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Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that happen when a baby’s lip or mouth don’t form correctly early… a large separation in the roof of the mouth. Children who have clefts often have other health issues. They can have trouble eating and talking…
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Optimizing Your Gut Health: Tips, Myths, and the Gut-Brain Connection
Good gut health improves your physical health, mental well-being, and boosts your immunity against infection… the bathroom). So good gut health affects everything from start to finish and everything in between. We’re all guilty of mindless eating and eating the wrong foods. But a gut…
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Teenagers and Headaches
Medicines can sometimes react with nutrients in foods or dietary supplements. You should speak to your doctor about any potential… is too strong. Food and nutrients can also affect the rate at which your body processes or removes a medicine. For example, eating foods high…
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Drug-Nutrient Interactions and Drug-Supplement Interactions
Medicines can sometimes react with nutrients in foods or dietary supplements. You should speak to your doctor about any potential… is too strong. Food and nutrients can also affect the rate at which your body processes or removes a medicine. For example, eating foods high…
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Sugar Substitutes
Sugar substitutes are chemical or plant-based substances used to sweeten foods and drinks. You may have heard them called “artificial… foods and drinks available today. Although sugar substitutes have fewer calories than sugar, it's best to limit them and focus on healthy food choices. Fruits,…
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Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes ulcers to form in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract anywhere from… your body from infection. In people who have an inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s disease, the immune system mistakes food, healthy bacteria, and other…
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A (Hep A) is liver inflammation caused by the hepatitis A virus. It isn’t typically as serious as hepatitis… give it to someone else. You are most contagious soon after you are infected and before symptoms appear. Adults who are otherwise healthy are no longer contagious…
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Diverticular Disease (Diverticulitis)
Diverticular Disease is a group of conditions that affect your large intestine (colon)… What is diverticular disease? Diverticular disease is a group of conditions that affect your large intestine (colon). It involves small pouches or sacs, called diverticula. These pouches can form in your intestine…
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Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a stomach disorder in which stomach muscles don’t contract properly, leading to problems crushing food before digestion… What is gastroparesis? Gastroparesis is a disorder involving your stomach muscles. It is sometimes called delayed gastric emptying. Normally, after you swallow food, your stomach…
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Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that affects people of all ages and is different for everyone. A person who has… What is depression? Depression is a serious medical illness of the brain. It is not a feeling of sadness or feeling “blue.” Someone who has…
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Teen Suicide
Teen suicide is when a teenager ends their own life. It can be impulsive or planned. However, not all suicide… Editor’s note: If you or a loved one is having suicidal thoughts, call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Teen suicide is when…
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What are Social Determinants of Health?
Our health is influenced by a series of elements including biology, access to and quality of medical care, the environment in which we live, work, and play, and individual behaviors. Other factors that can influence your health are educational level and socioeconomic status, as…
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How to Safely Take Antidepressants
Antidepressants are medicines prescribed to treat depression. You should work with your doctor to find the right one for… If you have depression, your doctor may prescribe medicine to treat it. This medicine is called an antidepressant. There are many types of antidepressants. Finding the…
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Insulin Therapy
All people who have type 1 diabetes and some who have type 2 diabetes must take insulin. It helps control… When you digest food, your body changes most of the food you eat into glucose (a form of sugar). Insulin allows this glucose to enter…
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is a condition that results from a digestive system infection… What is hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)? Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a condition involving red blood cells and your kidneys. HUS happens after you get an infection in your digestive system…
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Crying: Under Age 1
A crying baby is normal. However, it can be upsetting to you and it’s usually a sign something is bothering… All babies cry. Crying is normal behavior in infants. But that doesn’t mean it’s any easier to handle when it happens. The good news is…
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Work-life Balance
Finding work-life balance in the midst of a busy schedule may seem impossible. However, there are ways to achieve… If you have a job and a family, you are probably struggling to find work-life balance. If you have children under the age of 18 or…
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E. coli Infection
E. coli are germs that are found on food and in the environment. When ingested, E. coli cause severe cramps… What is E. coli? E. coli is short for Escherichia coli—bacteria (germs) that are found on food and in the environment. E. coli cause severe cramps and diarrhea. These bacteria…
