Patricia A Vanderpool MS, LPC, CEAP, SAP

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• What Is the Impact of Low Blood Pressure on Health?

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• How is Head Lice Diagnosed?

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• Can Losing Weight Cause Gallstones?

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• Alternative Treatments for Head Lice

  In case your child spends a night at a friend's house and later claims that the place had a lot of lice then you should know it is not a big deal. Though lice are spread from one person to another, they do not come with diseases and your child is just okay. In case you do not want to use clinical...