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The LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6

Improve Your Heart Health
Do you want to live your best life possible? Make it a habit!

Prevent Heart Disease
These lifestyle changes might save your life.

Facts About Heart Disease
The facts that you need to know.

Risks and Signs of Heart Disease
Talk with your physician about your risk for heart disease and learn the warning signs of a heart attack.

Want To Quit Smoking?
There are places to go for help.

Wash Your Hands
Soap and water are flu fighters

Battling The Cold and Flu
You can take steps to stay healthy

The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Damaging health effects may linger in the home for years

Men: Take Charge Against Prostate Cancer
More than 1.8 million men in the United States are prostate cancer survivors

Protect Yourself Against West Nile Virus This Summer
Those ever-present mosquitoes on balmy summer nights

Take Action Against Arthritis
Exercise can help alleviate pain, improve health

What’s the Difference Between Emergency and Urgent Care?
How to know whether an emergency room or a physician’s office or urgent care center is best

Flu Prevention
When the flu shot is not an option

Stay Home With The Flu
Don’t be a work hero

Emergency Room–Off-Peak Hours
Knowing when to go to the ER could shorten your waiting time

What Is Triage?
The ER system that saves lives

ER Overcrowding
A national epidemic

Flu Shot Best Protection From Influenza
Protect yourself from this potentially serious illness

Flu Facts
An annual flu shot is the single best way you can reduce your risk of getting the flu.

Lowering Your Risk
A few lifestyle changes can reduce your chances of vascular disease

Men: Get In the Game To Fight Prostate Cancer
Finding prostate cancer early can save your life.

Turn That Music Down!
Hearing damage is related to two things—loudness and length of exposure.

Take The Bite Out Of Summer
Protect yourself from mosquitoes and the illnesses they spread

Take Action Against Diabetes
Exercise, eating right may prevent or delay the disease

Getting To The Basics Of Health
The benefits of exercise, good nutrition, and no smoking never change

Here Comes The Sun
Take steps to prevent skin cancer

Mays and Schnapp Gives Pain Sufferers Hope
Pioneering physicians offer empathy and expert treatment

De-stress Your Way To Better Heart Health
Follow these tips to manage the stress in your life.

Take Action to Stop the Flu 2004
Prevention strategies crucial in wake of nationwide vaccine shortage.

Flu Q&A 2004
A question and answer session about the 2004 flu season.

Picture This
What you should know about ultrasound.

Get That Flu Shot
Influenza season predicted to be severe.

Early Detection Key To Treating Prostate Problems
Men: Don’t forget your annual physical examination

Fight Mosquito Bites!
Protect yourself against the West Nile Virus

Summer Is Ozone Season
Keep informed to stay healthy

Good Health-Make It A Guy Thing
Guys, it's time to take charge

Heart Murmurs
What message is your heart pounding out?

Dispelling Myths About Epilepsy
Eighty percent of those on medication have complete control of seizures

Heart I.Q. Quiz
Do you know your risk factors?

Clearing the Air
Quit smoking ... and quit for good.

Calculate your BMI
The increase in chronic health conditions caused by obesity is similar to that of 20 years of aging.

BMI Chart
Health care professionals sometimes use body mass index, or BMI, to assess obesity health risks.

Caring For The Caregiver
The demands of work, home and giving care are often a struggle to balance.

Is Jet Lag Dragging You Down?
Follow these tips for smoother morning takeoffs

Low Cholesterol May Save Your Life
The more you know, the more you can take control

Health Tip of the Week
Quit smoking!

The Facts About West Nile Virus
Answers to your questions

Managing Your Pain
Your physician and the hospital staff have the same goal — improving your health and comfort

Communicating With Your Physician
Making the most of your doctor's visit

Diabetes Is on the Rise
Know the signs and symptoms

Eye Care Includes Protection, Rest and Exercise
Tips for preventing eyestrain and protecting your vision

Donating Blood
It might be good for more than your soul

Want to Feel Like a Million?
10 tips for better sleep/better living

Cardiac Rehabilitation
Don't take a heart attack lying down

Pacemakers
Keeping the old ticker ticking

Cholesterol Questions & Answers
For your heart's health

Coping With the Cold
How to prevent cold stress, frostbite and hypothermia

Disturbing Spirits
The specter of alcoholism

Flu Symptoms vs. Anthrax Symptoms
How do I know that my flu symptoms re not anthrax?

Bioterrorism Q&A
All about anthrax

How To Identify Suspicious Letters And Parcels
Information provided by the U.S. Postal Service

Facts about anthrax
Symptoms and treatment

Facts about botulism
Symptoms and treatment

Facts about pneumonic plague
Symptoms and treatment

Facts about smallpox
Symptoms and treatment

Help for Headaches
The search for new ways to stop the pain

Is Corrective Eye Surgery for You?
A peek at the options

Heart Health
How much do you know about your heart?

Heart Disease Factors
Can you control the risk?

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Superbugs and you

Help Men Focus on Their Health
A woman's influence can be beneficial.

Do You Know Your Primary Care Provider?
Understand the abbreviations

Skin Cancer
A mole of a different color

Beat the Heat by Playing It Cool
How to avoid dangerous heat-related illnesses

10 Steps To Healthy Traveling
Keep these tips in mind to feel good and stay healthy on the road.

Got a Headache?
Try these self-care tips for on-the-spot headache relief.

Concussions: More than a Bump on the Head
With the proper precautions and care, you can protect your brain from harm.

Leg Health: A Veiny Problem
Several treatments are available for spider and varicose veins.

Itchy, Red, Flaky Skin?
Rash-ional advice

Fighting the Pressures of Diverticulitis
Doctors recommend eating more fiber to avoid diverticular disease.

Heart Attack
Know the symptoms.

Treatments for Heart Disease
New options and nonsurgical alternatives.

Are We Winning The Fight Against Heart Disease?
A look toward the future of cardiovascular care.

Seasonal Affective Disorder
Shining a light on the winter blues

Understanding the Numbers: What These Lab Tests Mean to Your Health
Getting the results from a medical test can sometimes feel like taking a pop quiz in math.

Panic Attacks Are Frightening But Common
Treatment can bring relief to 70% to 90% of people diagnosed with panic disorder.

When the Hurt Won't Stop
Overcoming chronic pain.

Massage
A healthy indulgence.

Medicine Through the Last Millennium
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the average life expectancy increased from 47 years in 1900 to 67 years in 1950.

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