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Teenager Ryan Spink: A Target of Bullying While Celebrating a Brain Tumor

By: Jackie Peterson, President of Teen Advocates for Epilepsy There is a common condition, often forgotten or overlooked, which affects more people than cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis combined. With 50,000 deaths and 200,000 new cases each year, it should have the public’s rapt attention. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects

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Michelle Obama: Promotes Healthy Foods to Underserved California Communities

As part of her campaign to battle childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Robert K. Ross, M.D. And CEO of California Endowment and, other local leaders who visited the site of a future grocery store in Inglewood on Wednesday and spoke about the importance of bringing fresh food to disadvantaged communities. The California Freshworks

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TWO PEAS IN A POD? . . .Hardly An Essay By Shirley Robinson Sprinkles, Ph. D

“Stop comparing me with my brothers and sisters!”  That’s the anguished demand I hear when a discussion with one of my offspring turns to how everyone else in the family is getting along these days.  Needless to say, this retort usually comes from the one who isn’t faring so well during these tough economic times

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