The sad news last week about the suicide of Rick Warren’s
27-year-old son Matthew rocked churches and Christians around the
world. Rick Warren is a beloved pastor and author of the
best-selling ... Read More »
Nature vs. nurture? Genetic abnormalities give weight to the nature
argument and five common psychiatric conditions have been found in
a recent study to have a shared “genetic risk focus.” What ... Read More »
Every well child care visit (AKA physical) I have with toddlers and
even on up to the teenagers, I spend a few minutes discussing
screen time. And with screen time, I’m referring to television
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The teen years can be hard on everyone from the kids, male or
female, to the parents. We’ve all been there and if we’re honest
with ourselves we can remember feeling as if we knew everything and
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Turns out, it’s not what you think. Chronic medical problems like
diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease do bring men and
women to the doctor but not as often as other things. The most
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It’s 2013. Another New Year is upon us: 12 months, 365 days. Right
now, people across our country are embarking on the age-old
tradition of making a New Year’s resolution. Friends and family
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According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, despite common
views, most suicides do not occur in the winter. This has been a
long held belief and even clinicians will offer evidence of this
from ... Read More »
I know everyone has been grief stricken by the events last Friday
at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Even 3000 miles away, here in
California, our community is grieving. I wanted to be sure my kids
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