Help Teens Handle Hookups

Although a hook up can be fun and exciting, the expectation to put physical closeness before emotional connection can make teen girls feel awkward, confused and vulnerable.   In this second segment of our teen dating series, we talk with Beth Levine, JD LCSW LLC, a North Shore therapist who works with many teens, to […]

by Marjie Killeen

Gardasil: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?

I know, another drug causing a commotion.  Here we are with Gardasil, a vaccine for 4 types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, minimally studied and introduced to the public in June 2006 and still forward in the news as reports of serious side effects are continually reported.   As an individual at […]

by Alissa R. Melczer