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Acetaminophen
ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery?
Acne: Should I See My Doctor?
Acne: Should I Take Isotretinoin for Severe Acne?
ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?
Advance Directive: What to Include
Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a Heart Attack
Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots?
Allergies: Should I Take Shots for Insect Sting Allergies?
Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
Alzheimer's or Other Dementia: Should I Move My Relative Into Long-Term Care?
Andy's Story: Finding Your Own Routine When You Have Diabetes
Anxiety: Using Positive Thinking
Aortic Valve Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Arturo's Story: Getting Support for Making a Change
Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Electrical Cardioversion?
Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take To Prevent Stroke?
Autopsy: Should I Have an Autopsy Done on My Loved One?
Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
Better Care at Lower Costs
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
Blood transfusions: Should I bank blood before surgery?
Bob's Story: Biking for Health
Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Building a Relationship With Your Doctor
Building Resilience
Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
Caregiver Tips
Carole's Story: Taking Medicine Right Away to Stop a Migraine
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Should I Have Surgery?
Cataracts: Should I have surgery?
Cathy's Story: Dealing With Stress
Cheryl's Story: Dealing With Depression
Choosing a Health Care Agent
Choosing a Health Care Provider
Choosing a Nursing Home
Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son's Penis Natural?
Colon Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?
Complementary Medicine
Complementary Medicine: Should I Use Complementary Medicine?
Cort's Story: Coping With Insomnia
CPR Basics
Dawn's Story: From Dieting to Healthy Eating Habits
Dealing With Medicine Side Effects and Interactions
Dealing With Negative Thoughts
Debbie's Story: People Can and Do Recover
Decision Points About Surgery
Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues
Decision Points for Medical Tests
Decision Points for Medicines
Depression: Should I Stop Taking My Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take an Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant?
Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression?
Depression: Using Positive Thinking
Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump
Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump?
Diabetes: Should I Get Pregnant?
Diary of Symptoms
Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Should I Use Hormone Therapy?
Ear Infection: Should I Give My Child Antibiotics?
Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear?
End-of-Life Care: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?
End-of-Life Care: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support?
End-of-Life Care: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
End-of-Life Care: Should I Stop Treatment That Prolongs My Life?
Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
Endometriosis: Should I Use Hormone Therapy?
Enlarged Prostate: Should I Have Surgery?
Enlarged Prostate: Should I Take Medicine?
Erection Problems: Should I Take Medicine?
Erection Problems: Should I Try Injection Treatments?
Exercise Helps Maggie Stay at a Healthy Weight
Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal
Fertility Problems: Should I Be Tested?
Fitness: Adding More Activity to Your Life
Flu Vaccines: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine?
Flu: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine?
Foot problems: Finding the right shoes
Funeral Planning
Gallstones: Should I Have Gallbladder Surgery?
GERD: Which Treatment Should I Use?
Glaucoma: Living With Reduced Vision
Gloria's Story: Adding Activity to Help Control Blood Sugar
Grapefruit Juice and Medicines
Hair Loss: Should I Take Medicine to Regrow Hair?
Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
Headaches: Should I Have Imaging Tests to Find Out What's Causing My Headaches?
Headaches: Should I Take Medicine to Prevent Migraines?
Headaches: Should I Take Prescription Medicine for Tension Headaches?
Healing Through Humor
Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
Healthy eating: Recognizing your hunger signals
Hearing Loss: Should I Get a Hearing Aid?
Heart Disease Risk: Should I Have a Coronary Calcium Scan?
Heart Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
Heart Disease: Should I Have Angioplasty for Stable Angina?
Heart Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery?
Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart Problems: Should I Have Catheter Ablation?
Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
Hemophilia: Should I Have Regularly Scheduled or On-Demand Clotting Factor Replacement?
Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
Hepatitis B and C: Should I Be Tested?
Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis C: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine?
Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery?
High Blood Pressure: Should I Take Medicine?
High Cholesterol: Should I Take Statins?
HIV: When Should I Start Taking Antiretroviral Medicines for HIV Infection?
Home Medical Records
Hospice Care
Hospital Discharge Planning
HPV: Should My Daughter Get the Vaccine?
Hyperthyroidism: Should I use antithyroid medicine or radioactive iodine?
Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT)?
Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
Infertility: Should I Have Treatment?
Insomnia: Should I Take Sleeping Pills?
Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
Interactive Tools
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Should I Have Tests for IBS Symptoms?
Izzy's Story: Living With the DASH Diet
Jaci's Story: Changing her Life With Small Steps
Jack's Story: Will I Need Surgery?
Jeremy's Story: Focusing on Eating Habits
Jerry's Story: Reducing Stress to Stop Tension Headaches
Jerry's Story: Take Prediabetes Seriously
Joan's Story: Coping With Depression and Anxiety From Heart Failure
Joe's Story: Taking Charge With the TLC Plan
John's Story: Crossing the Smoke-Free Finish Line
John's Story: Finding a Way to Exercise
Joyce's Story: Feeling Better With a Pacemaker
Keeping Track of Medicines
Kidney failure: What type of dialysis should I have?
Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the Stone?
Kris's Story: Getting Active With No Excuses
Lab Test Results: Units of Measurement
Linda's Story: Getting Active When You Have Prediabetes
Linda's Story: Quitting Smoking Improves Cholesterol
Living Will
Living With More Than One Health Problem
Loralie's Story: It's Never Too Late
Lorna's Story: There's No Fast Cure
Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI?
