--- title: Lone Star Family Health Center News | Lone Star Family Health Communications (17) description: Lone Star Family Health Center is a full service state of the art family health center, non-profit 501(c)3. We pride ourselves on compassionate, individualized, high level preventative and ongoing health care for everyone. 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Although it certainly is true that with the increased longevity of life seen with modern medicine... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/when-kids-joints-dont-act-their-age) [![Lone Star Family Health Epistaxis Dr Hopper Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Valerie%20Hopper%2c%20D.O.-1.jpg?width=500&name=Valerie%20Hopper%2c%20D.O.-1.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/epistaxis) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Epistaxis](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/epistaxis) The case of the bloody nose Epistaxis is more commonly known as a bloody nose. The nose could bleed for a variety of reasons. Because the bl... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/epistaxis) [![Lone Star Family Health Summer Time Fun and Snacks to Keep You Healthy Dr Reeser Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Maryjo%20Reeser%20Dietitian.jpg?width=500&name=Maryjo%20Reeser%20Dietitian.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/summer-time-fun-and-snacks-to-keep-you-healthy) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Summer Time Fun and Snacks to Keep You Healthy](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/summer-time-fun-and-snacks-to-keep-you-healthy) As summer is in full swing, many of us are planning what to do with our time off. Will you fly? Will you drive? Where will you stay, and wha... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/summer-time-fun-and-snacks-to-keep-you-healthy) [![Lone Star Family Health Caregiver Health](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Downham%203-1.jpg?width=500&name=Downham%203-1.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/caregiver-health) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Caregiver Health](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/caregiver-health) Caregivers are an important part of the care team for patients with chronic medical conditions and disabilities. They are usually a friend o... 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[Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/stroke-awareness) [![Lone Star Family Health Summer Safety Sunscreen Use](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cruz%202.jpg?width=500&name=Cruz%202.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/summer-safety-sunscreen-use) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Summer Safety: Sunscreen Use](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/summer-safety-sunscreen-use) We all know how nice it feels to finally bask in the sun on the first day of Spring, to feel the warmth melt all your winter worries away. O... 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[Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-asthma-and-allergy-awareness-month) [![Lone Star Family Health Essential Vaccines for Older Aduts Dr. Simpson Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Simpson%203-2.jpg?width=500&name=Simpson%203-2.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/essential-vaccines-for-older-adults) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Essential Vaccines for Older Adults](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/essential-vaccines-for-older-adults) Vaccines are designed to prevent disease by preparing the recipient’s immune system ahead of time. The vaccine schedule begins in infancy to... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/essential-vaccines-for-older-adults) [![Lone Star Family Health Ouch from Gout The Disease of Kings Dr. Ye Profile](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Ye%204-1.jpg?width=500&name=Ye%204-1.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/ouch-from-gout-the-disease-of-kings) [Published Articles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/published-articles) --- ### [Ouch from Gout – The Disease of Kings](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/ouch-from-gout-the-disease-of-kings) Gout is a devil who typically pays his first visit early in the morning, kicking the victim out of sweet dreams by an attack of excruciating... 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