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Food advertisements in child obesity
Food Advertisements for Unhealthy Foods Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Food advertisements play a major role in influencing children to eat ‘fun’ foods that are usually dense in sugars and fats. We have all fallen for food advertisements from our […]

Increasing Child Obesity Through Food Advertisements

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Medicare may provide coverage for Covid-19
Medicare Coverage Recently the Medicare & You 2022 handbook was released. Looking through it, you’ll notice some new coverages and listed updates, including a section that details coverage for Covid-19 as the ongoing health crisis continues. The coverages include vaccinations, testing, antibody testing, and monoclonal antibody treatment. Vaccines Medicare will […]

Medicare: Coverage for Covid-19

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Halloween
Halloween is a favorite holiday for many, especially children. They look forward to dressing up as their favorite character and loading their buckets with candy. While every parent should be checking their children’s candy for tampering when they return home from trick-or-treating, for parents of children with allergies, Halloween implies […]

Navigating Halloween with Allergies

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sundowner's syndrome
Sundowner’s syndrome, also known as sundown syndrome or sundowning, is a condition that often accompanies dementia. The condition causes agitation, confusion, and increased activity during the nighttime. Paired with dementia, which causes memory loss, change in personality, and a decreased ability to reason through logic, Sundowner’s syndrome can pose a […]

Sundowner’s Syndrome

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Melatonin
What is Melatonin? Melatonin− the sleepy hormone− is a hormone produced naturally in the pineal gland, a small nodule in our brains. This hormone helps balance our circadian rhythm, which supports a proper good night’s sleep. Melatonin contains antioxidants, disease-fighting and stress-relieving properties, and actively promotes anti-aging. This hormone is […]

How to Improve Sleep With Melatonin

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