Turn on the news and you'll find lots of stories about what's wrong with the world.  That's why Just Cause was created; to focus on the upbeat stories of the good things that have happened.  Toda

Yes, this post really does fall under the category of health.  As a parent and also an animal lover, I have heard numerous stories about how animals can make an emotional as well as a physical dif

I was surfing the internet the other day when an msnbc.com headline caught my eye "Dog nursing tiger cubs 'a miracle,' zoo owner says"

Living in the modern world can be downright depressing. Wars, crime, poverty, and recession stare out at you from the front page of the newspaper every single day.

I have to admit that while I've heard  and read about issues with cafeteria food in schools being unhealthy, I really don't know ]anything about it first han.  My kids are 4 and 2 so they're not eating in a cafeteria at this point.  With the rise of obesisty in the US, it's not surprising that everything kids eat is being analyzed.  A couple weeks ago my 2 year old was put on a high calorie

I have always had a dog.  I grew up with dogs and as an adult I now own a dog.  It is my  love of dogs that made me want to be a veterinarian. 

I vividly remember my younger brother's first month because it coincided with my family's move to a new state. I was 4.5 years old at the time, and my mother left him with my aunt and my 9 month-old cousin and took me to a public sprinkler pad as a special treat for being a big sister.

I'll come right out and say that I've never been a smoker.  I was an athlete from junior high through college and the rule each season from the coachese themselves was no smoking.  More importantly I just never liked the way cigarettes smelled.

June is always a busy month for my family.  We like to joke that our June is like a lot of families' Decembers.  Today is our 7th wedding anniversary.  It's also my younger son's and my husband's birthdays.  It's also Father's Day; you know the holiday where you are supposed to go out and buy grills and tools.  Now there's another idea that Father's Day brings: health.  Today is the start