Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
Included in this section:
Breast Self-Examination : Detailed instructions on how to perform a breast self-examination, including a step by step pictorial guide
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Brushing and Toothpaste : Detailed information on brushing and toothpaste
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Calculating Calories and Fat Grams : Detailed information on calculating calories and fat grams in order to appropriately maintain your current weight, lose weight, or gain weight
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention : Detailed information on heart disease prevention
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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Lifestyle Changes : Detailed information on lifestyle changes necessary to lower your risk for heart disease
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Car Safety : Detailed information on car safety
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Cholesterol in the Blood : Detailed information on cholesterol levels and heart disease risk
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Cruise Ships : Detailed information on traveling healthy while on cruise ships
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Diabetes and Meal Planning : Detailed information on healthy cooking tips for persons with diabetes
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Diabetes and Sodium : Detailed information on daily sodium intake recommendations for persons with diabetes
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Diabetes Management: Healthy Cooking Tips : Detailed information on healthy cooking tips for persons with diabetes
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Diet and Cardiovascular Disease : Detailed information on heart-healthy eating to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
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Dietary Supplements : Detailed information on dietary supplements as a form of alternative therapy
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E. coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) : Detailed information on E. coli, including symptoms, diagnosis, complications, and prevention
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Egg Allergy Diet : Detailed information on egg allergy, a type of food allergy, including egg-free recipes and egg substitutes
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Exercise: Before Starting an Exercise Program : Detailed information on finding the right exercise program and the right preparation
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Exercise: Before Starting an Exercise Program : Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Exercise: Designing a Cardiac Exercise Program : Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Fall Prevention : Detailed information on preventing falls in children and the elderly
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Firearms Safety : Detailed information on firearm safety and prevention
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Fire Safety : Detailed information on fire and burn safety
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Folate Deficiency Anemia : Detailed information on anemia of folate deficiency, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Food Components : Detailed information on heart-healthy eating to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
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Gastric Bypass (Malabsorptive) Surgery : Detailed information on gastric bypass surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, anatomical illustration of the digestive system, and an illustration of a gastric bypass procedure
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Gastric Stapling (Restrictive) Surgery : Detailed information on gastric stapling surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the digestive system, and an illustration of a gastric stapling procedure
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Hand Washing : Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
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Healthcare Guidelines For Men : Detailed healthcare guidelines for men
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Healthy Sleep Habits for Children : Detailed information on healthy sleep habits of children
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Household Safety : Detailed information on creating and following a household safety checklist
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia : Detailed information on aplastic anemia, including cause, symptom, diagnosis, and treatment
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) : Detailed information on irritable bowel syndrome, including causes, symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, treatment, and diet
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Lactose Intolerance: Diet : Detailed information on lactose intolerance, including a list of foods that contain lactose
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Lifestyle Changes : Detailed information on lifestyle changes necessary to lower your risk for heart disease
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Maintaining Weight Loss : Detailed information on maintaining weight loss, including weight loss benefits, weight loss maintenance strategies, and weight cycling
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Medication Management : Detailed information on learning to manage your medication, especially if you are taking several, and treating different conditions
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Megaloblastic (Pernicious) Anemia : Detailed information on megaloblastic (pernicious) anemia, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Men's Health Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to men's health
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Milk Allergy Diet : Detailed information on milk allergy, a type of food allergy, including milk-free recipes and milk substitutes
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Mouth and Teeth Care for Children : Detailed information on care of the mouth and teeth for children
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Nutrition: Adolescent : Detailed nutrition information for adolescents
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Nutrition: Preschool : Detailed nutrition information for the preschool-aged child
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Nutrition: School-Age : Detailed nutrition information for the school-aged child
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Nutrition: Toddler : Detailed nutrition information for the toddler
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Nutrition During Pregnancy : Detailed information on the importance of good nutrition during pregnancy
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Obesity : Detailed information on obesity, including obesity causes, obesity health effects, obesity medical treatment, obesity surgical treatment, maintaining weight loss, and obesity prevention
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Obesity: Surgical Treatment Overview : Diabetes, obesity treatment, obesity surgical treatment, obesity gastric bypass surgery, malabsorptive surgery, gastric stapling surgery, restrictive surgery
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Obesity Overview : Detailed information on obesity, including obesity facts, obesity causes, and obesity health effects
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Obesity Prevention : Detailed information on obesity prevention strategies during infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
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Obesity Treatment Overview : Detailed information on obesity treatment, including obesity medical treatment, and obesity surgical treatment
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Oral Cancer and Tobacco : Detailed information on the link between tobacco and oral cancer, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco and snuff
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Oral Health Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to oral health
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Oral Health Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on oral and dental healthcare
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Peanut Allergy Diet : Detailed information on peanut allergy, a type of food allergy, including potential sources of peanut protein and other sources of peanut and peanut products
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Pets and Infectious Diseases : Detailed information on pets and infectious diseases
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Pregnancy and Smoking : Detailed information on smoking during pregnancy and the potential risks
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Preventing Unintentional Injuries : Preventing Unintentional Injuries
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Rehabilitation and the Registered Dietitian : Detailed information on the registered dietitian, one potential member of the rehabilitation team
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Risks of Physical Inactivity : Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Safer Sex Guidelines : Detailed safer sex guidelines for sexually transmitted disease prevention
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Screening Tests : Detailed information on the most common types of screening tests for common diseases
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Skin Cancer Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to skin cancer
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Skin Cancer Prevention : Detailed information on skin cancer prevention
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Skin Self-Examination : Detailed information on skin self-examination, including the importance of skin self-examination in skin cancer prevention and a step-by-step guide
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Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease : Detailed information on smoking and heart disease, including the risks of secondhand smoke and how to quit smoking
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Smoking and Respiratory Diseases : Detailed information on respiratory diseases and smoking, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer
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Soy Allergy Diet : Detailed information on soy allergy, a type of food allergy, including how to read a label for a soy-free diet and other potential sources of soy or soy product
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Sports Injury Prevention : Detailed information on preventing sports injuries
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Staying Healthy After Menopause : Detailed information on staying healthy after menopause
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Stress Management : Detailed information on women and managing stress
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Sunburn : Detailed information sunburn, including symptoms and treatment
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Sun Safety : Detailed information on sun safety
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Sunscreens : Detailed information on the effects of ultraviolet light and the increased risk of skin cancer, including the use of sunscreen as one skin cancer prevention method
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Tooth Decay (Caries or Cavities) : Detailed information on tooth decay and preventing cavities
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Traveler's Checklist : Detailed checklist for travelers to ensure a safe and healthy trip
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Traveler's First-Aid Kit : Detailed list of what a traveler's first-aid kit should include
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Traveling: Diarrheal Diseases : Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag
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Traveling: Plan to Stay Healthy : Detailed information on travel and planning to travel
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Traveling: Staying Healthy While you Travel : Detailed information on health preparations before you travel and during travel
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Traveling by Air : Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag
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Traveling With Children : Detailed information on traveling with children
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Travel Medicine Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on travel medicine
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Travel Safety : Detailed safety information for travelers
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Tree Nut Allergy Diet : Detailed information on tree nut allergy, a type of food allergy, including how to read a label for a tree nut-free diet
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Unintentional Injury Statistics : Statistics relating to unintentional injuries
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Watch Your Weight : Detailed information on weight and weight control, including healthy tips for maintaining your weight
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Well-Care Visits : Detailed information on well-care visits and children, including when well-care visits should be scheduled
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