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AGE SPOTS!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by lratner

  Also known as sunspots or lentig­ines (freck­els), are flat, brown dis­col­orations of the skin that usu­ally appear on the neck, face, and on the back of hands of peo­ple older than 40 years of age.  Age spots are caused … Con­tinue read­ing →

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IT’S UV SAFETY MONTH!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by lratner

Skin can­cer is the most com­mon type of can­cer in the United States. Ultra­vi­o­let (UV) rays from the sun are the main cause of skin can­cer. UV dam­age can also cause wrin­kles and blotchy skin. These are just some of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Red Ribbon Week 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lratner

Do you know about Red Rib­bon Week? It is the old­est and largest drug pre­ven­tion cam­paign in the U.S. It takes place dur­ing the last full week in Octo­ber and it brings mil­lions of peo­ple together to raise aware­ness regard­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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More Than 692,000 Young People Are Treated For Injuries Sustained From Violence Every Year.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by lratner

This arti­cle is brought to you by the Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion STRYVE Stryv­ing To Reduce Youth Vio­lence Every­where Youth vio­lence is a pub­lic health cri­sis in the United States. Based on the most recent sta­tis­tics, approx­i­mately 20 … Con­tinue read­ing →

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