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If you have asthma, a key tool to help manage it is your Asthma Action Plan. It includes information about your symptoms and medicines.
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Look beyond the potato, the tomato, and the lettuce leaf when considering which vegetables to include your meals. Eating more of and a variety of vegetables can lower your risk for many diseases.
Antibiotics are medicines that help fight infections by killing bacteria. But over time, certain bacteria can change in such a way that antibiotics don’t affect them. This is called antibiotic resistance.
The last time you visited your doctor for an illness, he or she might have ordered a CBC test to help determine the diagnosis. CBC stands for complete blood count, but what does that mean? And what do all those numbers on the result sheet mean? Find out by taking this quiz.
BMI, or body mass index, uses weight and height to calculate weight status for adults. BMI for children and teens also takes into account gender and age because healthy body fatness differs between boys and girls and changes as they grow. This BMI calculator will help you determine if your child is at a healthy weight.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women (other than skin cancer). The American Cancer Society reports the breast cancer death rate is declining, probably because of earlier detection and improved treatment. This short assessment will help you determine if you have major risk factors for breast cancer.
This video shows the steps for taking your child’s temperature by mouth.