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Strategies for Mental Health and Well Being

Winston Churchill once said, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” I believe the statement is very true. I have seen people destroyed by relatively small adversities all because they allowed their circumstance to negatively impact their mental health and well being. On the other hand, I have watched others, like... Read more Chevron

posted 06/04/2012, comment (1)|

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Taking a Vacation with Your ADHD Child (and Staying Sane)

Although children with ADHD may seem to be inherently anti-structure, they actually function best in a structured, familiar setting. But vacations and travel are all about getting away from the familiar - new places, new schedules, new people. As the parent of a child with ADHD, you probably know that this is a recipe for crankiness at the very... Read more Chevron

posted 05/30/2012, comments (2)|

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Freelance health writer, caregiver, and patient

Skin Cancer Screenings: Questions and Answers

Each month on Health Central’s Skin Cancer site, we select a member question or topic to explore with our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green, a practicing dermatologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine. This month we are going to be talking about skin cancer... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2012, comments (0)|

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I am a mom to a son who has chronic skin allergies and eczema

Eczema Questions? A Dermatologist Answers

Each month on Health Central’s skin care site, we select one member question to ask of our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green, a practicing dermatologist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine. This week we are going to ask Dr. Green about eczema, a common skin... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2012, comments (0)|

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Published writer, infertility survivor, and finally a mom

Your Period Problems Solved: 5 Ways to Beat the Bloat

So you are at a department store trying on a pair of jeans. But the size you usually fit into just won’t fit around your belly and you can’t even zip them up. What’s going on here? You guessed it, premenstrual bloating. Are we having fun yet? Like a lot of women you probably have jeans in several sizes in your closet including... Read more Chevron

posted 03/24/2012, comments (3)|