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If you have diabetes, managing it well can lower your risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Ask yourself these questions and discuss your answers with your doctor to determine how you're doing.
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If you’re thinking of having a baby, good health is crucial. Here's how to prep your body for a healthy pregnancy.
It can be hard to fit hour-long workouts into your busy schedule. But you can find opportunities to move more throughout your day just by doing activities that are already part of your life.
The human appendix is a 3- to 6-inch narrow tube located where the small and large intestines join. It's mostly known for becoming inflamed, affecting thousands of Americans each year. To learn more about the appendix, take this quiz.
When you are trying to have a baby, fertile times are an important factor. Use this information about your cycles to help to predict your more fertile times and when you will ovulate.
The questions in this assessment ask about risk factors—conditions that may put you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) states that the more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to develop diabetes.
Colonoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor see directly inside your entire colon using a flexible tube. It can detect intestinal problems such as bleeding or early signs of colorectal cancer. In this video, you'll learn what you might experience during a colonoscopy and what to expect given your particular results.