Janine Lynn Flanders LCSW LCAP

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• Staying Healthy as an Adult Living with Cystic Fibrosis

  Cystic fibrosis is a lifelong condition that begins at birth and slowly progresses throughout a person’s life. It is among the most difficult chronic illnesses to treat, manage, and survive. Despite this, the field of cystic fibrosis has made leaps and strides in the last fifty years, more than...

• Disputes Between Nurses and Hospitals Intensify as the Shortage of Nursing Staff Escalates

  For the last several months, there has been an increasing shortage of nursing staff in many locations around the world. The United Kingdom was one of the first regions to deal with this predicament, as a significant number of veteran nursing personnel have been quitting the trade in droves....

• Do You Know Enough About Seizures?

  Any changes in the electrical system of the brain can cause a seizure. It can sometimes be called an attack, convulsion, spell, or a fit. There can be many causes for a single seizure such as lack of oxygen, infection, tumor, high fever, trauma, poisoning, or after a brain surgery. It is important...

• High Frequency of Hospital Visits Could Indicate Lupus

  Recent studies have suggested another indicator that might help to identify an underlying lupus diagnosis. The study called “High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Youth,” which is published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, states that,...

• HIV: What Are Protease Inhibitors?

  HIV: What Are Protease Inhibitors?Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is a virus that attacks the immune system of the body.  When the virus enters the body, its absorbed in the bloodstream, and slowly weakens the immune system leaving the body vulnerable to other infections.  Symptoms associated...

• Music Can Prevent Chronic Stress

  Stress is inevitable in life; however, it is less manageable if an individual experiences chronic stress on a daily basis for an extended period of time. Stress triggers a series of reactions that initiate the stress response in cells throughout an individual's body. Commonly, if stress persists for...