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• Study Suggests Ties Between Celiac Disease and Early Respiratory Infections

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• 5 Tips for Living with Migraines

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• Why Are Millennials Embracing Nursing Professions

  Millennials who were born between 1982 and 2000 are 60% more likely to become registered nurses than the Gen X’ers born between 1965 and 1981. These are exciting statistics that are a bit confusing. Why are millennials becoming the driving force in nursing today? ...

• Marvel Comics Supports Cody Sheehan's Captain America Campaign for Cystic Fibrosis

  Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that afflicts individuals from birth. Over the years, the prognosis of the condition has gotten far better, but at one point in time, the disease was so devastating that individuals diagnosed at birth rarely lived past childhood. Such was the case for Cody...

• What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Head Lice?

  Head lice are tiny, wingless, and parasitic insects that live in the human hairs and feed on blood they extract from the scalp. Head lice are a common problem, particularly in kids. They are very contagious, bothersome, and can be tough to eliminate.However, a head lice infestation is not fatal....