If all you want for Christmas is to be done with shopping, don’t despair. We asked some of our top health and fitness experts for a little help in knocking off the hard-to-please recipients on your list. Here are the items they plan to give -- or would like to get for themselves! View Full Post
Start a Healthy Tradition
‘Tis the season to sing carols, bake cookies—and collect important health information from your family. Yes, you read that right. This year, start a new tradition with your family. When you’re gathering around the ol’ Yule log, collect tales about your family’s health, too. View Full Post
6 Tips for Parenting a Troubled Child
Just when I think I’m coming to terms with the Sandy Hook news, another blog or report comes out and I start tearing up all over again. Here at Sharecare, two questions weigh on us heavily: If Adam Lanza’s parents had gotten help early on for their son, could this tragedy have been prevented? And what can we do NOW to help parents whose children are mentally ill? For help, we turned to Sharecare expert Julie Hanks, LCSW, who’s worked with seriously troubled kids and their families. Read on for her tips. View Full Post
Can We Prevent the Next Sandy Hook?
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shootings, we want what we can probably never have: answers about how such a tragedy could happen. We’ll probably never know about the specific triggers in this case and whether anything could have stopped the shooter from bringing those guns to a school full of children. But even if we don’t know what drove this young man, we do understand a good deal about what sets the stage for his kind of murderous acting-out. And if we take a step back, we can make some changes to help reduce the odds that such a horrendous tragedy occurs again. View Full Post
Flu Season Hits Early – Are You Prepared?
Instead of waiting for New Year’s, the 2012-2013 flu season has gotten an early start by almost a month. This makes physicians nervous as it is breaking a decade-long trend by starting this early. What’s up with that, influenza? View Full Post
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