Jennifer J Novak LMT

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• What Are the Symptoms of Depression in Women?

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• Lymphoma, the Persistence of Inspirational Women, and the Power of Language

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• What Is Dysphagia?

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• Study Links PTSD from 9/11 to Dementia Cases

  9/11 happened almost 17 years ago. And yet, every single American still remembers where they were on that day. Researchers found that rescuers, witnesses and survivors have reported cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or simply PTSD. Sean Clouston, the lead researcher from Stony Brook...