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| What Are the Top 5 Fruits? |
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| Written by Iva Young | |
| Wednesday, 01 September 2010 19:54 | |
Expert Reveals How Eating the Wrong Fruits Can Be Worse Than Eating None at All An apple a day just doesn’t cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat.That’s the advice of Iva Young, a nutritional expert who warns that the wrong kinds of fruits can actually do more harm than good. |
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| Nova Medical Group's Second Annual Drive Thru Flu Clinic |
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| Written by I AM TEAM | |
| Tuesday, 31 August 2010 19:39 | |
 Nova Medical Group will be hosting its second annual Drive Thru Flu Clinic on September 11th and 12th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Ashburn facility (21785 Filigree Court). Shots being administered at the Drive Thru Clinic will be $20 per vaccine, cash only. For more information, please call 703.554.1100. For those who are unable to come to the Drive Thru Flu Clinic, seasonal flu vaccines will be available at all Nova Urgent Care Centers beginning August 28, 2010. FLU FACTS: |
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| Colonoscopy: The Dreaded Little “c” Word |
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| Written by Catherine DeCenzo | |
| Wednesday, 18 August 2010 10:28 | |
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Recently my husband manned up and made an appointment with the doctor...all by himself. That in itself was miraculous to behold. I almost wept. But when he came home from the appointment, he mentioned the “C” word. I held my breath. But, alas, it was not the Big “C” word, but the dreaded little “c” word....colonoscopy. Big dread comes in small packages.| Redefining Postpartum Depression |
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| Written by Chris Croll | |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2010 10:56 | |
 In the past several years, much progress has been made in understanding, diagnosing and treating psychological issues that develop the first year after childbirth, commonly referred to as 'postpartum depression.' Even the condition's name has been revisited. "There is no specific diagnosis called 'postpartum depression'," says Leslie McKeough, a Leesburg therapist specializing in perinatal and postpartum issues. "That term is a general umbrella that medical professionals use to describe a group of mental illnesses experienced after the birth of a child - and it's the label we use for insurance purposes." |
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| When A Man Loves A Woman |
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| Written by Shelley McCullers | |
| Thursday, 22 July 2010 23:14 | |
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One local Northern Virginia man 's fight against breast cancer.| The Quiet Disease: Lyme |
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| Written by Sharon Rainey | |
| Thursday, 22 July 2010 21:25 | |
One I Am Modern contributor on getting her life back I am an “indoors” person, preferring air conditioning to the local humidity. I like to read, needlepoint and write. I thought I was the least likely person to contract Lyme disease. Yet, it happened to me.My diagnosis came at age 46 after six years of chronic pain, varying, migrating symptoms, 21 physicians, many diagnoses and a tenacious uncle who demanded proper testing for Lyme. In less than a year’s time I deteriorated from walking three miles a day to getting out of bed in the morning suffering excruciating pain, saying to my husband, “I can’t go through another day feeling this much pain.” |
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