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Diabetes Alert Day
March 27th is the American Diabetes Association Alert Day. This is the day to alert the American public about the seriousness of diabetes, particularly when diabetes is left undiagnosed or untreated and to sound the alarm about the prevalence of type 2 diabetes by asking everyone to take the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test. WhatRead more
3 Simple Tips to Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
Spring is here and this is the best time of the year to clean up and freshen up your house after a long cold winter. Whether deep cleaning or simply organizing tasks, it is important to include cleaning your medicine cabinet in your spring cleaning list. Some important reasons for cleaning and organizing your medicineRead more
5 Essential Things to Know About Your Kidney
1. What is Kidney? The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. 2. How does it work? Filter all the blood in your body every 30 minutes. Your kidneys filter extra water and wastes out of your blood and
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5 Ways to a Healthy Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year, equivalent to one in every four deaths in this country. What is heart disease? Heart and blood vessel disease — also called
Read moreNational Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans and encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they are living with HIV. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV
Read moreSexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
What is STD? Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another through intimate physical contact – such as heavy petting – and from sexual activity including vaginal, oral, and anal sex. STDs are very common. In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 20 million new infections occur everyRead more
New Year’s Resolution For People with Diabetes
A new year gives you a fresh opportunity to consider your past diabetes care efforts. It is a perfect time to make positive lifestyle changes. Change is essential to making life improvements. You don’t need to change everything all at once, small changes make some of the biggest impacts. To avoid long-term complications and
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Influenza
What is Influenza (also called Flu)? The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu shot each year.
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Prevent Mosquito and Tick Bites
Spending time together outdoors is good for the whole family. Don’t let bug bites ruin your fun. Most bug bites are harmless, but some mosquitoes and ticks carry diseases. You can get serious diseases from mosquitoes, like Zika, West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), and dengue (“DEN-gee”) fever. Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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