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Managing Arthritis Pain
Not only are there over 100 types of arthritis, but the disease affects nearly 1 out of every 5 adults. Pain from arthritis can get in the way of your everyday life, but the good news is there are …
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Summer Sun Safety: Top Tips
As summer break approaches, it’s time to start thinking about sun safety. May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. Learn how to enjoy summer without worrying about the damaging effects of the sun on your skin. Discover the …
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Tips to Help Your Children Form Healthy Habits for Life
Healthy habits start early. If your children learn good habits from a young age, they’ll be likely to stick with them throughout their lives. Give your kids the best start you can. Healthy Hygiene: Make proper hand-washing a family tradition. …
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Back Pain from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
An aching back is no fun. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis may be the cause of your pain, if it’s in your lower back. Over time, our spines naturally change. Life takes its toll and the spinal canal can narrow. This leads …
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FDA’s New SPF Rules–What Do They Mean?
FDA. SPF. Are they secret codes? Nope. The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration, which enforces safety laws to protect consumers like you. SPF is sun protection factor and refers to the number on a bottle of sunscreen. The …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: beach, early skin aging, family, FDA, FL, Hudson, protection, rays, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, skin cancer, SPF, Summer, sun, sunblock, sunburn, Sunscreen, ultraviolet, UVA, UVB
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How Alcohol Can Affect Your Health
Pour the champagne and make a toast to a special someone. Alcohol has long been associated with celebrations and festivities. All that fun can make people forget about the dangerous health effects of alcohol. April is National Alcohol Awareness Month. …
FAQs About Organ Donation
Donations to the needy come from the heart. Sometimes what a person needs IS a heart. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to people in need. Over 100,000 Americans could be saved by an organ transplant each …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: blood, bone marrow, donation, FL, heart, Hudson, kidney, life saving, liver, lungs, organ, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, tissue, transplant
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Spring Break Safety Tips for Your Teens
Spring break conjures images of volleyball, sunburns, and all-night parties. When teens plan their spring break adventures, be sure that a talk about safety is on the to-do list. There are many things you can encourage your teen to do …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: alcohol, designated driver, FL, Hudson, Regional Medical Center, safety, sexual activity, SPF, spring break, sun, sunblock, teens, travel
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Choose a Healthy Lifestyle Over Dieting
There are many different ways to get in shape. Some people choose crash diets or other crazy eating habits that are supposed to guarantee results. The problem with any restrictive diet is that it is difficult to stick to. Many …
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Tags: alcohol, cardio, crash diet, diet, exercise, FL, fruits, healthy lifestyle, Hudson, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, salt, smoking, stress, sugar, vegetables, workout
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The Importance of Family: Family Health History
Families come in all shapes and sizes. In addition to sharing physical traits with family members, you may also share genes that affect your health. A complete family medical history has many benefits for all family members. If you have …