(Courtesy of Friendship Solutions) People often ask us, when they come to our Hackensack-based Friendship Solutions office for the first time, “So, how do you exactly teach social skills?” Truthfully, the answer is not so straightforward. The key to running successful and productive group sessions is to truly

(Courtesy of ICSN) Instead of learning and playing with friends his own age, 6-year-old David Babayan must be content with riding a tricycle outside the entrance of a cancer treatment center at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein-Kerem Hospital.

As David’s father, Eitan, watches his

To my music professor,

I recall, many years ago, when I first told anyone that I was struggling with an eating disorder. I was in college at the time and 10 days prior, I had finally understood that I needed support. It was after watching the film “Hungry to be Heard” that I admitted to

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Israel (as in the West) in the form of Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis. These diseases are considered to be subtle, their causes are still not clear and many studies are being carried out in Israel and abroad in order

Medical professionals are currently being caught up in a wave of negative headlines in the USA, UK and Israel, which suggests that Ritalin, a drug developed over 50 years ago to treat ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), is being overprescribed and in many cases being abused by youngsters and adults

If you suffer from burning, watery, red, tired eyes, or have blurry vision that worsens at the end of the day, or that clears when you blink, you may be one of the millions of Americans who suffer from Dry Eye Syndrome (DES).

DES is exacerbated by our modern lifestyle, especially aspects that increase

A recent article in Time magazine entitled “How a Myth of Perfect Motherhood Hurts Moms” discusses the concept of “mom shaming” and the ways in which our judgments of new and expectant moms affect their emotional and mental health. From the moment a child is conceived, moms-to-be are subjected to an incredible amount of

“Blessed is the kavod

of the Infinite Creator...”

—Yechezkel 3:12

Why does the world exist? The best that science can tell us for now

If you are feeling tired with low energy, feeling cold, have thinning hair or gaining weight, you should read on. For a structure that weighs less than 1 ounce, the thyroid gland plays a key role in our metabolism. The main role of the thyroid is to produce thyroid hormone, which is the driver of metabolism.

Sacrifice has been part of the human experience since the beginning of time. The concept of sacrifice is first introduced to us by the Torah in Parshat Bereishit. Cain was a farmer and he sacrificed something that mattered to him, offering a present of fruit to God; Abel was a shepherd and he too brought something that mattered to

The term “cholesterol” gets thrown around like a football at MetLife Stadium, being tossed between opposing ideas and theories. Once upon a time, research deemed cholesterol as the devil, shunning it from the health world and isolating it from its other dietary counterparts. A couple of decades later, new research emerges

As we admire the beautiful colors of the fall season, all too soon we will be hearing about the flu, common cold and other illnesses. But we should pause to realize that perhaps what is causing us to feel run down or sick is not the common cold, but something lurking in our homes, offices, schools or houses of worship.