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ASK DR. MIKE: Five Takeaways for Parents Regarding the Momo Challenge0
The “Momo Challenge,” first introduced via social media in 2017, became a world-wide phenomenon in 2018 after it was reported that a 12-year-old child in Indonesia committed suicide in response to it. The challenge involves a wide eyed creepy creature that appears on screen and attempts to communicate with children through WhatsApp; those communications reportedly
READ MOREInova Loudoun Announces March Dates, Locations for Mobile Health Services0
Inova Loudoun Hospital has announced the dates and locations for countywide blood pressure screenings during March. The screenings are provided by Inova’s Mobile Health Services. A Safe Sitter Class is scheduled March 9. Inova will also provide a first aid and cooling station March 10 for the Pot of Gold 10K Race at One Loudoun, and BP
READ MOREInova Loudoun Offers Lecture Feb. 26 on Dangers of Sudden Cardiac Arrest0
Heart disease can strike people of any age, so with February being National Heart Month, Inova Loudoun Hospital is hosting “Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Risk Factors, Treatment & Prevention” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26. Heart and vascular specialist Dr. Ather Anis will lead an interactive discussion about heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest. The
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Ask Dr. Mike: 4 Oxytocin Boosting Tips for a Great Valentine’s Day…and Beyond!0
Any good romantic partner knows that chocolate, flowers, a dinner date, and jewelry are good go-to’s on Valentine’s Day. But a lot of people don’t know that Oxytocin, the official Valentine’s Day hormone, is largely why being in love feels so wonderfully fantastic. Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that is associated with loving touch,
READ MOREAshburn Ice House Offers Free Skating Jan. 290
The Ashburn Ice House invites the public to help celebrate National Skating Month with a free skating event from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Skates will be provided at no cost to all participants. Free group skating lessons will be offered at 3:30, 4 and 4:30 p.m. All ages are welcome, but ice space
READ MOREIs It Your Fate to be Overweight? Three Important Things Most People Don’t Know About Weight Loss1
Remember Jazzercise? Many of us have tried it or something like it to lose weight. Some succeeded. But most of us hung up our gym bag and put away our diet books and went back to overworking, overeating and whatever habits we had before. With literally billions of dollars on the line, the diet industry
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