Wellness

Seeing Spots Before Your Eyes?

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Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

Among the various childhood rites of passages, many of us will recall a bout of measles as one of them. From a kid's perspective way back when, it did have a plus side -- staying home from school, eating chicken soup and watching cartoons. But the illness is no trivial matter. Recent reports have shown a resurgence nationally of measles,...

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A Beginning in Understanding Hospice Care

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Lynne Blumberg, Jewish Exponent Feature

Ira Bergman, 59, was asked if he wanted to see a rabbi when he entered a hospice program in September 2008. He had been fighting colon cancer for more than four years when his care began at the Wissahickon Hospice and Palliative Home Care of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His wife, Rhona, said that Ira had been...

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Workout Warning: It’s Not Always Sunny in Philly

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Elyse Glickman

As bikini season approaches, temperatures rise and the desire to embrace the great outdoors beckons.

Wellness

Mixed Blessings on ADHD Drug

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Study: Bowel Disease's Impact on Schoolkids

Children with inflammatory bowel disease may have difficulty functioning in school, particularly because their tendency to internalize problems can affect attendance, according to findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics . "Both IBD and its treatment have the potential to disrupt school functioning," said study author Dr. Wallace V. Crandall, director...