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Author - Alison Johnson
Wounded Warriors Heal on the Field Playing Softball
After Dan Lopez lost his right leg above the knee, he tried sports that didn’t require him to run...
Nutritional Shortfalls in Kids
Most kids and teenagers eat too much sugar, saturated fat and salt – no surprises there. A lesser...
Whiplashed? Time is of the Essence for Treating Symptoms
The stereotypes about whiplash are simple: high-speed car crash followed by neck pain, quick...
Riverside Physician Founds NPO to Provide Medical Care in Haiti
Dr. Claude Louis was born in Qui Croit, a tiny farming village in the mountains of Haiti with no...
10 Tips for Preventing Acid Reflux
Here’s a perfect recipe for acid reflux: lots of rich foods and alcohol, big meals and post-feast...
The Evolution of Assisted Living
Care centers have embraced a less sterile, more home-like feel Tina Tarbox moved her parents into...
Strategies Seniors Can Use to Adjust to Their New Home
Like many seniors moving into a care community, 77-year-old Helen Westfall didn’t want to leave her...
Choosing A Retirement Community Before Your Health Declines
Tom and Joan Morris’ apartment isn’t “a” home or “the” home, even though it’s on the campus of a...
Profile: Joe and Sam Kay, Dogs for Adoption
When Joe Kay retired from full-time work in 2007, he gave himself a gift: a skinny chocolate Lab...
Measuring Up: Boys and Body Image is No Small Matter
Many girls want to be thinner—that’s a well-known source of stress, unhealthy behaviors and...
Wade Crawford: Special Olympics Coach
Every season that Wade Crawford, his wife and three children have helped coach Special Olympics...
Type 1 Diabetic Children at Risk for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Two weeks before a family vacation last spring, 10-year-old Hailey Evans started to drink a lot...
The Truth About Kidney Disease
Many people understand very little about one of the hardest-working, most complex organs in the...
ARDX: Angela Reddix Helps People and the Government
Angela Reddix isn’t afraid of challenge or change. In fact, both inspire her—which is why she had...
Aging Safely at Home
The bad news: many home hazards that can cause serious injury or death in seniors are easy to...
Profile: Veteran Dedicates Her Life to Helping Other Veterans
Renee Champagne’s drive comes from the traumas she has survived, which led to the post-traumatic...
Restoring Femininity: Amy Black Finds Her Calling Inking...
When Roberta Zelenko looks at herself in the mirror without a shirt on, she doesn’t see cancer’s...
Stamping Out Hunger with Donna Tighe & Michele Benson
Think you’re good at stretching a dollar? You’ve likely got nothing on the Virginia Peninsula...
Service Dog Brings 10-Year-old Comfort and Support
There’s a special skin pad on the bottom of Tiger the golden retriever’s paws that Lilly Bohan has...