November 17, 2024

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Interpersonal EDGE: Avoid Hero Worship with Mentor

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I have a mentor at work that I profoundly respect, and I’ve tried to have her be my role model. The problem is that we have dramatically different personalities, and I just can’t make some of her habits work for me. Do you have any advice on how to learn from a mentor who is very different than you?
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: K2: Teens embracing new legal ‘drug’ to get high

Rina Risper06 mins

K2 is a mixture of herbal and spice products that are then sprayed with a psychotropic drug. 
 
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
  I was seeing patients the other day when I spotted a teenage boy in the waiting room whom I’d cared for since birth (one of the perks of being a pediatrician). He’d come in over lunch with his mother, who wanted him to be screened for drug use. The mother had found a “pipe” in a pair of the boy’s trousers and was concerned that he was smoking marijuana.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Let Anger Energize your Effectiveness

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I’ve been in my career for about 20 years, and the older I get, the crankier I get. Even little things will set me ruminating for hours. I’ve tried just shifting my attention, but my thoughts go right back to what upsets me. Is there any way to work with anger that doesn’t leave you drained at the end of the day?

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Colon Cancer: Don’t Miss Your Screening

Rina Risper07 mins

By Karla Robinson, MD
 
With the recent passing of Dr. Malinda Sapp, wife of gospel artist Marvin Sapp, it is important that we take pause to discuss colon cancer in our community.  Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S.  More than 60% of colon cancer deaths could be avoided with regular screenings. Screening is important because it can lead to finding precancerous growths (polyps) in the colon so that they can be removed before becoming cancerous.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Grab Opportunity to Walk on Water

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. My boss thinks I walk on water and is ready to give me a large project. I’m just not sure I have all the skills to succeed at the project. On the other hand, I’d be set for a promotion if I do well. I’m getting insomnia trying to decide what to do. What would your advice be?

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Takeover your own debt ceiling!

Rina Risper06 mins

Now that the super committee in Washington has not given us the confidence nor produced any savings for us – Americans; we must to take our finances in our own hands. It must be surgical and a complete takeover for the only entity that can help us now is God, himself. There are secretes that we can glean from the Bible to get us the upper hand for our financial future.

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Exercise and Pregnancy: Is it Safe?

Rina Risper08 mins

By Karla Robinson, MD
 
Pregnancy is generally a time when a woman will experience many changes, both emotionally and physically.  With the growing waistline and extra pounds that come along with a healthy pregnancy, many women experience anxiety about how to keep the weight gain reasonable and prevent the postpartum weight loss struggle after the baby arrives.
 
Previously, women were often advised that it was safest to avoid any type of exercise during pregnancy.   This recommendation has undoubtedly played a role in the rise in the rates of obesity in this country.  The African American community is particularly at risk, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 4 out of every 5 African American women are overweight or obese.

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Interpersonal EDGE: When Job Turns Upside Down … Learn Flips!

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. My industry has completely changed within the last few years, and I’m struggling trying to figure out how to navigate the new landscape. Most days, I just think how unfair it is that after working so hard I have to completely revamp my career. Is there a way for people to successfully adapt when their work world keeps turning upside down?

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Winning with Finances – The Fourth Principle of a Financial Takeover – Investing

Rina Risper010 mins

The last principle of the financial takeover series that we will discuss is investing. As we have seen in the past year, the stock market has been unstable, economies taken a major dip, and rising unemployment. What we thought was a sure bet is no longer one.

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Sleep Apnea: Understanding the Signs and Symptoms

Rina Risper08 mins

By Robert C. Robinson III, MD
 
Recently the wife of the late Reggie White, football legend and NFL Hall of Famer, has been bringing attention to the medical condition that plagued her husband, obstructive sleep apnea.  As the obesity epidemic proves to be more of an issue in our community, so
too does sleep apnea.  Here are a few points that you and your loved ones need to know about sleep apnea, its symptoms, side effects and treatment.

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