Low Back Pain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation?
Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots?
Low-Salt Diets: Eating Out
Maggie Morris: Plan Ahead When You Eat Out
Maggie's Story: Making Changes for Her Health
Maggie's Strategies for Eating Healthy
Maggie: Making Room for "Worth-It" Foods
Making the Most of Your Appointment
Making Wise Health Decisions
Martha's Story: A Voice for Recovery
Marvin's Story: Coping After Hurricane Katrina
Medical Specialists
Medicare Hospice Benefit
Medication Monitoring
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have a Diagnostic Test (MRI or Arthroscopy)?
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have Surgery?
Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)?
Mind-Body Wellness
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Miscarriage: Should I Have Treatment to Complete a Miscarriage?
Multiple Pregnancy: Should I Consider a Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction?
Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS?
Nail Infection: Should I Take Antifungal Pills?
Nancy's Story: Quitting Smoking Takes More Than Willpower
Nate's Story: Sick of Smoking
Nearsightedness: Should I Have Laser Surgery?
Nonprescription Medicines and Products
Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery?
Obesity: Should I Take Weight-Loss Medicine?
Obesity: Should I Use a Diet Plan to Lose Weight?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Should I Take Medicine for OCD?
Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Test?
Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
Outpatient Services
Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My Ovaries Removed to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?
Palliative Care
Panic Disorder: Should I Take Medicine?
Pap Test: Should I Have Colposcopy if My Pap Test Shows Minor Cell Changes?
Patty’s Story: Using Positive Thinking to Help Back Pain
Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have Surgery?
Physician-Assisted Death
Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain?
PMS: Should I Try an SSRI Medicine for My Symptoms?
Positive Thinking With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Positive Thinking: Stopping Unwanted Thoughts
Pregnancy: Should I bank my baby's umbilical cord blood?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Early Fetal Ultrasound?
Pregnancy: Should I have an epidural during childbirth?
Pregnancy: Should I Have CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling)?
Pregnancy: Should I Have the Maternal Serum Triple or Quadruple Test?
Pregnancy: Should I Try Vaginal Birth After a Past C-Section (VBAC)?
Preparing for the Emergency Room
Prescription Medicines
Prevent Medical Errors
Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?
Questions About Joint Surgery
Questions to Ask About Your Medicines
Quick Tips: Cutting Back on Drinking
Quick Tips: Reducing Holiday Stress
Quick Tips: Reducing the Stress of Caregiving
Quick Tips: Taking Charge of Your Angina
Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely
Quick Tips: What to Do When You Crave Nicotine
Quitting Smoking: Getting Support
Quitting Smoking: Helping Someone Quit
Quitting Smoking: Should I Use Medicine?
Ravi’s Story: Coping With Back Pain and Depression
Reducing Medication Costs
Robert's Story: Getting and Staying Active
Ron's Story: Therapy Helps
Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery?
Scoliosis: Should I (or My Child) Have Surgery?
Shellie's Story: Finding Time for Physical Activity
Sherri's Story: Medicines Do Work
Shingles: Should I Get a Shot to Prevent Shingles?
Sinusitis: Should I Have Surgery?
Sinusitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study?
Sleep Apnea: Should I Have Surgery?
Sleep problems: Dealing with jet lag
Smart Decisions: Know Your Options
Social Connections
Sore Throat: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
Stan's Story: Getting There Hasn't Been Easy
Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis
STI Testing: Should I Get Tested For a Sexually Transmitted Infection?
Stress Incontinence: Should I Have Surgery?
Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
Stress Management: Doing Meditation
Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body
Stroke Risk and Carotid Endarterectomy
Stroke: Should I Have Carotid Endarterectomy?
Stroke: Should I Move My Loved One Into Long-Term Care?
Surgery: What to Expect
Susan's Story: A Friend Really Helps
Taking Medicines as Prescribed
Taking Medicines for Schizophrenia
Tapping the Power of Optimism
Tennis Elbow: Should I Have Surgery?
Testicular Cancer: Which Treatment Should I Have for Stage I Nonseminoma Testicular Cancer After My Surgery?
Testicular Cancer: Which Treatment Should I Have for Stage I Seminoma Testicular Cancer After My Surgery?
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
Tim's Story: Dealing With Trauma And Grief
TM Disorder: Should I Have Surgery for Jaw Pain?
Tonsillitis: Should My Child Have a Tonsillectomy?
Tony's Story: Taking Medicine for High Cholesterol
Tyrell's Story: Taking Pills for High Blood Pressure
Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?
Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?
Understanding Health Insurance
Understanding Lab Test Results
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Surgery?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Uterine Fibroid Embolization?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Use GnRH-A Therapy?
Vaginal Yeast Infection: Should I Treat It Myself?
Varicose Veins: Should I Have a Surgical Procedure?
Warts: Should I Treat Warts?
Weight management: Should I use over-the-counter diet aids?
Weight Management: Using Positive Thinking
Wisdom teeth: Should I have my wisdom teeth removed?
Work Closely With Your Doctor
Working With More Than One Doctor
Writing an Advance Directive
Your Health Care Agent: How to Choose Someone
Your Home Health Center
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