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Remember when you were 7 and had a favorite color? What was it? Mine was always red. Along those lines I still have a few favorite things, especially in science....

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IVs and You: Don’t Get Stuck Not Knowing the Lowdown

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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones

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Video Games....GOOD for your Health?

This guest blog is brought to you by my wonderful colleague, Martin Strazynski, otherwise known as Marty the IT Guy When I was a kid, I was told that too...

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Be Still My Beating Heart: 5 explanations for an elevated pulse that you should know

Today I want to talk about some vital signs. These are important, right; they’re VITAL. And we need to have them all working (fairly) smoothly in concert to remain vertical,...

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PAs Do That! Part II

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