According to the US Department of Justice, approximately 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually in the United States. A study conducted in 2002 found that 40% of South Asian women reported having […]
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If you suffer from migraines, you know how much they disrupt your life. Migraines are chronic headaches that cause significant pain and are accompanied by neurological symptoms such as auras, nausea or vomiting. While rates of migraines are lower in
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Just as cardiovascular disease exists within the South Asian population at alarming rates, diabetes rates are also exceptionally high. South Asians are 3-6 times more likely to develop diabetes than Caucasians, acquire the disease at an earlier age and at
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Hold a heavy object in your arms for a few minutes and your muscles will start to feel fatigued. You will drop the object on the floor because your muscles are so overworked. Lifting something else will only be possible
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With the crazy schedules and the intense pressure that come with daily life, we forget to engage in the one thing that we have been able to do since we were 6 weeks old and that has very powerful healing
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Tanvi was sitting at her dining room table, sipping her morning coffee and trying to fight back tears. She couldn’t believe the eerie silence around her. Her children were with their father this year. It was the first time she
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