Proton Therapy for Your Breast Cancer Care

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You’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer and now you need breast cancer care and aren’t quite sure where to start. For millions of people in America, various types of cancers have slowly become their top priority. But we don’t want you to have to put your life on hold. When you are in need of new treatment that is proven to work, and you aren’t sure where to turn, we have another option for you: proton therapy. But what is proton therapy?… Read More...

Counseling Services Can Help You Make It Through the Holidays

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it?
While everyone else at school yesterday was excited about finishing up the week of classes and getting to have two weeks off, you had some reservations. For while everyone else at work has family that they look forward to spending more time with when school is out for winter vacation, you do not. And while everyone else has a busy schedule of parties and festivities that they will enjoy over the break, you do not.… Read More...

Urgent Care Providing Immediate Medical Care

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Broken bones. Lacerations. Influenza. Bronchitis. Ankle sprains. Headaches. Migraines. High cholesterol. Diabetes. High blood pressure. Heart palpitations. Fatigue. Lethargy. Unhappiness. Wounds. Sores. Sore throats. Rashes. Infections. These are some of the ailments and illnesses treated at a new facility that has sprung up in the past decade:

Urgent care centers.

Urgent care centers have grown in popularity in the past ten years due to their increased availability and the services that they provide. They also provide a convenient way to access those services, through a walk in system where no appointment is necessary.… Read More...

Four Tips when Preparing your Child for School Sports

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There are just a couple of days left until winter break and then students will be out of school until the next year. These two weeks will go by quickly and soon, everyone will be back to their hectic and busy daily schedules. Many sports start back up in the winter season after break. If your child will be entering into a new sport, you want to make sure they are prepared.

Get their sporting equipment early
Waiting until the last minute usually means you will pay full price.… Read More...

In-Home Companionship Is a Great Option for Many Elderly Parents Who Want to Stay in Their Own Place

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The holidays are always a time when we think about family. It is often at holidays, in fact, when an increasing number of Americans think about their family members who are elderly, but still living at home. During the holidays we hope that our loved ones are healthy and not lonely, happy and not depressed. The holidays are also a time when many people have the opportunity to visit their family members who they might not visit very often.
It may be at these holiday visits when some families grow concerned that a parent or a grandparent may not be doing as well as the family had hoped.… Read More...

What You Need to Know About Burnout and Burnout Treatment

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Burnout among health care professionals is a common problem due to long-hours and intense nature of the work. Recent studies show that nearly half of all physicians report symptoms of burnout, and 35% of all physicians report complete burnout.

Burnout is a significant problem and goes far beyond being frustrated with your job or needing a vacation. Physicians have poor work-life balance, they have higher rates of depression and they have a higher divorce rate than the general population.

Learning how to manage job stress and strategies on how to recover from exhaustion.… Read More...

How Couples Counseling Can Get You Back on the Right Path

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We grow up on fairy tales. Fanciful stories full of perfect, heroic love and flawless relationships. The majority of the most popular movies have a plot line including a love story. We are fed these tales and ideals without every really being taught what true love and committed relationships actually are. Archaic ideas of how and when a person should choose a mate create more problems than perfect love stories.

Choosing to spend your life with someone is a beautiful expression of love, but there is plenty of hard work involved.… Read More...

6 Tips to a Healthier Life

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Most people would like to feel better, have more energy and look younger. The problem is that many of us do not look at the things in our lives that make us feel older, more tired and just unhappy. Even people who think they may lead healthy lives often need some help in realizing that goal. We think we are staying healthy but may be missing the mark.

Here Are Some Tips for Staying Healthy:

  1. Drink more water. By the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated.
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