Saturday, February 9th, 2008
With spring around the corner, it will soon be time to trim the lawn, but spring also marks the onset of what Johns Hopkins Children's Center specialists call lawnmower injury season. Lawnmowers can cause devastating injuries in children and are the leading cause of amputations in teens, Hopkins Children's experts ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Advice from a Saint Louis University germ expert is music to the ears of those who dread the annual tradition of spring cleaning.
Don't go overboard, cautions Donna Duberg, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science at Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Health Sciences.
"Ask yourself the question: How contaminated is my ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
"Now's the time to spring into action and chart your course for maintaining a healthy lifestyle," says The Association for Dressings and Sauces (ADS). There's no better month than National Nutrition Month® (March) to transform your eating regimen into one that is both healthy and rewarding. The Association for Dressings ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
With the official start of spring about six weeks away, for many Americans the start of allergy season is close at hand.
But that doesn't mean the sneezing and discomfort that comes with seasonal allergies has to be close at hand as well. With a bit of planning, effort and common ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
First time runners, more likely to ignore foot and ankle pain, are at higher risk of injury, warns Temple podiatrist Howard Palamarchuk. For the past 24 years, Palamarchuk has cared for runners' feet at the finish line of some of the most difficult races in the country, including the Boston ...
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