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The small set of measurements that describe most modifiable health risk. Key takeaways Blood pressure: normal is below 120/80 mm Hg Cholesterol: repor...
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The combination of medication and behavioral support that makes quitting succeed. It is the single largest modifiable risk factor for most major disea...
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The combination of medication and behavioral support that makes quitting succeed. Key takeaways Most effective approach: quit-smoking medicine plus co...
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Keeping within the US dietary guidance on alcohol, and cutting down where you are above it. Drinking less is better for health than drinking more, and...
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Keeping within the US dietary guidance on alcohol, and cutting down where you are above it. Key takeaways Men: 2 drinks or fewer on days alcohol is co...
Continue Reading : Alcohol Reduction: Common Questions Answered Choosing the right service for the problem you have. Using the right service gets you seen faster, often costs less, and keeps emergency capacity for...
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Choosing the right service for the problem you have. Key takeaways 911 and the emergency room: life-threatening emergencies Urgent care: urgent but no...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Choosing the Right Care, Answered The ability to find, understand and act on health information. Lower health literacy is linked to worse outcomes, and most health information is writt...
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The ability to find, understand and act on health information. Key takeaways Three useful questions: What are my options? What are the benefits and ri...
Continue Reading : Health Literacy: Common Questions Answered Managing the effect of work on health, and of health on work. Staying in work is generally better for health than being off, and accommodations are us...
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Managing the effect of work on health, and of health on work. Key takeaways Doctor's note: can list work restrictions so you can return on modifi...
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Pain in the lower back, most often with no identifiable structural cause. Most episodes settle within weeks, and the strongest predictor of a poor out...
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Pain in the lower back, most often with no identifiable structural cause. Key takeaways Most common type: nonspecific low back pain Imaging: not recom...
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Pain radiating down the leg from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. Most cases improve without surgery, and the important skill is recogn...
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Pain radiating down the leg from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. Key takeaways Typical pattern: pain below the knee, often with tingli...
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