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Donna Christiano

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Donna Christiano is a University of South Florida staff writer and an award-winning freelance journalist specializing in women and children's health. She has served on the staffs of Glamour and Brides magazines and has written for numerous national consumer magazines and health outlets. She shamefully admits to being obsessed with reality TV and her attack beagle named Bananas. She lives in Tampa, Florida, with her husband and aforementioned beagle. Her two college-student sons show up when they need money or clean laundry.
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An image of gout triggers - gout risk factors
Health Education

8 gout risk factors

Certain foods and medications can cause this type of arthritis to go into overdrive
A selection of prescription cough medicine
Company

The most popular drugs on SingleCare in December

Cold and flu season starts heating up in December. Noses run, throats…
Common penicillin drugs with a heart over them
Company

See the most popular drugs on SingleCare in November

As the leaves fall and temperatures drop, prescriptions for penicillin drugs increase. …
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Health Education

Should you get the hepatitis B vaccine?

Hepatitis B is an infection that can cause serious damage to the…
A woman wonders, "Is the flu airborne?"
Health Education

Is the flu airborne? Learn how the flu spreads.

Transmission | Flu season | Contagiousness | How to stop the spread…
Illustration of blood types - what is the healthiest blood type
Health Education

Blood type 101

Here are all the different ways it’s important
Hypothyroidism and pregnancy
Health Education

Understanding thyroid problems during pregnancy

You’re pregnant—congratulations!  You knew your body would go through nine months of…
Mens preconception health - with baby
Health Education

How a dad’s health impacts his baby’s

When trying to conceive, women’s health is a common concern—but men’s preconception health has an impact on fertility and the baby. Here’s how.
Antidepressants for children and antidepressants for the elderly (Pills in hands)
Drug Info

How age affects antidepressants

There are special considerations for depression in children and seniors
Coronavirus Symptoms: Mild, Moderate, Severe
News

Are your COVID symptoms mild?

The majority of COVID-19 cases will be mild. These are the differences.
Tissues and a mask represent allergy symptoms vs coronavirus symptoms
News

Is it allergies…or COVID?

Seasonal allergies hit this time of year. Here are the symptom differences.