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Misdiagnosis | When Doctors Get It Wrong

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Why People and Pets May be Misdiagnosed Failure to Diagnose Many people may be under the impression that physicians are always right.  After all, how many times have you heard the statement “Well, I was feeling ill and visited my doctor but I was told that everything is  “normal” so I must be just fine. How can you determine whether in your situation things are truly fine or if you may need to seek a second opinion? Understanding the realities and limitations of what modern medicine can do is a [...] Read more »

How to Protect Your Thyroid Medicine While On Vacation

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Summer Heat and Medication Safety: What you Should Know About Thyroid Medication and Warm Temperatures As most of the nation struggles with a heat wave that has brought record high temperatures, there is a hidden risk for many patients who take prescription medications. Some medicines, including thyroid medication, must be kept at what’s referred to as “controlled room temperature.”  Controlled room temperature is the temperature range from 68-77 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20-25 degrees Celsius.   Anything outside of this range can affect the stability and potency of your medications. If you [...] Read more »

Baby Sleep Problems

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New Baby: How to Help Baby Sleep Better During the first few weeks after bringing a new baby home,  the expression “sleep like a baby” certainly seems like the biggest misnomer in the world. Instead of the long, relaxed, undisturbed sleep the phrase implies,  broken up sleep, sleepless nights and experiencing the day  in a zombie-like waking state is closer to the truth. Why Babies Sleep the Way they Do The sad truth (sad for new parents, that is!) is that babies sleep very differently from adults do. This is [...] Read more »

A Toast to An American Soldier on Memorial Day

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While many of us will spend Memorial Day enjoying the company of  family and friends, one young soldier is on his way to basic training.  And then, off to Afghanistan. As we sent him off this past weekend, there was both a tear in my eye and a tug at my heart. His sacrifice, his courage—means that we as Americans can spend the day doing what we please.  To all who have served or are serving—You are Our True Heroes! The speech below was given in honor of Jeb Yearwood, [...] Read more »

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Drinking During Pregnancy

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Alcohol and Pregnancy   Bringing a child into the world puts a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. You are literally responsible for another life from the moment of conception in the simplest and most direct way possible: whatever you take into your body reaches your baby too. Whatever you eat, your baby does as well. So drinking a glass of wine or that bottle of beer means that baby is also consuming alcohol. Food and drink that you take in also reaches your baby through your bloodstream. Although there [...] Read more »

Caffeine and Pregnancy: How much is OK?

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Pregnancy often spells sacrifice for women because of all the things they have to give up on. Sweets, alcohol, smoking (for those who have the vice), staying up late and those extra hours on the couch. The question many ask is: is coffee (or caffeine) on that list as well? Many people love to start their day with a hot cup of joe while mulling the day’s coming events. It’s relaxing and a part of many mothers’ routine before they start the busy day ahead. So sometimes being told you [...] Read more »

Mosquito Repellent and Mosquito Disease

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These little buzzing insects may seem benign and too small to cause more trouble than those annoying itchy bites, but mosquitoes are not to be belittled despite their size. In fact it may be their puny size and how this allows them access to virtually any space that makes them all the more dangerous. Some mosquitos have very strong wings and can fly up to a distance of  20 miles. So if there is a mosquito problem in your neighborhood, don’t assume that if you don’t live next door, that [...] Read more »

Saying Goodbye to a Precious Pet

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Lessons from Abbey Where there is great love in life there is also great pain and grief when our loved one’s pass.  Losing anyone is never easy, but there is a certain ache in the heart when we have to say goodbye to a fur kid in the family. Fur Kids are always there for us. Not caring if our hair and makeup looks good, or if we are gifted at sports or even academically.  They are not concerned about how much we make, or what we do for a [...] Read more »

Leg Cramps at Night: Pregnancy and Causes of Leg Cramps

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Leg Cramps During Pregnancy The gift of carrying a life within you is one of the greatest experiences in a woman’s life. However, this gift is not without sacrifices. There are emotional as well physical costs to the woman in carrying a child. One of these is painful cramps which often disturb a pregnant woman’s sleep during late pregnancy. Leg cramps occur when your muscles contract involuntarily. Cramps can occur in the legs, calves, feet, or all of the above. Leg cramps are common for women during the second and [...] Read more »

Pregnancy Risks After 35

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The Risks of Pregnancy over the age of 35 In an age wherein more and more women have chosen to build their careers before they start a family, it has become a trend to conceive at a later age, with the first babies born when the woman is in her early to mid-30′s. In fact, studies show that in the United States, there has been a 30 percent increase in the number of women who give birth at mid to late thirties in the year 2000 as compared to a [...] Read more »