HEALTH LINK  There’s always something that’s “in” for the moment. Maybe you experienced mini-skirts in the ’60s, polyester leisure suits in the ‘70s and shoulder pads in the ’80s. If so, you may just be interested in the newest “in” thing — lasering away the signs of aging. Read More>>

HEALTH LINK  Fall means back to school. Backpacks, lunchboxes and first-day jitters. It also means new challenges for our area’s teachers. Communicating effectively with 20 or more small children can be a challenge. Throw in the child who struggles with speaking and social interaction, and teachers can have a real dilemma. How can they identify what’s holding the child back and effectively educate that child? Read More>>

HEALTH LINK  Driving nearly three hours each way for a yearly mammogram was not on Linda Matthews’ agenda. “I hadn’t had one for over 10 years,” says the 63-year-old Matthews. “Why I decided to have it I don’t know. But I did, and they found cancer.” Read More>>

HEALTH LINK  The doctor told me to hold still while she took a snapshot of my face. It wasn’t your usual camera and I wasn’t wearing camera-ready make-up. The flash came from a camera that identifies and captures your skin’s anomalies — even those not visible to the eye.
It wasn’t a pretty picture. Read More>>