LiveSmart: Take Care in the Sun — SLIP, SLAP, SLOP
July is UV Awareness Month -- Remember to take care when spending time in the sun and to slip, slap, slop! [...]
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LiveSmart: Celebrate Independence Day Safely – Use Caution with Sparklers
Sparklers can be a fun part of an Independence Day celebration, but caution must be exercised with their use. [...]
LiveSmart: Strategies for Healthy Parent/Child/Physician Partnerships
Whether you are bringing your child to their pediatrician for a routine visit, to a hospital for surgery, or to an ER, you are their health care advocate. [...]
LiveSmart: Breast Cancer in Men
Although women account for 99 percent of new breast cancer diagnoses in the US, about 2,350 new cases will be diagnosed in men in 2015. [...]
LiveSmart: Enjoy the Sounds of Summer Safely
From backyard barbecues to concerts and fireworks, summer can be a great time. But there’s a summer danger that’s painless, odorless, tasteless, invisible and toxic: noise-induced hearing loss. [...]
LiveSmart: Prediabetes – What Can You Do?
We are facing an epidemic, more frightening than Ebola and more widespread than heart disease: diabetes. More than 29 million Americans have been diagnosed. What can you do to reduce your changes of getting this disease? [...]
LiveSmart: Eddy Haven Offers Support, Protection to Seniors
It’s been called one of society’s best-kept secrets, but the problem of elder abuse is more common than you think. May is National Older Americans Month, a time to shed light on and raise awareness of this growing issue impacting our vulnerable aging population. [...]
LiveSmart: Breast Mammography Can Save Lives and Should Not Be Delayed
You might have heard the news that Gov. Cuomo’s significant other, Sandra Lee, is being treated for breast cancer. Then, you might think, “When should I get checked out myself?” The time is now, this summer. [...]
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
Up to 8 million people in the United States have some form of language impairment that makes it difficult for them to understand and/or use spoke or written [...]
LiveSmart: How Much Sleep Do We Need?
Do you wake up each morning without an alarm clock refreshed, alert and ready for the day? Or do you drag yourself out of bed, grumbling until you get your first cup of coffee? Most Americans, unfortunately, fall into the latter category. [...]
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