“A study at Harvard Medical School evaluating the diets of 16,000 boys and girls aged 9 to 14 years found that those who frequently ate with their parents were 1.5 times more likely to eat the recommended number of servings of fruits... Read More

Natural and herbal remedies have become quite common today. There is St. John’s Wort for mild depression, Ginko Biloba for memory, and Bilberry to improve night vision. Late night television features infomercials spotlighting juicers... Read More

The difficulty of dealing with terminal illness and dying is skillfully examined in the End of Life Care Issues course created by Cyndie Koopsen RN MBA Carolyn Young MPH Dr. Daniel Farb and Bruce Gordon. This course is aimed toward... Read More

Parents who have children on the autism spectrum usually start out with a “normal” child. Their shock comes slowly, as their typical-looking child loses skills like talking; shows little interest in people; avoids eye contact; or in... Read More

“Two years ago, I wrote a three-hundred-and-fifty-page doctoral dissertation,” said Daniel Gottlieb. “How can I be proud of turning a page?” A psychologist with a spinal cord injury, Gottlieb found that praise for his progress in... Read More

This book deals with the important subject of children who have dysfunction of sensory integration. Co-author Ayres, a sensory integration pioneer, is the “Jean” of the title, which refers to the way she signed her letters to her... Read More

“Five years ago, when I began this project, I never imagined how much one could learn about one’s culture from a pill.” Professor Loe, who teaches sociology and women’s studies at Colgate, began her documentary in 1998, when... Read More

What is it like to live in a wheelchair, without sensation and movement in the body? According to the author, “The answer is found in the experiences of those in that position, but in fact there is no single answer, for each person has... Read More