It is an amazing story and one that has kept most of us glued to
the media over the last several days. Three women, who had been
abducted as teenagers in 2002, 2003, and 2004, were all found alive
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Some you have heard of and some you have not. What scares
physicians and parents about the new party drugs is they are hard
to spot and hard to treat. Terrifying and longstanding withdrawal
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My kids are still a bit young to have a Facebook page (according to
our house rules) but my husband and I are already trying to convey
the message that what you post on any social networking site
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It is not a coincidence that happy couples share many of the same
behavioral patterns. Often we think that being happy means we have
fun sharing the same hobbies or doing everything as a couple.
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I have always been struck by how many of my patients reference Dear
Abby when talking about a difficult decision they faced. Dear
Abby’s advice spanned from basic to difficult moral issues. RIP
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We want to believe that people are basically good and that when
they experience good fortune, they will choose to pay it forward. I
hate to be the bearer of bad news, amidst all the Holiday spirit,
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Cannabis use disorders (abuse or dependence) are present in 4% of
adolescents and 6% of young adults. There really aren’t any
medication options for the treatment of marijuana dependence. Now,
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A Russian medical proverb states: "Feelings that have no vent in
words, may make other organs weep." This means that the way we feel
- especially being sad, feeling hurt or angry - can have very
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There is a theory that a female child's relationship with her
father sets the foundation of all future relationships with the men
that will populate her life. If her father was caring, kind and
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