Healthy Children
Parenting philosophies aside, we can all agree that keeping our kids safe and healthy is priority No. 1. What’s likely not getting as much attention is your health, specifically your own mental and physical self-care (you know the saying about oxygen masks…).
NPN parents and experts have lots of advice and information about keeping everyone in the family healthy, whether you need help with nutrition, car seat safety, pediatrician visits, mental health concerns or just run-of-the-mill colds.
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I used to go to a dermatologist at Northwestern (streeterville location by hospital) for annual skin/mole checks and she did a very thorough job looking closely and using magnifiers. She left the practice and the next person I ended up seeing at a Northwestern practice at North/Halsted area seemed ...
Hi - Does anyone have recommendations for how to find a good caregiver to live with an elderly parent? ...
Background: So I had regular screening and ultrasound that needed more images (Jan). Did diagnostic (Feb) and radiologist said she thought I had a cyst that was causing a “focal asymmetry” on the mammogram. Scheduled for cyst aspiration (yesterday)cyst was aspirated but issue on mammogram still ther...
Ok so this is kind of a TMI post. I am constipated most of the time and exercise, drink a ton of water and have a lot of fiber in my diet. For what ever reason, anytime I go to a certain target ( one specific one ) I immediately I have to have a bowel movement within 5 minutes of stepping in the sto...
Is it working? Need some structure and prompts to help me get on the weight loss wagon (female in my 40s, busy and stressed out). Asking for a friend! ...
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