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Packing Healthy School Lunches
Packing a school lunch may be a good option for your budget, your dietary needs, or your child’s tastes.
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Pain Control After Surgery: Pain Medicines
Recovering from surgery typically involves the use of prescription or over-the-counter pain medicine.
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Pain Relievers: Understanding Your OTC Options
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are medicines you can buy at a store, without a prescription from your doctor. They can…
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Painful Urination
Painful urination is not normal and could be a sign of a more serious condition.
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Paleo Diet
The paleo diet is sometimes nicknamed “the caveman diet,” as it is tied to the diets of our ancestors. It’s based on food sources for humans during the Paleolithic area — or the “Stone Age.” The staples of the paleo diet are lean meats…
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Palliative Care
Palliative care is designed to improve the quality of care for a person who has a serious or life-threatening…
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Pap Smear (Pap Test)
A Pap smear is a medical exam used to determine if a woman has cervical cancer. It’s performed by a…
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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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Pelvic Ultrasound
A pelvic ultrasound allows your doctor to see the space between your hips that contains the sacrum, tailbone, bladder, sex…
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Pets and Parasites
Pets carry diseases or parasites that can make human sick.
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Physical Activity: Creating a Family Plan
You can make physical activity easier for everyone by making it an event for the whole family at the gym,…
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Plan for the Future After a Diagnosis of Dementia
After a diagnosis of dementia, it’s important for family members to talk about plans for care and support, and to…
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Plasma Viral Load (PVL) Test
A plasma viral load (PVL) test measures how much human immunodeficiency virus is in your blood. That amount of HIV…
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What Parents Needs to Know
Pneumococcal disease is caused by bacteria. It can lead to infections in the lungs, blood, and brain. The vaccine prevents…
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Pneumococcal Vaccines for Seniors
Pneumococcal vaccines help to prevent pneumonia. Adults 65 and older, for whom pneumonia can be fatal, should get two different…
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Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is caused by a fungus. People whose immune systems are weak due to an HIV infection or…
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Polio Vaccine
La polio es una enfermedad grave causada por un virus, pero la vacuna contra la polio ha hecho que la…
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Post-Traumatic Stress After a Traffic Accident
Learn about post-traumatic stress after a car accident and how your doctor can help you deal with it
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Postpartum Depression Action Plan
A postpartum depression action plan is important if you are at risk of developing postpartum depression after your baby is…
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Postpartum Health
After giving birth, your body changes and complications can occur. Learn the complications and warning signs.
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