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How Stress Can Affect Your Heart

Dr. Jeannette L. Yuen, Cardiologist Current events, job stress, daily obligations, and relationship tensions can all severely and negatively impact good cardiac health. “Studies have linked events such as bereavement, loss of a job, and depression with major, life-threatening events such as a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest,” notes […]

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Whole-Body Deodorant: What to Know

Dr. Lauren Adams, Dermatology   When most of us think of deodorant, we think of our armpits – the usual source of body odor that can be embarrassing. But a wave of products being advertised as “whole-body deodorants” appears to be gaining traction in the marketplace through media covearage and […]

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Preparing Your Child for Surgery, Part 2

Dr. Dominique M. Jan and Dr. Steven Borenstein, Pediatric Surgery Part 1 of this article, dealing with younger children, can be found here. Older elementary school and high school students may also benefit from engaging with others as they work to reassure themselves. Finding answers on the internet can present […]

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The interview with Natalia Vashakidze

In the modern world, every year more and more people become victims of violence. The number of people who experience physical, sexual, or psychological violence every day is much higher. It should be noted that as the number of interpersonal violence increases, women as well as the elderly and adolescents […]