Tamara Swayne LCMHC

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• Is Blue Apron Healthy?

  What is Blue Apron?When you think about food, perhaps you feel like there’s no big philosophy involved. In the past, the process was rather simple: you decide what would you want to eat, visit the market, buy the necessary ingredients, and prepare a meal. The food was usually grown locally, and in...

• Muscular Dystrophy: Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces and Assistive Technologies

  With the development of modern computers and networks, assistive technologies (AT) for people with disabilities have changed a lot. Not only can one control the devices through the voice, indeed, most of the devices and appliances can be connected to the voice activation services. So one can change...

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tiredness vs. Fatigue

  For people with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fatigue can be a plaguing symptom that greatly impacts their quality of life. Additionally, it can be very difficult for family members and friends of people with RA to truly understand how strong fatigue can be.\While it may be...

• Children Who Have Low Levels of Vitamin D Are at Risk for Infection

  A new study has shown that infants who are 3-months-old and have vitamin D levels lower than 25 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L) are two times more likely to have respiratory infections, when compared to children who have levels above 75 nmol/L. In this study, published in the journal Pediatrics,...

• Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Helping Muscular Dystrophy Patients with Oedema-Fibrosis

  Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that targets the muscles and causes them to degenerate and weaken. Statistically, around 15,000 males are affected by the condition in the U.S. alone and approximately 300,000 around the world [1]. The most common and severe form of a...

• What Are the Treatments for Cold Sores?

  Cold sores are inflamed fluid-filled blisters, which appear in clusters on and around the mouth or lips. They can be seen when a person has a weakened immune system during fever, cold, or any other disease. Usually, cold sores are not harmful and should heal on their own within two to four weeks...