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Dental & Mouth Concerns Taking care of your teeth and gums helps your teeth last a lifetime. Brush and floss your teeth twice a day. Get a dental exam once or twice a year. If you have not seen a dentist in over a year, schedule a dental exam today. Dental problems affect more than […]
Diabetes Education Step 1: Lose weight if you are overweight. * People at risk of type 2 diabetes may be able to delay or prevent it by losing five to seven percent of their total body weight. * Aim to lose one pound a week. * Ask family and friends to support you. Step 2:
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Diabetes Education Diabetes is too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. Glucose needs to get into the cells to be used for energy. Insulin is the hormone needed for glucose to get from the blood into the cells. Diabetes results when no insulin is made, not enough insulin is made, or the body does not
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions Diarrhea occurs when body wastes are discharged from the bowel more often and in a more liquid state than usual. Signs & Symptoms * Frequent watery, loose stools. * Cramping or pain in the abdomen. Causes Common causes are infections that affect the digestive system, food allergies, overuse of laxatives or
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions Diverticulosis in Colon Sometimes small pouches bulge outward through weak spots in the colon. This is called diverticulosis. The pockets (called diverticula) can fill with intestinal waste. With diverticulitis, these pockets and areas around them get inflamed or infected. Signs & Symptoms For Diverticulosis Often this has no symptoms. Some persons
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Brain & Nervous System Dizziness is feeling lightheaded. It is a symptom of another condition. Vertigo is a spinning feeling. It affects the inner ear, the brain’s gravity-and-motion detector. Dizziness Conditions Heat Stroke Signs & Symptoms Sudden dizziness with: * Hot, dry, red skin * High fever. No sweating. * Pulse that is rapid and
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First Aid Do This, Not That * The 57 poison control centers across the U.S. report more than 2 million poisonings each year. Of these, more than 90 percent occur in the home. * More than half of home-related deaths from accidental injuries are due to poisons. Common ones are medicines, drugs, toxic chemicals, carbon
Dental & Mouth Concerns At one time, dentists had no choice but to extract an infected tooth. Pulling an infected tooth solved one problem but led to others-poor appearance, change in bite, difficulty chewing food, and less support for adjacent teeth. But tooth extraction is rarely necessary now, thanks to a procedure known as root
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Abdominal & Urinary Conditions Constipation is having trouble passing stool or having hard stools. “Regularity” does not mean that you have a bowel movement every day. Normal bowel habits range from 3 movements a day to 3 each week. What is more important is what is normal for you. Signs & Symptoms * A hard
Skin Conditions Corns and calluses are extra cells made in a skin area that gets repeated rubbing or squeezing. Signs & Symptoms * Corns are areas of dead skin on the tops or sides of the joints or on the skin between the toes. * Calluses are patches of dead skin usually found on the
