Health & Wellness

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Anxiety in Children
Children's Health Teen Health

Anxiety in Children

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Dr. Nina Radcliff

Every child has worries and fears in varying degrees. Some are a normal part of childhood and growing up, while ...

Heart Health

Deaths From Heart Disease are Rising Dramatically—Are You at Risk?

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Editorial Team

Following years of decline, deaths from cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, have been rising dramatically since 2012.[i] ...

Lung Health

A Lingering Cough That Wouldn’t Go Away: A Patient’s Road to NTM Lung Disease Diagnosis

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Editorial Team

Having a persistent cough wasn’t something new to Debbie. As early as high school, she found herself coughing excessively on ...

Medicare Featured Advertiser Senior Health

Ask the Medicare Expert: Chris Sheridan

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Editorial Team

Every two weeks, our Medicare expert, Chris Sheridan, a licensed insurance broker, and owner of Sheridan Insurance Group, will be ...

Vision Health for Kids
Children's Health

Make Your Child’s Vision Health a Priority this School Year

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Editorial Team

Children’s vision is paramount to their performance in school and life. One in four children deals with a vision impairment ...

Keeping Kids Safe at School
Children's Health Teen Health

5 Age-Specific Ways to Keep Children Safe During Back-to-School

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Editorial Team

The back-to-school season comes with its share of excitement — including new classrooms, friends and routines — but it’s also ...

Health & Wellness

How to Protect Yourself From 4 Health Concerns During Travel

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Editorial Team

It’s the night before that long-awaited vacation you’ve been planning. You’ve tripled-checked your suitcase, checked into your flight and have ...

Lake Oconee Seniors
Senior Health

The Link Between Autoimmunity and Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

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Dr. Chad Larson

According to the Alzheimer’s Organization, 500,000 Americans develop Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) each year. In fact, AD is responsible for killing ...

Lake Oconee Health and Wellness
Addiction

Which Treatments Work for Those Suffering with Addiction?

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Editorial Team

As opioid addiction cuts a broad swath of death and destruction across every regional and demographic group in the United ...

dangerous drugs in medicine cabinet
Addiction

Do You Know the Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet?

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Editorial Team

With a raging opioid epidemic in the U.S. and millions of leftover prescription pills in our homes, Mothers Against Prescription ...