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PAGE YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL MEDICAL CHECKLIST 23 JULY/AUG WEBMD.COM 2017 SPORTS:+ POT WHILE WHICH ONE PREGNANT: IS RIGHT IS IT SAFE? FOR YOUR PAGE 22 CHILD? PAGE 26 1 SCHOOL WEEK, 5 LUNCHBOX IDEAS PAGE 88 brought to you by PAGE 29 Kathy Bates ON SURVIVING CANCER AND LIVING WITH LYMPHEDEMA PAGE 42 WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents JULY/AUG 2017 FEATURES 42 American Comeback Story Actor Kathy Bates on surviving cancer and living with lymphedema 48 Off the Charts Is this vision disorder holding your child back in school? GETTY IMAGES 1 WEBMD.COM WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents JULY/AUG 2017 BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPUS LIFE A special mini-magazine for students heading off or 18 Bullying Backlash 28 Teen Health returning to campus, brought to you by JED How to help your child What you need to know avoid the long-term effects about vaccines of harassment 31 Weathering 39 Student Body 55 For the Week the Storm How a young woman 23 Kids’ Health Five lunchbox meals your Medical checkups to add kids will love Actor and comedy writer learned to fit in at college Rachel Bloom gets to your summer to-do list How to Crush It candid about depression, 40 A few healthy habits can 26 Parenting anxiety, and success Tips for choosing the right help make sure students sport for your child 37 Avoid succeed First-Year Fails Beat the freshman blues with pro tips for coping with the transition GETTY IMAGES 2 WEBMD.COM WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents JULY/AUG 2017 18 THE LATEST IN VACCINES 11 PG 58 CHECKUP 58 Cutting Edge | New research on 57 vaccines 59 Living Well | Tips for managing psoriasis 60 Expert Q&A | What to watch for 25 when it comes to children’s over-the- counter medications 61 Quiz: Pregnancy | How to tell if you might be expecting 63 By the Numbers: Kids’ Developmental Disorders | Facts and stats about 13 ADHD and ASD 64 Health Smarts | One doctor’s LIVING BEAUTY FAMILY simple tips for better health 11 Camp Out 15 Burn Notice 22 Pregnancy A weekend in the Tips to soothe Learn more about the woods can help you a sunburn risks of smoking pot while reset your internal expecting Expert Picks clock 16 Top body wash products 25 Pets In Every Issue 12 Men’s Health New options for end-of-life Beauty Q&A Find out when 17 care for your pets 4 EDITOR’S NOTE Get the scoop on you should see a intense pulsed-light 6 UPFRONT urologist treatments FOOD Risks for smart kids, 13 Work Wise 65 plus health news Beauty Smarts 52 Summer Treat you can use Cut down on health 18 How to care for cold sores The health benefits of risks by moving 65 TAKE 10 the avocado more in the office Megan Bomgaars 54 3 Ways: Kale on being a reality TV Women’s Health 14 Try this veggie in a salad, star and not limiting Track your migraine herself on pizza, and with grains triggers to tame in a bowl headaches 56 Berries 101 Summer’s gems pack plenty of flavor On the Cover and nutrition PHOTOGRAPHY BY: KEITH MUNYAN 57 Build a Better Kebab WARDROBE: ARMANI Grab a skewer and GETTY IMAGES get grilling 3 WEBMD.COM EDITOR'S NOTE Summer Solutions Summer is here, and we have what happened on the sunny plenty of tips to help you keep summer day she realized she had your cool. 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TIMELY TOPICS Upfront NEWS YOU CAN USE FACTS & STATS Get Schooled Since kids spend six to seven of their daily waking hours in the classroom, good health habits are as essential as paper and pencils Foot Power Walking to school can help your child reach the advised 60 minutes of daily exercise. How much a Percentage of high school child’s backpack students with mostly A should weigh as 700Maximum number of grades who watch less a percentage of calories allowed in middle 64% than three hours of TV per his or her weight. school lunches. Government Percentage of ninth graders who attend day. Some 49% of kids Most elementary standards also require kids to gym class each week. Only 29% go to with mostly D and F grades school students get at least a half-cup of fruits or gym class every day. Kids need at least watch three or more hours GETTY IMAGES 10 % carry twice that. veggies with each meal. 60 minutes of daily exercise to stay fit. 76 % of TV daily. 6 WEBMD.COM UPFRONT IN THE NEWS Lessons Learned Back to school—for kids of all ages, and not an inconsiderable number of adults—rolls around before you know it. You’ll find lots of related stories throughout this issue for re-entry to your fall routine. Some highlights: If your child struggles with reading and you’ve already paid a visit to your pediatrician or eye doctor, you might want to know about convergence insufficiency (CI), a lesser-known vision disorder that affects how the eyes work together rather than how the eye functions (see page 48).