What is LASIK?
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HHP Medication Safety Watch: September 2023
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Navigating middle school is tough: How parents can help
Middle school can be challenging for many students, with increased time demands, more homework, and social situations to navigate. What can parents do to support their kids and strengthen family bonds during this period in their lives?
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Is online gambling harming you?
Online gambling is a popular and growing business, but for millions of Americans, what begins as occasional fun can lead to devastating problems. Trouble with gambling often builds gradually and severe gambling problems share risk factors with substance-related disorders.
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Fall shots: Who’s most vulnerable to RSV, COVID, and the flu?
Learn which vaccines can help protect you against serious illness and hospitalization from RSV, COVID, and the flu this fall.
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Got immunity? Thank your thymus
The thymus gland is very important in the development of the immune system during fetal growth, infancy, and early childhood. As we grow into adulthood the thymus shrinks, but growing evidence suggests the gland may play a role in adult health for much longer than previously thought.
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Try this natural remedy to stay regular
Eating two peeled kiwifruits per day may help ease constipation, according to a small randomized trial published in 2023. The effectiveness of eating kiwifruits was slightly greater than that of using a daily fiber supplement such as Metamucil or Fiberall.
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Are you missing out on this crucial cardiovascular therapy?
A 2023 study found that most people who are hospitalized for heart failure aren’t being referred for cardiac rehabilitation. The rehab is a recommended, medically supervised three-month program (covered by Medicare) that significantly lengthens life.
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Harvard study: Even weekend warriors achieve heart benefits
A 2023 Harvard study found that regularly squeezing a week’s worth of exercise (150 minutes) into just one or two days—a “weekend warrior” approach—is linked to the same heart-healthy benefits as daily exercise.
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Ways to maximize your energy
People’s energy levels typically decrease later in life as a result of aging, illness, or other factors. Fortunately, a healthier lifestyle can boost energy. That involves eating a diet low in added sugars and processed foods, getting seven to nine hours of sleep each night, managing stress, getting lots of aerobic exercise, and strengthening the muscles. Using physical energy frugally is another useful strategy. For example, it helps to perform activities at a slow, steady pace instead of a fast pace; to break activities into small tasks instead of one large job; and to rest between tasks.
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