Barbara H. Cole
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Health: Mind, Body, and Soul
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Yoga and Pilates have been rising in popularity in the United States, with interest spurred by celebrity practitioners. As a result, more local fitness centers are offering classes, making it easy for people of all fitness levels to improve their health through these slow-paced exercises.
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Health: Mind, Body, and Soul
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Yoga and Pilates offer health benefits for both beginning and advanced students
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Bacteria or Virus? Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer
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Unfortunately, overuse of penicillin and other antibiotics can cause other problems for both individual patients and the general population. That’s why it’s important to take antibiotics only for true bacterial infections, including whooping cough, strep throat, and urinary tract infections.
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Health & Wellness: Bacteria or Virus? Antibiotics are not always the answer
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The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was heralded as a medical miracle. As one of the first antibiotics, it could cure patients of potentially deadly bacterial illnesses, such as scarlet fever, typhoid, and pneumonia. Unfortunately, overuse of penicillin and other antibiotics can cause other problems for both individual patients and the general population. That’s…
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Avoid disease transmitted by mosquitoes
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Mosquitoes are an annoying part of outdoor summer fun, buzzing around at picnics and playgrounds and causing itchy red skin bumps when they bite. However, mosquitoes also can transmit serious illnesses to humans through those bites. West Nile virus is the most prevalent mosquito-borne illness in Pennsylvania and has been present here for almost…
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Family Caregivers Must Save Time for Their Own Health
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Caring regularly for a family member who has an injury, illness or disability is both time-consuming and stressful. As a result, family caregivers often spend less time taking care of their own health and can become ill themselves.
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Family caregivers must save time for their own health
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The need for a family caregiver often is unexpected. A baby might be born prematurely with long-term medical needs, or an adult may face long-term rehabilitation from injuries after an accident. Cancer patients often need assistance during long months of treatment, and older relatives with progressive dementia gradually become unable to care for themselves. …