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Head Lice: Questions and Answers
After school one day, your daughter brings home a note from the school nurse stating that your child has head ...
Head Lice: An Itchy, but Common, Problem
Lice can be spread from child to child very easily, and they can be hard to get rid of. Here ...
Hand Washing - Your Best Defense
What in the world does that have to do with hand washing you ask? Singing that song takes 15 seconds ...
Hand Washing 101
Washing your hands can help prevent flu, salmonella (bacteria from undercooked/raw food), hepatitis A, colds, food poisoning, rotavirus and mononucleosis ...
Fun and Games for Car Trips
Ah, yes. Typical family car trip chatter. The kind that makes aggravated parents crank up the radio or pop in ...
Halloween -- The Trick to Halloween Treats
One magical night each year, your neighborhood becomes your children's dreamland -- full of chocolate, caramel, lollipops and taffy. That ...
Guidelines to Giving Medication Safely at Home
Medication can help ease a child’s aches and pains, but you should know a few things before you pop open ...
Frostbite Prevention -- Bundle Up!
Cold days are here, and it’s best to know the signs of frostbite and what to do to help. Proper ...
Cancer Should Never Interrupt a Life’s Journey - Stephen Burrows
When Stephen Burrows was 15 and a sophomore in high school, he began having what he describes as blackouts when ...