Meningitis is a scary illness for both parents and doctors alike. The symptoms and severity of meningitis can vary from mild, self -resolving to serious and life threatening, requiring hospitalization and IV antibiotics. Meningitis can be a result of a common viral infection or a result of a bacterial infection. These bacteria caused meningitis cases…
Category Archives: Teens
Facing Teen Substance Abuse Head On
The teen years are fraught with emotion and peer pressure. Throw in the heavy issues of sex and exposure to drugs and alcohol, and you’ve got some potentially life-altering situations arising here. I can almost guarantee you that your teenage son or daughter will be offered alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or other illicit drugs in his…
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