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Learning to Let Go

Jul 2009

A Virginia Beach widow and her 
children begin putting the pieces of 
their lives back together after loss.

This past May, Betsy Kainer found herself in a great deal of pain, and the sting of the tattoo needle that permanently emblazoned the letter “K Read More...

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On the Ice or in the O.R., Dr. Anthony Carter is a Contender

Jun 2009

His blades are razor sharp, his technique is near-flawless, and his fierce determination to be the best at his game has him approaching each new challenge with gusto.

One thing is certain—whether he is in the rink playing ice hockey or in the operating room performing Read More...

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It All Started with a Bead

May 2009

It is a complete coincidence that one of 10-year-old Hayes Cloninger’s favorite things to do is swim with her cousins off the shores of Bald Head Island in North Carolina, considering that Hayes herself is bald. “She has a ton of reasons why she thinks it is good not to Read More...

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Chaplain David Plummer: Where Faith and Healing Converge

Apr 2009

Chaplain David Plummer is a man driven by his devotion to God, to his family and friends and to every patient he comes in contact with as the team coordinator of Sentara CarePlex Hospital’s Chaplaincy Services Department. The department, which also serves Port Warwick Medi Read More...

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Second Opinion

Pregnancy Skin Changes

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After Childbirth

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Loose Dentures

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Integrative Medicine

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Pregnancy Gingivitis

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Back Pain

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Anterior Hip Replacement

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Knee Injuries

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A Roll of the Genetic Dice

Jul 2009

Support groups in Virginia Beach and Newport News help local families find strength in numbers.

As a small group of people gathered around the dining room table in Marie Clay’s Virginia Beach home early one weekday morning, their eyes shifted from one person to another, periodically grazing past the spread of freshly baked cake and just-brewed coffee. While Clay’s home felt warm and inviting that morning, her guests seemed visibly distracted. One man tugged repeatedly at the front of his shirt; a woman chose to stand instead of sit,

In 1998 a genetic test confirmed suspicions that Laurie Clay, center, had inher Read More...

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Fact or Fiction?

Jul 2009

Here, The Health Journal takes a close look at six popular health axioms and asked the experts whether they hold an ounce of truth or are mere myth.

“Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.”

Fiction. “No one has done a careful study to show that cracking knuckles does or doesn’t benefit you or cause you harm,” says John Hardin, M.D., a rheumatologist and chief scientific officer for the Arthritis Foundation. “It doesn’t benefit anything, so it’s probably not a great idea to do it.”

Laughs Krista Lauro of Chesapeake: “I can’t believe this is a myth! My mother told my brother that all the time becaus Read More...

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Age-Related Vision Loss: Four Common Causes

Jul 2009

According to the American Association for the Blind, approximately 6.5 million Americans over the age of 65 are currently experiencing some sort of vision loss. In coming years, as the country’s population ages, experts believe that number could potentially double.

The keys to preventing or delaying vision loss are proper screening and knowledge of family history. Doctors recommend regular eye examinations starting at age 40 even if you don’t have any vision problems. Comprehensive dilated eye exams are also recommended every two years after the age of 60.

Dr. John Nordlund of Retina and Glaucoma Associates in Williamsburg says vision loss can occur slow Read More...

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Communication for Couples: Key to Marital Success

Jul 2009

If you live with someone—roommate, sweetheart or spouse—you are going to have disagreements, just as you do with anyone else you work or play with. The difference lies in the fact that deeper feelings are involved and that you can’t avoid confrontation by going home at night.

What do couples argue about? Regardless of what you may read, the subjects haven’t changed since the first caveman brought the first cavewoman home. Marital therapists report that sex is still the most frequent topic of dissension, and the hot-button one. Each person assumes that the other should understand and meet his or her needs without being told what they are.

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