed around your upper arm and your blood pressure is measured using a [...]

A survey conducted by the Cleveland Clinic found that just over 40% of men go to the doctor only when they fear they have a serious medical condition. The same survey also found that 19% of men [...]

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that in the United States, 16 million adults (6.9% of the population) had at least one major depressive episode in 2012. According to the [...]

We all know that exercise is good for your health, but did you know it’s also good for your brain? Recent research studies show that aerobic exercise may benefit those with mild cognitive [...]

Pollution doesn’t just hurt the environment – it’s impacting our children as well. The World Health Organization reported that polluted areas are associated with more than one in four deaths of [...]

While we all encourage our kids to be more adventurous with food, sometimes we end up with a picky eater. If one of your children is struggling to eat things outside the dinosaur chicken nugget [...]