Having a peanut allergy is nothing to sneeze at. If you are a parent with a child who has a peanut allergy, you need to be constantly vigilant. Now, a…
Breast cancer, BRCA1, and BRCA2 are very much in the news these days. While the BRCA mutation is rare, 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer, according…
All a Hollywood star needs to do is be seen with a designer outfit, bag, or shoes and that company can be propelled from anonymity into the white, hot spotlight.…
When a 15-year-old puts on a few pounds, it’s often blamed on too many slices of pizza, or too many hours hanging out online with friends. But what if it’s…
What happens when you’re not the cancer that everyone is talking about? Funding, research, and headlines can often be noticeably lacking when you’re just a run-of-the-mill, life-threatening gene mutation, according…
When I was 16 years old, I was uber-concerned about boys, prom, my pin-straight hair, boys, and how much gas I had in my car. But for 16-year-old Alexis Mae…
Exploding paper-mache volcanoes. Solar systems made of styrofoam balls. Carrot electricity. I remember the sights, smells, and sounds of my high school science fair as it was yesterday. Those earth-shattering…
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is the last week of January. American Heart Month is February. And October is the sentinel month for people with achondroplasia aka dwarfism. October…
Bruises. Ouchies. Boo Boos. Whatever you call them, injuries to the skin can happen anywhere on the body and can be caused by everything from vitamin deficiencies to a rare…
Behind her smile of gleaming baby teeth and her bright, sparkling eyes hides a deadly disease. Sweet Iris has a rare condition; one she can barely pronounce—juvenile GM1 gangliosidosis. Yet…
Not being able to ride a bike, or open the door to your home, or reach a light switch is frustrating. For anyone with achondroplasia, these are an everyday annoyance…
My grandma drank three cups of green tea every day. It didn’t matter if it was 98 degrees outside in the middle of August or the coldest day in December…
You are what you eat. We’ve all heard it before. Whether it was in a middle school science class or high school health class, you know how important it is…
Smart cars can apply the brakes for us. Smartphones can pay bills for us. Smartwatches measure blood pressure, temperature, and heart rates, as well as the passage of time. Now,…
There are a lot of stupid videos on the internet. It’s amazing what can catch on and go viral. Some videos are funny and feature fur-babies being adorable. Those can…
Facebook can be a real time suck. Especially, when you’re looking for a distraction or for an old high school flame. However, if you’re looking for an informational, inspirational Facebook…
The love of creating radio is something that can bring people together, according to the Riverine Herald. Whether it’s the perfect mix of melodies or the desire to connect listeners…
POW! BANG! KAPOW! On a typical day, Thor, Batman and Wonder Woman focus on purging the world of archenemies that threaten our very peace and prosperity. And the way things…
Scratchy jeans. No. 2 pencils. Trapper Binders. Squeaky shoes. Floor polish. Helpful bus drivers. Smiling teachers. Ah, the scents, sights and sounds of the first day of school. I loved…
When Alexander Fleming used penicillin from a fungus to fight bacterial infections, he knew he was onto something that would revolutionize the world of medicine. Now, a modern-day “Fleming” is…
What do you do when your four-year-old daughter first notices a man with a prosthetic leg? A coworker picked up the story in a grocery store when his little girl…
I second-guess every decision I make. Should I wear my hair pulled back, or will it just flop in my face all day long? Should I wear heels and risk…
Prepping for bedtime in my house is like going into battle. The children are provided the first warning around 7:30 p.m. From that moment forward, everything revolves around the mission-critical…
I sat behind Bobby in Basic Algebra class, room 17. We were both 15 years old. Each day of class, we’d manage a polite “Hey.” Then one day he wasn’t…
“Don’t fight the problem, decide it.” George C. Marshall was not known for backing down from any fight. It was most certainly drummed into him from his military training, but…
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