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  Enlist a Pharmacist to Help Manage High Blood Pressure

  High blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke, yet has no symptoms of its own. That’s why having your blood pressure checked regularly is a must, as is controlling it...

  • Posted June 20, 2018
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  Health Highlights: June 20, 2018

  Trump Health Insurance Option Gets Mixed Response

  • Posted June 20, 2018
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  Health Tip: Create a Food Allergy Plan

  If you’ve been diagnosed with a food allergy, it is important to develop a food allergy plan so you and others know what to do in an emergency. Milder symptoms of food allergy include itching, sneezing, hives...

  • Posted June 20, 2018
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  Health Tip: Learn Warning Signs of Heat Stroke

  As summer weather heats up, it is important to recognize symptoms of heat stroke. Normally, you regulate your body temperature by sweating. But in some cases, the body’s temperature-control system is overtaxed and your temperature rises too...

  • Posted June 20, 2018
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  Stigma Adds to Burden of Type 1 Diabetes

  Michael Wright was just 16 when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and although his friends supported him, he always felt different. “I would do my injections and testing in private [in another room or even...

  • Posted June 20, 2018
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  How to Keep a Diet Diary

  (HealthDay News) — To some people, keeping a food diary might seem old hat or just another busy-work task on your diet to-do list. But when done correctly (and diligently), it’s a very effective tool for losing...

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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  Even Modern Care Wouldn’t Have Saved RFK: Study

  The care received by Robert F. Kennedy after he was shot in the head 50 years ago this month was the best possible at the time, and his injuries were so severe that he’d still have a...

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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  One Blood Test Might Be Enough to Diagnose Diabetes

  New research suggests that a single blood test could confirm type 2 diabetes, saving patients time and health care costs. Currently, it’s recommended that a blood test focused on elevated fasting levels of blood sugar (glucose) or...

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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  U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low

  Fewer than 14 percent of American adults smoked cigarettes in 2017, the lowest level seen since data collection started in 1965, government health officials reported Tuesday. “Certainly, it is fantastic that the U.S. smoking rates continue to...

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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  Health Highlights: June 19, 2018

  Nearly Half of American Diabetics Forgo Care Due to Cost: Survey Governors Condemn Trump Stance on Insurance Benefits for Pre-Existing Conditions U.S. Veterans' Suicide Rate Twice That of Civilians: Study Disney's 'Incredibles 2' Could Pose Risk to People With Epilepsy

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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