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A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Tag: PTSD

PTSD: Flashbacks, Nightmares and a Life Out of Control

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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April 29, 2016
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| DSM-V, Education, Medicine, Mental Health, Suicide, Trauma, Veterans' health

PTSD with chronic flashbacks and nightmares is a very disabling medical problem experienced by many people.

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Help My Child Slapped Me, What Should I Do Next?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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September 29, 2014
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| Discussion, DSM-V, Education, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Videos

Help, your child just slapped you,  fact or fiction. By Now I am sure that you have seen this video and probably had some type of reaction to it. Well, good or bad this issue has to be discussed. I am sure you are now seeing the numerous media blitz about “child abuse” so corporal […]

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Remembering 9/11

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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September 11, 2013
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| Society

What Does 9/11 Mean To You? On September 11, 2001, four commercial jetliners were hijacked by suicide bombers who crashed them into two towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Although the terroists attempted to break the spirit of the American people, they did not succeed. 10 hijackers managed to make 2,753 people die on two airplanes […]

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Trainee Pilot Crashes Plane: Not an American Plane

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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July 8, 2013
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| What's Hot

I am sure everyone has heard the terrible news of the recent trainee pilot crashes plane at san Francisco Airport.  According to recent updates, investigators have discovered that this pilot of the Asiana Airline  has had hardly any experience with flying this particular plane, Boeing 777.  He had just recently logged 43 hours on the […]

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Explosion at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport This Morning

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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June 11, 2013
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| What's Hot

According to Janet Ward with Atlanta Fire Rescue, crews are working the scene of an explosion in a maintenance shed at Concourse D at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The concourse has no power and has been evacuated, but Ward stated “there was no fire and no smoke”.  According to recent news no one has been reported […]

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The Psychological Effects of the Boston Bombing April 15, 2013 in America.

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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April 17, 2013
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| Mental Health

I am very interested in how this will effect us here in America. I see that Fox, CNN and many other news outlets have made this a media frenzy.  Although there has been an arrest made  still are we safe? http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/boston-blasts/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 However, are we really looking at the real issues and how they will affect […]

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