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LiveSmart: Looking for a Career? Think Health Care!
If you’re just starting out work or considering changing fields, a rewarding and challenging career in health care may be what you’re seeking.
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LiveSmart: Remember First Aid Kit, Immunizations When Heading Off to College
Along with their smart phones and laptops, students should bring basic first aid kits as another step toward living independently. And make sure their immunizations are up-to-date!
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LiveSmart: Time to Update Kids’ Recommended Vaccinations
With kids heading back to school in just a few short weeks, now is the time to think about back-to-school supplies, maybe getting some new sneakers, and ensuring your child is up-to-date on their vaccines.
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LiveSmart: Baby Cafés Provide Support, Community for Breastfeeding Moms
New Baby Cafés in Troy and Schenectady will provide pregnant and breastfeeding mothers a comfortable environment to relax, learn more about breastfeeding, and socialize with other moms.
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LiveSmart: Breast Milk Vital Medicine for Preemies
Some new moms may face challenges producing breast milk for their preemie newborn. For them, the gift of breast milk is still a possibility, thanks to donor breast milk from a milk bank.
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LiveSmart: Opioid Addiction a National, Local Crisis
The opioid prescription and heroin epidemic plaguing the United States continues to be an ongoing focus of community, state and national leaders. What is being done to address the crisis in our community?
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LiveSmart: Traveling Safely in the Summer
Whether it’s a family vacation in the U.S. or abroad, or a student studying overseas for the summer, there are important steps you should take BEFORE hitting the road to protect your health away from home.
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LiveSmart: Healthful Summer Snacking Made Easy!
Summertime’s increased temperatures can make it a struggle to provide healthy, homemade snacks that don’t heat up the kitchen. St. Peter’s Dietitian Elizabeth Katzman offers a few standards you and your kids will love!
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LiveSmart: Add Blood Donation to Your Summer To-Do List!
The American Red Cross has noted for years that blood bank supplies always run a little lower in the summer, and it is precisely because people are away on vacation or traveling. Make this summer the one where you add “donate blood” to your to-do list!
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LiveSmart: Hernias – When Do You Need to See a Surgeon?
This year alone, as many as 200,000 Americans will suffer a hernia as a result of a weakened abdomen. If you have a hernia, when is surgery recommended?