on being well
Hearts, flowers and good health
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this is a good time to make sure that hearts and flowers are the only “gifts” you give to your sexual partner(s) on this annual lover’s holiday. Sexual...
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8 tips for a stress-free holiday
Well, if you’re reading this article, you’ve made it through part one of the holiday “pressure cooker” already! Congratulations! One down, two more big ones to go! Despite the onslaught of adverti...
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The (swine) flue and you
Every year around this time, we doctors and other healthcare providers are flooded with questions about “the flu,” and this year is no exception. In fact, all of the news reports regarding the H1N...
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Cancer is more than skin deep
All up and down the Eastern seaboard, at beaches from Provincetown to Poodle Beach, Rehoboth and beyond, a silent killer is stalking its prey. [Cue music.] Dunh … dunh, dunh … dunh, du...
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Next month, give yourself a hand
Mark your calendars: May is National Masturbation Month. The idea for this ob-servance originated in 1995 when a San Francisco-based adult sex-toy store wanted to protest the firing of then-U.S. S...
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STDs: Starting The Discourse
April marks STD Awareness Month. If you didn’t know, you’re not alone. Despite the fact that more than half of all Americans will contract a sexually transmitted disease sometime in their lifeti...
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You too can be a quitter!
Next Sunday, March 8, marks the beginning of National LGBT Health Awareness Week. This annual observance is meant, in part, as a “shout-out” to LGBT individuals, their allies and healthcare pr...
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Ways to take control of your health
One year ago, on the eve of National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said: “We have to overcome the stigma that surrounds HIV / AIDS in the Africa...
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Beating the holiday blues
The state of the economy, worldwide political struggles, homeless-ness … Try tossing these out as conversation starters at your next holiday party! The fact is, we’ve been persuaded to belie...
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