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In this week’s Fitness Facts, guest writer Lily Limon has the details on Valley fever, which can be dangerous because it often is misdiagnosed. If you’ve ever had this brute, you know how debilitating it can be.

In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade has some great tips for parents who are sending their kids off to college. There are the big things, such as letting them fly on their own. And there also is something very important to keep in mind when they come home on break.

In this week’s Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert has Part 2 of her series on back pain. Today, she has a list of the recommended ways to ease the agony.

In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade shares her thoughts about an issue that she has spent her career trying to soothe — marriages that aren’t working. She recommends following a simple checklist that accentuates the positive.

In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade explores a bad habit that emerges from good intentions — people-pleasing. She lists the warning signs that someone is a people-pleaser and explains the negative effects that can have.

In this week’s Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert has the first of two parts on a malady that afflicts so many people — back pain. Today, she details what causes it.

Dave Smith was known as the name reader at every GCU graduation the past seven years. He had seven seconds to read the name card, and often there were names tricky to pronounce. Smith, who retires Monday as Director of Academic Excellence in the College of Education, had the reputation of a detailed man who could pull it off — and he did — along with the complex reports and data collection he helped produce as GCU grew over his 10 years here. “I’ve loved it. It’s probably the best job I’ve had,” Smith said. “I’m a very detailed kind of person, and it fits my personality.”

In this week’s Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert has the details on what causes mononucleosis and how to prevent it. Find out how it is most commonly spread.

In this week’s Mental Health Vitamin, Dr. Deb Wade describes four types of parents who get in the way of their children’s development. She also lists the things parents can do to create children who mature into responsible, self-sufficient adults.

In this week’s Fitness Facts, Connie Colbert provides a thorough explanation of what you should know about cold sores and canker sores. The good news: There are things you can do to treat them. The bad news: For most people, there’s no way to prevent them.