American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Caring for Your Premature Baby
A baby’s birth can be a happy time. However, it can be stressful if your baby is born premature. Premature… requires dividing your time between the hospital and caring for your children at home. One or both parents may need to take additional time away…
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Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and highly preventable… still get skin cancer? How quickly does my type of skin cancer grow and spread? Do I have an increased risk of additional skin cancers? Should I see a skin cancer specialist? Resources…
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Common Sports Injuries
Common sports injuries sideline many people each year, especially young athletes as they begin to compete at younger ages… you can manipulate it cover the injury. Compression. Keeping pressure on the injury will also help with swelling. It will also provide additional support. An elastic…
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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is caused by blocked blood vessels. Learn… lung bypass machine to pump for your heart. Another type is cardiac rehabilitation. Your doctor can prescribe this instead of or in addition to surgery…
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Prediabetes
Prediabetes is when your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes… Remember the big picture. The day-to-day decisions you need to make can be hard. But in the long run, they add up to make you a…
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“Why do I smoke?" Quiz
People smoke for different reasons. Knowing why you smoke can be the first step on the road to quitting… Why do I smoke? If you learn the answer to this question, it will be easier to stop smoking. Knowing why you smoke will help you…
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Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking too much alcohol too often. This can harm your work, school, and… What is alcohol abuse? Alcohol abuse, also called alcohol misuse is a serious problem. It is a pattern of drinking too much alcohol too often…
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"Do I Want to Quit?" Quiz
Learn how you feel about smoking and how you can use this information to help you quit… How do you feel about quitting smoking? Put a check mark next to the statement below that best describes how you feel about quitting smoking: ____ I like…
