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Is This Affecting My Baby?

A guide to pregnancy ‘shoulds’ and ‘shouldn’ts’ More >>

Eating Healthy

Good Additives in Your Food
Products Fortified With Additives That May Improve Your Health

The Benefits of Tea
The 'cuppa' not only tastes good, it may help prevent disease

Staying Fit

Do Your Push-ups
This simple activity is a great strength-builder
Beyond the Push-up

Steroids and Young Athletes
Winning at all costs can be a losing proposition

Caring for Mind and Body

Coping With Your Parents’ Divorce
It’s not easy, even when you’re all grown up

Why Am I Always Late?
It may be more than just poor judgment

Just for Women

Is This Affecting My Baby?
A guide to pregnancy ‘shoulds’ and ‘shouldn’ts’

Looking Ahead to Menopause
Lay the groundwork now for good health after age 50

Stop the Cycle of Pelvic Pain
Prompt treatment can head off a spiral of conditions
Make Your Kegels Count

Just for Men
Raising a Family

Teaching Your Child to Drive: Who Gets the Job?
Do-it-yourself versus hiring a professional

The Terrible Twos
Understanding child development can help parents through this inevitable stage
Understanding Your Child’s Temperament

When Children Have ‘Adult’ Diseases
Early diagnosis and treatment are important
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Your Child or Teen

Heart of Healthy You

The Pacemaker Q&A
How these tiny devices keep your heart beating steady

What Smoking Does to Your Heart
Of the 500,000 deaths a year caused by smoking, the majority are from heart disease.

‘What I Learned From My Heart Attack’
Local woman would have made changes had she known what was coming

Protecting Your Health

Be a Safe Pedestrian!
It’s a challenge in the Lehigh Valley, where drivers are aggressive
Intersections to Avoid on Foot

Hot Water Can Hurt You
How to keep your family safe from scald burns

To Your Health
Hospital Again in ‘America’s Best’, A Green Hospital, Is Your Child Safely Seated?
Is Your Child Safely Seated?

Coping with Illness

All About Nosebleeds
They’re usually (though not always) just a minor nuisance

Is This Headache Serious?
Probably not, but you should know which symptoms signal trouble
Headache Diary

New Breast Cancer Option
Many women diagnosed with breast cancer want to take care of the disease quickly

Representing Your Loved One in the Hospital
Eight things you should know when you need to be a ’patient advocate’

Robotics Help Fight Cancer
The most effective treatment for cervical, uterine or prostate cancer may involve surgery

Aging Well

Cancer in the Elderly
As we age, our treatment and care decisions change

Childproof Your Home...Again
A refresher course for new grandparents

Don’t Get Scammed
Con artists often target the elderly

Keeping Up to Date
Weight Control

How Realistic is ‘The Biggest Loser’?
The show may be compelling TV, but that doesn’t make it healthy
From Couch Potato to Race Runner

Losing the Last 10 Pounds
It may be tough, but with extra effort you can succeed!
A ‘Born-Again’ Exerciser

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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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