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The recent news of Ebola affecting the US mainland has generated a flurry of questions and concerns.
Below is a list of resources where you can find out the latest information on the fight against Ebola.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola Virus Disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources
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October
Who says talking to yourself is a bad thing? Turns out that according to the Mayo Clinic, positive self-talk can increase your life span, lower depression, and improve health.
Learn more in this article, Vital Signs: A simple change in the way you talk to yourself could whittle your stress burden, by Lisa Craig.
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October
I have teenagers. Pray for me.
-Bumper sticker
A recent news report gave an alarming statistic: there have been 74 shootings in or around schools since the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings. Though this number has been contested by other reports, the fact remains that there are many angry teenagers roaming the hallways of our American school.
Teenagers are a mosh pit of hormones and impulsivity: the perfect storm of brains and bodies that haven’t...
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September
A recent study has found that depression can increase a person’s risk of heart failure by up to 40 percent. The study looked at medical data for close to 63,000 people in Norway and adjusted for factors that could cause both depression and heart failure like obesity and smoking. They found that mild symptoms of depression increased a person’s risk of developing heart failure by five percent. Moderate to severe symptoms of depression increased a person’s risk by 40 percent.
On top of reducing...
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September
There is no doubt that exercise is good for you. We hear it every day. Exercise improves your physical health as well as your mental health. Just a moderate amount of exercise per week can lower your risk for diseases, increase your life span, improve your sleep, your mood, even your sex life, but finding the time to exercise can be a challenge.
We have all been there on New Year’s Eve, champagne glass in hand, saying “This year I will exercise more” but come February 1st (or January 3rd), it’s back to the same old excuse, “I just don’t have the time.”
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September
Everyone likes to save money; especially when it comes to an ongoing expense like groceries. Right now saving is even more important as food prices are increasing due to things like:
- Ongoing droughts
- Cooler weather causing a delayed start to the growing season
- Large export volumes to other countries
- A virus...