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A microscopic creature living in bedding and soft furnishings, and a common allergen. Avoidance measures are widely recommended and the evidence that...
Continue Reading : House Dust Mite: The Practical To-Do List
A microscopic creature living in bedding and soft furnishings, and a common allergen. Key takeaways Where they live: mattresses, bedding, carpets, uph...
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Reactions to bee, wasp and other insect stings, from local swelling to anaphylaxis . Large local reactions are common and alarming but not dangerous;...
Continue Reading : The Insect Stings Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Reactions to bee, wasp and other insect stings, from local swelling to anaphylaxis . Key takeaways Large local reaction: swelling around the site; not...
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The practical management of an allergy serious enough to require epinephrine. Most fatal reactions involve a delay in epinephrine, and most delays are...
Continue Reading : The Living with Severe Allergy Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
The practical management of an allergy serious enough to require epinephrine. Key takeaways Auto-injectors: carry two at all times Expiration: check r...
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A yearly Medicare prevention visit to review your health risks and plan screenings, with similar preventive checkups offered by most other health plan...
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A yearly Medicare prevention visit to review your health risks and plan screenings, with similar preventive checkups offered by most other health plan...
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The tests recommended for people without symptoms to find cancer or precancer early. Screening is recommended only where the evidence shows benefit ou...
Continue Reading : Cancer Screening Recommendations: The Practical To-Do List
The tests recommended for people without symptoms to find cancer or precancer early. Key takeaways Colorectal: ages 45 to 75, by stool test or colonos...
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Measuring blood pressure periodically in people without symptoms. It takes two minutes and detects the largest silent modifiable risk factor there is....
Continue Reading : Blood Pressure Checks: A Practical Checklist
Measuring blood pressure periodically in people without symptoms. Key takeaways Who should be screened: all adults 18 and older Interval: yearly from...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Blood Pressure Checks The vaccines recommended for adults, by age and by health condition. Adults assume vaccination is a childhood matter, and several of the most importan...
Continue Reading : Adult Vaccination: What to Do, in Order
The vaccines recommended for adults, by age and by health condition. Key takeaways Flu vaccine: yearly Tetanus and diphtheria: a Td or Tdap booster ev...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Adult Vaccination The small set of measurements that describe most modifiable health risk. Each one is silent, each is measurable in minutes, and knowing them is what t...
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