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What You Can Do to Maintain Your Health
Good health can decrease your risk of developing certain conditions. Learn what you can do to maintain your health.
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Tips for Healthy Children and Families
By working together as a family to eat well and stay active, you can help your children build healthy habits…
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The Dangers of Tanning Beds
Tanning beds are the source of intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation. They are not safe.
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The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Just because you aren’t the person smoking the cigarette doesn’t mean it can’t harm you. Secondhand smoke contains more than…
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Take Care of Yourself Before Pregnancy
Whether you’re planning to become pregnant or not, preconception care during your childbearing years is essential. Here are some things…
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Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
Many people enjoy being outside. It’s fun to go to the park, work in the yard, or exercise outside. While those are all good things, make sure you keep your skin safe from the sun while you’re outside. Path to improved health
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Preventive Services for Healthy Living
A preventive service might be a test, an immunization or vaccine, or advice from your doctor. These services can detect…
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Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children
Teach your children how to live healthy. Start when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and…
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Mouth and Teeth: How to Keep Them Healthy
Having a healthy mouth can have overall health benefits. Good oral health takes discipline like brushing and flossing every…
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Kegel Exercises for Your Pelvic Muscles
Kegel exercises strengthen the muscles under the uterus, bladder, and bowel (large intestine).
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Immunizations
Vaccinations are safe, effective, and required for many activities including school. Maintaining a vaccine schedule will protect you from many…
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How to Survive an Extended Power Outage with Home Medical Equipment
Electricity is something we take for granted. When you depend on electricity to power medical equipment and medicine at home,…
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Heart Health: Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Learn how you can prevent and manage heart disease as well as treat conditions that lead to heart attack.
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Healthy Habits at Age 60 and Beyond
A look at tips, tricks, advice and the benefits of maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits as you get…
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Health Guides: Healthy Lifestyle Includes Mind and Body
Adopting healthy habits allows you to take charge of both your physical and mental health, as well as positively influencing…
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Genetic Testing: What You Should Know
Genes are found in chromosomes and are made up of DNA. We inherit genes from our parents. Our gene structure…
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Food Habits Survey
To make healthy eating selections, it’s important to look at what you currently eat and drink. A food habit survey…
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Flu Risks and Chronic Conditions
Chronic health conditions can increase your risk of being hospitalized with influenza (the flu). Getting an annual flu vaccine is…
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Flu Complications Risk Greater for Minority Groups
People from racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be hospitalized when they have the flu. They are…