Wellness

This Artful Mouse Helps Navigate Potential Web Woes for Kids

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Susan Perloff, Jewish Exponent Feature

Jake is 8, playing Nintendo and Game Boy on computer consoles. As entertainments move online, Jake follows. One day while gaming, he enters a chat room and encounters his cousin Rebecca (not her real name). They chat. Enter Mom, astonished to see her son chatting in the dining room. "Who ya talkin' to?" "Cousin Rebecca," comes the reply. "How do...

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Sun Daze

Israel study shows surprising protection against that spring/summer burn

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Lauren Kramer, Jewish Exponent Feature

There was a time when factor 15 was considered more than adequate when it came to sunscreen protection, but today, it's not uncommon to find factor 50 on the grocery-store shelves. A new study in Israel suggests that looking at our food may be a more effective way to get sun protection than reaching for a cream. Dr. Niva Shapira...

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Hung Over? Wake Up and Smell -- or Drink -- the Coffee

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Diane McManus

You never meant to overindulge. But an evening out with friends made you forget. Another beer? Another glass of wine? No problem -- or so you thought. Perhaps you are given to migraines, but it was a stressful day, and the time with friends felt like magic. Nothing bad could happen in such a setting, could it? The next day,...

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The Repercussions of Concussions

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Lori Samlin Miller

Inside that hard skull of yours, the brain is a soft organ surrounded by spinal fluid. Normally, the fluid cushions your brain and keeps it from banging into your skull. But if your head or your body is hit unexpectedly hard, your brain can suddenly crash into your skull and temporarily stop working normally, bringing on a concussion. There are...

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall -- It's All About Me, After All!

Why 'Life's Journey' begins at home

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Elyse Glickman

If you are single, chances are this thought went through your head: Billions of people in the world and thousands of nice Jewish singles in your own city -- so, why are you still single? Or, if you are attached, but hitting road blocks in your dealings with your significant other, you may be wondering why the person sitting in...