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    Top ailments that send women to ER

    Emergency room physicians see five common ailments in women ages 18 to 36. These include abdominal pain, urinary tract infections, fever or flulike symptoms, trauma and reproductive issues, according to Angie Juzang at Garden Park Hospital. Here is what women can expect of treatment during the ER visit:   1. Abdominal pain (non-specific) Symptoms can […]

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    JEWELRY CRUSH

    photography by Dana Sleger   1. ENAMELED PELICAN BROACH By Cynthia Chuang $172 Hillyer House, Ocean Springs   2. BEACH BANGLE WITH PASS CHRISTIAN SAND By Dune Jewelry $42 Robin’s Nest In the Pass, Pass Christian   3. BAMBOO INTERLOCKING CIRCLES NECKLACE By Michael Michaud $68 Hillyer House, Ocean Springs   4. “PERESICH NUGGET” NECKLACE […]

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    BABY LOVE

    Compiled by Andrea Yeager Products that do double duty are a godsend to new moms as well as moms of toddlers. Functioning in more than one capacity saves moms space and time, something that there is too little of. 1.Baby monitors go high-tech. Now parents can snap photos of baby while he/she sleeps. The Levana ERA […]

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    A caregiver’s journey

    by Kathy Rogers   Stroke. What image comes to mind when you read that word? An old person? A person with sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body, sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, sudden trouble walking, […]

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    The Survivors

      She was determined Cancer wasn’t going to beat her   Being a breast cancer survivor does not define Margaret McKenzie. There is no “before” or “after” cancer for her. “It was a bump in the road and is now firmly in the rear view mirror. I am looking forward and focused on what’s ahead.” In […]

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    Looking for lush lashes?

    Let’s face it…what girl doesn’t want beautiful eyelashes? If you have been blessed with lush lashes then consider yourself very fortunate. If you need some help in that facial department, there are wonderful services available to give you a stunning, yet natural look. Cicely Melvin, salon manager at Polished Blowout and Beauty Bar in Gulfport, […]

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    Common causes of knee pain

    by Dr. Joel A. Tucker// Summertime on the Mississippi Gulf Coast brings lots of outdoor fun with activities such as boating, golfing, running, biking and swimming; however, the increase in physical activity can sometimes lead to an increase in symptomatic knee pain. Many risk factors for knee pain have been identified which include playing certain […]

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