Opening Medicine Bottles with Ease
(published in Arthritis Today)
Struggling to open bottles, specifically childproof tops on prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine bottles, can be maddening. When getting to the medicine that’s supposed to relieve your pain causes additional pain, it’s tool time.
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Protect Your Baby From Choking
(published in ParentMap, May, 2009)
When it comes to putting things in their mouths, infants and toddlers don’t discriminate between foodeating chalk and non-food. A shiny coin, a small toy — even a dab of dirt can seem like perfectly acceptable delicacies to them.
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Eight Ways to Help Your Child Lose Weight
(published in ParentMap, February, 2009)
It’s a staggering figure: More than 9 million children and teens between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight, accordingbig boy to the American Heart Association. A 2004 study found that nearly 19 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 11 were overweight. However, Dr. Michelle Heng, a pediatrician at Group Health in Redmond, says there is a little good news: Though these numbers have been steadily increasing since the early 1990s, they are now starting to come back down.
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Dress Rehearsal
(published in Pregnancy, 2008)
When Raelynn Glispin experienced contractions during the 36th week of her first pregnancy, they caught her by surprise; she wasn’t sure what they were.
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Soaking in Tradition
Bathing rituals from different cultures are heating up menus at North American day spas.
(Appeared in DAYSPA, October 2006)
What's old is new again.
Day spa owners on the cutting edge recognize that incorporating ancient rituals developed from cultures throughout the globe into their spa menus pleases their clients, and nowhere is this more evident than with baths. Traditional bathing customs common to other countries have met with resounding success in North American spas. What follows is a closer look at the spa translations of these exotic bathing regimens, including their histories, their uses and even some of their pitfalls.
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