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LiveSmart: You’ve Survived Breast Cancer – What Comes Next?

October 5, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

When a cancer diagnosis is delivered, the individual receiving it often hears nothing but “I have cancer.” Words like these can be overwhelming, but a competent team leading you through the journey can help ease your anxiety.

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LiveSmart: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Early Detection and Screening is Key

September 28, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

Excluding skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in New York. Early detection is crucial to better long-term outcomes.

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LiveSmart: September is National Recovery Month – SPARC Offers a Roadmap to Recovery

September 20, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use disorder, help is available. SPARC is here to guide you on that journey.

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LiveSmart: Respiratory Illness Season is Here – How Best to Test and Treat at Home

September 14, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

With COVID on the rise as we enter cold and flu season, knowing how to test and treat your respiratory illness at home is critical.

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LiveSmart: Wash Your Hands! The Best Defense Against Germs

September 12, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

It’s prime “germ sharing” time right now – the perfect time to remember and remind the children in your life that washing your hands is the best defense against illness.

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LiveSmart: The Sip on Energy Drinks and Adolescents

August 30, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

Despite their exciting, eye-catching packaging, and social media marketing that targets kids and adolescents, energy drinks are neither safe nor healthy for kids.

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LiveSmart: Set Routines Now to Smooth Out Bumps in Transition Back to School

August 23, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

Getting kids back into a routine BEFORE school starts is the key to making those first days of school less painful. Now is the time to start easing into it.

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LiveSmart: Healthy U! Helping Your Child Maintain Good Physical and Mental Health at College

August 17, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

Whether your son or daughter is entering as a freshman this fall, or returning as an upperclassman, there are a few things you can do as a parent to help ease the transition to college life.

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LiveSmart: Turn it Down! Keeping Earbud Volumes in the Safe Zone

August 10, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

When using earbuds or headphones, how loud is too loud?

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LiveSmart: Accidental Poisoning is an EMERGENCY

August 4, 2023 Robert Webster Jr.

Parents, guardians, grandparents, and caregivers: do you know what to do in a pediatric poisoning emergency?

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