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Arrhythmia
An arrhythmia is a change in the rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too fast, too slow, or… What is arrhythmia? An arrhythmia is a change in the rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too fast (tachycardia) or too slow…
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Addison’s Disease
Addison’s disease is a condition that affects your body’s adrenal glands. It interferes with your body’s ability to produce certain… What is Addison’s disease? Addison's disease is a condition that affects your body's adrenal glands. These glands are located on top of your kidneys…
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Bleeding During Pregnancy – What‘s Normal?
Having bleeding during pregnancy is not normal and requires a visit to your doctor… Light amounts of vaginal bleeding early in your pregnancy can occur. In most cases, it’s not serious. It can happen in the first 20 weeks for different reasons. It can…
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Helping Older Adults Deal With Life-Changing Events
Older adults must learn to cope with grief as they age… Life-changing events can happen at any age. This includes things such as the death of a loved one, newly diagnosed health problems, and job loss. As people age, these events become more common. Grief is…
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Healthcare Management
Take charge of your healthcare by making sure you know how to work with your doctor and insurance companies on… …
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Your Health Resources
familydoctor.org health resources include a medical dictionary, Body Mass Index calculator, symptom checker tool, immunization schedules for all ages, nutrient… …
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Family Health
Learn to make healthy lifestyle choices for you and your family with information for every stage of life… …
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Prevention and Wellness
Learn to make healthy lifestyle choices for you and your family with information on nutrition, exercise, occupational health and preventive… …
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Drugs, Procedures & Devices
Get the facts on common over-the-counter and prescription medicines, potential drug reactions, food-drug interactions and medical procedures and devices… …
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Healthy Food Choices
It can be difficult to navigate your way through the maze of food choices available today. Sometimes even the food… …
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Weight Loss and Diet Plans
Looking for the best way to lose weight and don’t know where to start? Having trouble figuring out what all… …
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Nutrients and Nutritional Info
In order to maintain a healthy diet, it’s important to be able to understand the nutritional information of the foods… …
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Sugar and Sugar Substitutes
Sugar can be the bane of otherwise healthy diet. We can help you understand how sugar affects the body, what… …
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Exercise and Fitness
Pump up your exercise workouts with information about fitness, sports safety and injury rehab… …
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Exercise Basics
Looking to start an exercise routine? Learn about the different types of exercise, how to get started, and how to… …
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Sports Safety
Finding a sport that you enjoy can make it easy to get some exercise in your life. Sports can help… …
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Injury Rehabilitation
Sports can provide many positive impacts on your life, but they can also result in injury. But an injury does… …
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Emotional Well-Being
Find out how your mental, spiritual and emotional health affect your overall emotional wellbeing… …
