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Owner/Freelance Writer/Editor
Elementary Watson! Creative Solutions
1998 – Present (18 years)
Past and current clients include: WebMD, A.D.A.M., Sharecare, Keas, Arthritis Today, YourCare Everywhere, Healthline, Belvoir Media Group, HowStuffWorks, Rosen Publishing, Red Line Editorial, BabyCenter.com, BabyZone.com, Everwell, Med Update, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, The Magazine Group (Momentum, Lupus Now), Momtourage (NBC).

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Schizophrenia Causes: Genetics, Environment, and More

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By Smitha Bhandari, Stephanie Watson Verified
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Doctors don’t know for sure what causes schizophrenia. Research shows that a combination of genetics and your environment can trigger the disease. If you have a family member with schizophrenia, you're more likely to have it. Things like stressful life events, exposure to viruses or toxins before you were born, and trauma in your early childhood can also increase your risk. Scientists have also found changes in brain chemistry and structure when someone has schizophrenia.
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How to Handle the First Few Days After Learning Your SCLC Has Spread

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By Laura Martin, Stephanie Watson Verified
| WebMD Verified
You just learned that your small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has spread. Now you're cycling through a range of emotions: Shock: You can't believe you have metastatic cancer. Anger: How could this happen to you? Fear: It's scary to think about cancer and dying. Worry: How will your partner or children manage? Anxiety: What will happen in the future? Guilt: Did you cause your cancer? Loneliness: No one knows how you feel. Hopelessness: Your cancer isn't curable. Everyone reacts differently to the news.
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Vitamin D Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Health Risks

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By Kathleen M. Zelman, Stephanie Watson Verified, Lori King
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A vitamin D deficiency means you don't have enough of this vitamin in your body. You need vitamin D to grow and maintain your bones. You could be at risk for deficiency if you don't get enough sunlight on your skin, you have a disorder that reduces your body's ability to absorb it, or you don't eat enough of it in your diet. Also known as the sunshine vitamin, your body can make it when your skin is exposed to sunlight.
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