• 18 AUG, 2017
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    Total Eclipse of the Sun

    by: Michelle Place CRNP-P On Monday, August 21, 2017, the moon will pass in front of the sun to create a total solar eclipse that will be visible in a 70 mile wide diagonal path across the United States stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. If you are outside of this “zone of totality”, as

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    • 09 AUG, 2017
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    Is it Normal or is it Separation Anxiety?

    How to tell if your child has Separation Anxiety Disorder By Adair Parr, M.D., J.D. Separation anxiety is normal in very young children (between the ages of 8 and 14 months). Toddlers may go through phases in which they don’t want to leave their parents. However, children over the age of 6 who have difficulty

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    • 26 JUL, 2017
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    Tick Talk: Questions about Lyme disease Answered

    By: Michelle Place, CRNP-P Give Me the Backstory Back in 1975 an unusual cluster of arthritis cases in children occurred in a small coastal town called Lyme, Connecticut. In 1977, Yale researchers identified and named the clusters “Lyme arthritis.” In 1979, the name was changed to “Lyme disease,” when additional symptoms such as neurological problems

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    • 12 JUL, 2017
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    A Pain in the EAR…Swimmer's Ear Explained

    Swimmer’s ear (also called otitis externa vs otitis media an internal ear infection) is an infection in the outer ear canal.  It’s often caused by water that remains in the ear after swimming.  This water creates a warm, moist environment that harbors bacteria.  It often occurs in swimmers…hence the name! Usually swimmers ear symptoms are

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