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Summer Tips for Children

by Tom Seman MD FAAP May 23rd, 2013 | Pediatrician on Call
sunHow can I make summer more enjoyable for my child?

June is almost here, a time of endings and new beginnings, where children are  finishing their school year and entering vacation. The many complaints of waking up early and getting ready for the bus or carpool are gone, thankfully. Days filled with schedules and routines have ended, and the children should be happy and ready to have fun. But wait, they are now complaining about nothing to do. Some seem restless, maybe even a  little irritable or anxious. Why?

Well, there are a few reasons for this. The first is that
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Concerns Over Out-of-Hours GP Services

by Editorial Team May 23rd, 2013 | Special Interest Section
UntitledThe Guardian has recently reported that private healthcare firm Harmoni regularly employs advanced nurses instead of actual doctors to cover eight-hour night shifts. Harmoni is the largest private provider of NHS out-of-hours GP services and they have been found to often use advanced nurses when GPs cannot cover the hours. Worryingly, the out-of-hours service in question covers an area of 150 square miles and 250,000 patients.

Harmoni has been found to fail to adhere to adequate standards of care and there have been issues with staffing. A whistleblower has revealed that terminally ill cancer patients have had to wait eight hours for a doctor to visit them and provide pain relief and in some cases foreign doctors, with a poor
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May Health Observance

Reduce Salt Intake for Blood Pressure?

by Kimberly Hays May 21st, 2013 | Health Observance
saltThis is an ongoing question that researchers and doctors have went back and forth on for years. In the 80’s, doctors were telling patients that they should limit their salt intake drastically, which in turn brought about a bevy of salt substitutes and salt blends from food manufacturers. This week, the most recently released study concludes that there are few benefits to limiting salt intake for most people. The low national dietary guidelines for sodium intake are changing once again, as this study was actually conducted by a research group organized by the government.

The current levels of sodium intake
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Depo-Provera Explained

by Dean Heller MD May 17th, 2013
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMy doctor tells me that there is a birth control injection that lasts three months. He said it has been out for quite some time, and he has had good experience with it. What are the general thoughts about this type of birth control? Because I forget my pill a lot, he said it was a good idea for me.

The Depo-Provera birth control shot has been on the market for years. It can be helpful for people like yourself, who have trouble remembering the daily pill. It is quite effective, with success rates similar, or even a little better than typical daily birth control. You may have some irregular
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Vegan Diet Benefits Explained

by Lori Sciame May 22nd, 2013 | Diet
heartInstead of being an omnivore, maybe you should choose to be an herbivore. Don't know what I'm talking about?  It's simple. Maybe you should change from being a meat and plant eater to being a person who simply survives on eating plants. This diet movement has gained in popularity over the past few years, and even a past US President has jumped on the bandwagon.  Check out this article on our sister site, My Fitness Tunes, to learn more about the benefits of becoming a vegan.
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