Archive | October, 2009
6 Tips for Staying Healthy this Winter
by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP 1. Add coconut oil to your diet. Experts have found coconut oil to be the most powerful, natural remedy to help wipe out viruses. This is due to monolauric acid, which is the same fatty acid that is also found in breast milk. It helps to attack germs such as staph, [...]
Continue reading...Are There Really 46 Million Uninsured?
19. October 2009
By: Erin C. Lieber 46 million uninsured? Maybe. Maybe not. This is a statistic that is consistently reported and constantly repeated. There is no contest that this is an extremely large number relative to the population of the United States, as it equates to almost 15% of the people in this country. However, have you ever [...]
Continue reading...Speech Therapy with Halloween Treats
19. October 2009
by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Many children today are receiving some type of Speech-Language Therapy, either at home, in school or in after school programs. Holidays are the perfect time to incorporate some fun, festive, relevant ideas into your therapy sessions or into your family time at home! This year, steer clear of the tricks, and [...]
Continue reading...Dissecting the Health Care Dollar
18. October 2009
By Erin C. Lieber Just like the cost of most goods and services in the U.S., the cost of health care is rising and quickly. What is fueling this increase is at the center of every health care reform debate that we see on TV and in the news. The National Coalition on Healthcare reports that National [...]
Continue reading...Two natural remedies for the common cold.
18. October 2009
by Leonard Achan RN, MA, ANP Lemons are rich with Vitamin C and have many uses for natural treatments since they boost the immune system response and are great antioxidants. Very simply, squeezing one lemon into a glass of warm water each morning can help alleviate symptoms of the common cold as well as assist in [...]
Continue reading...Cellular Art – Things can be beautiful under a microscope.
16. October 2009
Flickr: euthman – ‘numerous mast cells in sinus histiocytosis’
Continue reading...Excuse me, please wash your hands!
14. October 2009
By J.D’Abbraccio RN, MSN Do you wash your hands with soap? Hold on. Let me ask that question again. Do you scrub your hands vigoursly with soap for at least 20 or more seconds after using the bathroom, sneezing, or handling money? In a 2007 observational study sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and [...]
Continue reading...When will my baby talk?
14. October 2009
By Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Having a baby is one of the most exciting events that can happen in your lifetime. Once your child is born, you wait eagerly for them to reach each developmental milestone, with the hopes that on the very day they are supposed to master a skill, they do so perfectly. [...]
Continue reading...National Standards Report on Autism
14. October 2009
by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Since the number of children being diagnosed with autism has steadily increased over the last few years, the need for effective treatment of this disorder has become extremely prevalent. In the fall of 2009, the National Standards Report, which is one of the most comprehensive analysis of treatments for children and adolescents [...]
Continue reading...Can I have your email address doctor?
14. October 2009
by J. D’Abbraccio RN, MSN Do you have an email address? Chances are that your doctor has one too. Have you ever asked your doctor for their email address? Could you email your doctor right now if you wanted to? The answer is probably not. The truth is that most doctors are not interested in email [...]
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