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Fear of Needles

Top 5 Excuses for Not Getting Acupuncture

Sara Calabro | Posted 06.19.2012 | Healthy Living
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Sara Calabro

Some people just can't bring themselves to try acupuncture. Despite being something they're curious about, something they sense could be helpful, acupuncture remains an unscalable mountain.

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How To Get Your Kid To Stop Freaking Out About Shots

The Huffington Post | Susan Stiffelman | Posted 01.11.2012 | Parents
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Dear Susan, Every time I take my five year old to the pediatrician, she screams bloody murder when she has to get shots. Is there anything I can do...

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Boooooooo! What Tricks, Treats Terrify You?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.24.2011 | Los Angeles
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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

It's the season of Halloween, or maybe Dia de Los Muertos, and besides carving pumpkins, loading up on mini-bags of peanut M&Ms and thinking lots about the dead, we also pause at this time of year to, sort of, celebrate our fears.

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