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By Eva Briggs When my youngest daughter was about 6 or 7, she and her friend had a game they called “rabie [sic] chicken.”
Ham: The Good, the Bad, and the Better Choices
Is eating ham healthy? It’s certainly something to ponder, whether ham only makes a holiday appearance at your table or is a regular indulgence.
Health and Home: A Painful Parallel
By Melissa Stefanec MelissaStefanec@yahoo.com In an age where Marie Kondo is a household name, the state of our homes has become a very public
Does Medicare Cover Vision Services?
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State of the Union — Five Major Healthcare Initiatives
By George W. Chapman President Trump delivered his SOTU address on Feb. 5. Here are some of his plans. 1) Obliterate the “HIV epidemic”
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Shingles: New Drug Helps Prevent Its Occurence
Those who had chickenpox more prone to the condition By Eva Briggs Chickenpox. Where did that name come from? The prevailing theory is that