Heart health is something that most people don’t start thinking about until they are older, but it’s not something that only older people should think about. Keeping your heart healthy is important for everyone, at every age. Here are seven activities that promote good heart health that you can do with the entire family. Walking […]
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Understanding Percentiles
Your child is in the 10th percentile for BMI. Your child is in the 95th percentile for height. Is the 95th percentile good? Is the 10th percentile bad? How do you understand percentiles? Start by imagining the entire population of the United States divided into 100 groups. Each group is a percentile. You can divide […]
5 Tips to Help You Choose a Doctor
Finding the right doctor can influence the quality of your healthcare. It’s not only important that you choose a doctor whose abilities you’re confident in, but also a doctor that you are comfortable with. A physician that meets this criteria can significantly improve the quality of healthcare that you receive. Choosing a new doctor can […]
Birth Defects Prevention
While some birth defects cannot be prevented, there are actions that you can take to decrease a baby’s risk for many birth defects. Birth defects can cause disabilities that affect a child for the rest of his life. Here are seven things that you can do to help prevent birth defects from happening. Don’t use […]