Tips To Help You Shop For Safer Toys This Holiday Season

With the holiday season just around the corner, stores will soon be stocking their shelves with eye-catching toys and rolling out deals to draw families from one store to another.   Among all the hustle and bustle of pre-holiday rush, many parents will not...

Kick Off National Diabetes Month with a Little Knowledge

November is National Diabetes Month, and it’s important that we all take the opportunity to educate ourselves on the harsh realities of this public health issue. Because the numbers are truly scary: the CDC reports that from 1980 through 2011, the population of...
Important Tips to Prevent the Flu This Season

Important Tips to Prevent the Flu This Season

Protect yourself, loved ones, coworkers, and innocent bystanders by getting the flu vaccine this year. The benefits of the flu vaccine are many. Ideally, of course, the vaccine will prevent the virus altogether. If you do come down with the flu, however, the vaccine...
Physical Exams: A Healthy Start to the School Year

Physical Exams: A Healthy Start to the School Year

The first day of school may be weeks away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about getting your child in the right mental and physical condition for learning. And while your child may seem particularly healthy after a summer of running around and playing in...