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The Medical Screenings All Women Need and When
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No matter how fast medicine moves us towards treatments, preventive medicine will always be the most effective and cheapest way to keep healthy. Read Full Article: Vitals, “The Medical Screenings All Women Need and When”
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Talking With Teenagers About Marijuana
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Parents of teenagers face a confounding crosscurrent. While the legalization of marijuana in several American states now bolsters the common belief among adolescents that the drug is safe for recreational use, research documenting marijuana’s diffuse and possibly permanent harm to the teenage brain continues to pile up. Read Full Article: The New York Times, “Talking…
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In Defense of Absurdly Early Bedtimes
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· SleepResearch consistently shows that putting kids to bed early is beneficial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Not only do kids tend to sleep more when the lights go out sooner, but they also may get a greater proportion of restorative sleep, too. Read Full Article, “In Defense of Absurdly Early Bedtimes”
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CDC Issues Treatment Plan for ADHD Kids
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasized this month that behavior therapy should be the first step in treatment for kids with ADHD. Full Article: Albany Patch, “CDC Issues Treatment Plan for ADHD Kids”
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Better Aging Through Practice, Practice, Practice
Something that might provide you with a deeply satisfying sense of yourself that you did have when you were much, much younger. Find something — something new, something difficult — to immerse yourself in and improve at. Full Article: The New York Times, “Better Aging Through Practice, Practice, Practice”
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OCD teen support group
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Run by teens for teens Please join on the first Wednesday of each month (beginning May 4th) for a teen OCD support group. 6:00 pm at 4770 Baseline Rd # 300, Boulder, CO 80303 (office of Jane Bida MSW, LCSW). We will talk and get to know about each other and how OCD affects us.…