American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Recovering from Delivery (Postpartum Recovery)
Fully recovering from pregnancy and childbirth can take months, and it may be even longer before you feel like yourself… exceptions, be breastfed and/or receive expressed human milk exclusively for the first 6 months of life. Breastfeeding should continue with the addition of complementary foods…
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Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and highly preventable with regular screening… 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…
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Taking Care of You and Your Baby While You're Pregnant
Prenatal care means taking care of yourself and your baby before he or she is born, including living a healthy… drugs. Cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and other drugs increase your risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, and birth defects. Your baby could be born addicted to the…
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Talking to Your Doctor About Your Mental Health
About 1 in 5 people will experience mental illness in their lifetime. Talking with your doctor about your mental health… Talking about mental illness can be hard. There is a stigma that surrounds mental health and mental illness. It can prevent people from getting…
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The Exercise Habit
Daily exercise is a good habit and important for a healthy mind and body… Daily exercise is a good habit and important for a healthy mind and body. Forming healthy habits is easier said than done. Most people want to be healthy. We know the…
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The Importance of Vaccinations
Vaccinations are essential to personal and public health. They prevent the spread of contagious, dangerous, and deadly diseases… There has been confusion and misunderstandings about vaccines. But vaccinations are an important part of family and public health. Vaccines prevent the spread of contagious, dangerous,…
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Weight-loss Surgery
Weight-loss surgery can be called bariatric surgery. It involves surgically reducing the size of your stomach so your body absorbs… Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) involves surgically reducing the size of your stomach so you aren't able to eat as much. This means that your body…
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“Why do I smoke?" Quiz
Knowing why you smoke might be the answer to quitting for good… 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 find ways to make up for the…
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"Do I Want to Quit Smoking?" 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…
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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…
