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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a term for a set of risk factors for heart disease including high blood pressure, cholesterol, and… servings of fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain bread every day. Also, limit the amount of saturated fat, trans fat, sodium (salt), and added sugar in your…
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Caring for a Relative Who Has Dementia
Caring for a loved one who has dementia is difficult. Learn how to best care for them while also taking… sure the room is quiet at night. Provide a night light at night or leave a dim light on. Total darkness can add to confusion…
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CT Head Scan
A CT or CAT scan looks inside your head and neck. It can be used to diagnose many health problems… Choosing Wisely recommends against a CT head scan for people who come to the emergency room for fainting or feeling lightheaded without additional signs of…
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Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Health
People who have good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They cope well with stress and… problems aren’t causing your physical symptoms. If your symptoms aren’t caused by other health problems, you and your doctor can address the emotional causes of…
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For Parents: Eating Disorders in Teens
An eating disorder is a focus on food and bodyweight that causes a person to go to extremes when eating… body and mind. Often, teens need counseling to talk through how they feel about their weight and other issues in their life. Additionally, your doctor…
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Learn about sexually transmitted infections and how you can prevent them… of any other sex-related products you own, such as lubricants and condoms. Some brands of these products may have nonoxynol-9 added to them. If you are unsure if your spermicide or any other product…
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Pregnancy: Making Choices
Pregnancy is an important milestone with a lot of choices and questions. Learn all you can to make the choices… Finding out you’re pregnant is a life-changing event. You find yourself faced with many new questions and situations you’ve never had to deal with before…
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Getting Fit Throughout Your Day
Get creative to find ways throughout your day to improve your fitness… We all lead busy lives. This can make it hard to find time to exercise. But you don’t need to carve out an hour of every day to get fit. There are plenty…
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Breastfeeding: Hints to Help You Get Off to a Good Start
Breastfeeding benefits your baby. Breast milk contains nutrients and antibodies your baby needs. Breastfed babies are less likely to develop… Breastfeeding has many benefits for your baby. Breast milk is rich in nutrients. It has antibodies, which help protect your baby against infections. It also…
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
COVID-19 is highly contagious and does not yet have an approved vaccine. Symptoms may include a cough, a fever, and… COVID-19 is a disease caused by a coronavirus call SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses, which infect people and some animals, spread through respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing,…
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Calcium: What You Need to Know
Calcium keeps your bones and teeth healthy and strong. Your body can’t make its own calcium, so it’s important to… Calcium is a mineral in your body that is also found in many foods. Most of the calcium in your body is in your bones…
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Vomiting and Diarrhea
Information for parents about vomiting and diarrhea in children from the American Academy of Family Physicians… What is vomiting and diarrhea? Vomiting (throwing up) and diarrhea (watery bowel movements) are common symptoms of gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is the inflammation and irritation of the stomach and…
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Obesity
Obesity is a complex, and increasingly common disease that is associated with many health risks such as high blood pressure,… What is obesity? Obesity is a complex and increasingly common disease that is associated with many health risks such as high blood pressure, diabetes,…
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Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is cancer in one or both ovaries. Ovaries are small organs located on each side of a women’s… What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is cancer in one or both ovaries. Ovaries are small organs located on each side of a women’s…
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Osteoarthritis
Arthritis is swelling of the joints. It’s painful and can limit your movement. There are many kinds of arthritis. Osteoarthritis… Arthritis is inflammation (swelling) of the joints. It causes pain and often limits movement of the affected joints. There are many kinds of arthritis…
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When Your Toddler Doesn't Want to Eat
Get creative and clever to help your toddler eat healthy… When it comes to eating habits, toddlers can be hard to predict. Some days they may not eat much. Other days it may seem they’re eating all day long. They may want one food…
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Women’s Guide to Preventive Care
It’s important for women to take an active approach to health care. This means making it a priority to schedule… What is women’s preventive care? It’s important for women to take an active approach to health care, especially by the time they reach adulthood…
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Preterm Labor and Birth
Preterm labor and birth occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy and can lead to problems for the baby… Every patient who is pregnant longs for a dream pregnancy—a 40-week, worry-free time where everything goes as planned. But some women have complications. One common complication…
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