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Staying Active, for You and Your Children

Being a parent is not easy. By the time your kids reach their teens, you will have survived tantrums at 3 a.m., boo-boo emergencies and soccer practices…

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Prevention

These everyday habits are more harmful than you think

What do sleep deprivation, sneezing into your hands and wolfing down your food have in common? Judging based on societal norms, all three seem harmless.

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Mind

Rediscovering the lost arts of reading and writing

Technology moves us forward and pushes the limits of innovation. Yet two of the most basic human skills are often overlooked by today’s younger generations…

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Community

How do you “Live the Riverfront?”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy are asking Michiganders to share how they Live the RiverFront this summer.

Riverfront
Prevention

Before you search your symptoms, beware of cyberchondria

You wake up in the middle of the night to a throbbing headache. You panic but are not able to shake the feeling that something serious is happening…

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