Part 2: Should You Keep Your Child Home?

Wondering whether or not to send your child to school when she is feeling sick? It isn’t always a clear cut decision. This article is part two in a series that will help you make the right decision when it comes to whether or not you keep your child home from school for health complaints.

Rash

You wouldn’t think a rash could be cause for keeping a child home from school, but it can. Rashes that are severe or unusual could signal an underlying cause, and or it could be contagious. Many viruses and bacteria can causes rashes, and these need to be seen by a doctor.

Your doctor can identify a severe or unusual rash and determine when your child should return to school.

Earache

Ah, the dreaded ear infection.

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Adult stem cells may improve cardiac function in angina patients

New research published online today in Circulation Research found that injections of adult patients’ own CD34+ stem cells reduced reports of angina episodes and improved exercise tolerance time in patients with chronic, severe refractory angina (severe chest discomfort that did not respond to other therapeutic options). The phase II prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial was conducted at 26 centers in the United States, and is part of a long-term collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Baxter International Inc.

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Life Lessons From A Boxer

Boxing is an amazing workout. Whether you simply hit the bag for 10 minutes a few times a week, do some kind of conditioning class in the gym which integrates punching or actually practice in a real boxing gym the workout is unrivalled. get a great conditioning workout. As well as this boxing is probably one of the best ways to improve your fitness as it is a natural form of interval training.

If you follow my blog you have probably heard me rant and rave about the greatest sport ever: boxing.  Some call it old-fashioned, others call it suicide.  I call it life.  

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Raw for Dessert: Easy Delights for Everyone

We recently reviewed Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People by Jennifer Cornbleet, loving every morsel of her straight-forward, delicious and simple approach to the raw vegan diet. But her follow-up, Raw for Dessert: Easy Delights for Everyone, takes the cake.Featuring all-natural, clever recipes using the freshest of ingredients, Raw for Dessert delivers an alternative to your run-of-the-mill dessert book. Every recipe is completely vegan, and is void of processed, refined flours and sugars.

Oh, and no oven required.

No baking, no cooking, no doughs, no burning.

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