Newsletter
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By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
For the last few weeks, I've been covering benefits, from people who have cancer, to supporting people who were killed and hurt during the Boston Marathon. While each benefit has been different, the spirit of the Crossroads people reflects the ...
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Life With Autism and, yes, it's been a while
By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
April is the start of National Autism Awareness Month. Children and adults in the United States suffer through this unfortunate disease. The White House, who is also acknowledging April as autism month, explained that 1 in 88 children are growing ...
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Women in combat wrong for health reasons?
By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
At the paper, we tackle pro/con stories weekly. Tuesday's paper features the topic of whether women should be in combat. For this story, many people spoke out about whether this should be taking place. Some sources wanted to remain anonymous, ...
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Planned Parenthood in the Crossroads?
By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
Drive around in the Crossroads and people will notice that there are not any Planned Parenthood clinics in the area. In fact, the nearest Planned Parenthood clinic is over 90 miles away. This post is not meant to advocate for ...
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Lance Armstrong does justice for health
By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
Lance Armstrong's interview will be an interesting one in the sports and health world. In that interview, taped on Monday, it has been reported that Armstrong, a former cyclist who was charged with using performance drugs last June and has ...
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Paying too much for prescription drugs?
By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
A good friend of mine wrote about a research study that showed some doctors are likely to give patients brand-name drugs. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association also stated if doctors had a relationship with brand-name ...
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By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
A lot has been going on in 2012 as it relates to health. There was the Supreme Court decision about the Affordable Care Act and the fallout afterward. If you don't remember what was said and want to read the ...
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By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
It's been about three months since I've been at the Victoria Advocate, so I think it's about time I wrote about who I am and what I do. So here goes. I'm Keldy. I'm not from Victoria or Texas or ...