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Top 6 benefits of exercise for older adults
Exercise has many benefits for older adults and can help you to live a longer and healthier life. Here are 6 benefits of exercise for older adults and seniors.
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Is chemotherapy painful?
Discomfort and pain can occur when chemotherapy is given and can also be caused by its side effects. Here are some tips to help relieve chemo-related pain.
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Tips to beat seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that usually occurs in winter. Here are some options to try to help you feel better if you have SAD.
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Why does chemotherapy cause hair loss?
Traditional chemotherapy drugs can cause hair loss because they kill not only cancer cells, but other fast-growing cells as well.
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5 Top tips for managing POTS symptoms
Lifestyle changes are an effective way to help manage your postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) symptoms. Here are 5 top tips to try.
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How much water should I drink a day?
Our bodies are pretty good at telling us how much water we need to drink, but Adequate Intake (AI) values for total water intake have also been established.
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What to know about the side effects of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs don't just kill cancer cells, they also kill other rapidly dividing cells and this leads to many of the side effects associated with chemo.
Featured Health Guides
Browse our list of detailed information guides that group together a variety of articles for frequently diagnosed conditions.
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Allergies
Allergies are an overreaction by your immune system to a substance or food that is not considered harmful to most other people. Substances that cause allergies are called allergens or “triggers”.
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Asthma
Asthma is a common inflammatory lung disease which can lead to attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
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COVID-19
COVID-19, or coronavirus disease, is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviurus 2) the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition where the body cannot maintain normal blood glucose levels. There are 3 main types: gestational, type 1, type 2 plus a stage before called pre-diabetes.