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Find in-depth information and practical tools to help you take action in managing chronic illnesses or in some cases, by taking early action, prevent these conditions from developing. Search the database or browse below.
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Abscessed Tooth
Effective tooth brushing and flossing
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Adapting to reduced vision from age-related macular degeneration
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Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
How to stop drinking alcohol
Helping a person get treatment for alcohol abuse or dependence
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Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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Allergic Rhinitis
Controlling indoor allergens
Avoiding outdoor allergens
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Allergies to Insect Stings
Giving a child an epinephrine shot
Giving yourself an epinephrine shot
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Amblyopia
How to help your child wear an eye patch to treat amblyopia
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Ankle Sprain
Applying a compression wrap for a sprained ankle
Rehabilitation exercises for an ankle sprain
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Pretreatment exercises for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
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Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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Asthma in Children
Taking charge of asthma
Identifying asthma triggers
How to measure peak expiratory flow
Using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI)
Using an asthma action plan
Using a dry powder inhaler
Helping your child use a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with a mask spacer
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Asthma in Teens and Adults
Taking charge of asthma
Using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI)
Identifying asthma triggers
How to measure peak expiratory flow
Using an asthma action plan
Using a dry powder inhaler
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Atopic Dermatitis
Skin care for atopic dermatitis
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Atrial Fibrillation
Eating a heart-healthy diet
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
Taking anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Helping your child with ADHD accomplish tasks at home
How to help your child with ADHD be successful in school
Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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Basic Dental Care
Effective tooth brushing and flossing
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Balance exercises for vertigo
Taking safety precautions for vertigo
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Bipolar Disorder
Managing a manic episode
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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Managing a manic episode in a child or teen
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Bladder Cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Bowel Obstruction
Caring for your ostomy
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Breast Cancer
How to manage lymphedema
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
How to manage lymphedema
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Breast-Feeding
How to breast-feed
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Bunions
Finding the right footwear for your foot problem
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Calluses and Corns
Finding the right footwear for your foot problem
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Cancer Pain
Controlling cancer pain
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
Walking for a healthy heart
Eating a heart-healthy diet
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Preventing carpal tunnel syndrome
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Celiac Disease
Eating plan for celiac disease
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Cervical Cancer
Controlling cancer pain
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Chickenpox (Varicella)
How to control itching from the chickenpox rash
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Graded exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
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Chronic Kidney Disease
Monitoring your blood pressure at home
Home blood sugar monitoring
Eating plan for chronic kidney disease
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI)
Avoiding triggers for COPD
Using a dry powder inhaler
Breath training for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Using oxygen at home
Eating well when you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Avoiding weight loss when you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clearing your lungs when you have COPD
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Cirrhosis
How to stop drinking alcohol
Eating a low-sodium diet when you have cirrhosis
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Cluster Headaches
Managing a headache
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Colorectal Cancer
Caring for your ostomy
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Caring for your ostomy
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Coronary Artery Disease
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
Exercising for a healthy heart
Walking for a healthy heart
Eating a heart-healthy diet
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Crohn's Disease
Caring for your ostomy
Eating plan for inflammatory bowel disease
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Croup
Managing an episode of croup
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Cystic Fibrosis
Using oxygen at home
Performing postural drainage and chest percussion for cystic fibrosis
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
Taking anticoagulants for deep vein thrombosis
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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Depression
Getting help for someone you think is depressed
Managing postpartum depression
Managing the side effects of antidepressants
Supporting someone who has depression
Taking antidepressants wisely
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Depression in Children and Teens
Managing the side effects of antidepressants
Taking antidepressants wisely
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Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Caring for your child in a spica cast
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Diabetic Nephropathy
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
Monitoring your blood pressure at home
Home blood sugar monitoring
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Diabetic Neuropathy
Foot care for people with diabetes
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Diabetic Retinopathy
Caring for yourself when you have diabetes and poor vision
Managing poor eyesight from diabetes
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Diet for Kidney Disease
Eating plan for chronic kidney disease
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Eating less sodium when you have heart failure
Watching your fluid intake when you have heart failure
Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
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Drug Allergies
Giving a child an epinephrine shot
Giving yourself an epinephrine shot
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Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Environmental Illness
Controlling indoor allergens
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Epilepsy
Taking your epilepsy medication properly
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Fitness
Get moving: How to add more activity to your life
How to stay active
Core stabilization
Using a pedometer or step counter
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Food Allergies
Giving a child an epinephrine shot
Giving yourself an epinephrine shot
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Lifestyle modifications for gastroesophageal reflux disease
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Gestational Diabetes
Giving an insulin injection to an adult with diabetes
Home blood sugar monitoring when you have gestational diabetes
Carbohydrate counting when you have gestational diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar when you have gestational diabetes
Preparing and giving an insulin injection when you have gestational diabetes
How to breast-feed
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Glaucoma
Adapting to reduced vision from glaucoma
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Gout
Eating plan for gout
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Grief and Grieving
Helping older adults who are grieving
Managing your feelings of grief
Helping children who are grieving
Helping teens who are grieving
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Growth and Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Responding to teen substance use
Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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Growth and Development, Ages 2 to 5 Years
Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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Gum Disease
Effective tooth brushing and flossing
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Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes
Finding the right footwear for your foot problem
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Healthy Aging
Walking for wellness
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Healthy Eating
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
Shopping tips for healthy eating
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Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
Eating a heart-healthy diet
Exercising for a healthy heart
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
Living with a pacemaker or ICD
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Heart Failure
Using oxygen at home
Living with a pacemaker or ICD
Checking your weight when you have heart failure
Watching your fluid intake when you have heart failure
Eating out when you are on a low-sodium diet
Taking your medicines properly when you have heart failure
Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
Eating less sodium when you have heart failure
Activity and exercise for heart failure
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
Monitoring your blood pressure at home
Taking your high blood pressure medications properly
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High Triglycerides
Walking for wellness
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Hip Fracture
Making your home fall-proof
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Hirschsprung's Disease
Caring for your ostomy
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Taking antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection
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Insomnia
How to set up a healthy sleep environment
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Controlling irritable bowel syndrome with diet
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Kidney Stones
Diet to prevent kidney stones
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Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Period
Managing postpartum depression
How to breast-feed
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Labyrinthitis
Balance exercises for vertigo
Taking safety precautions for vertigo
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Leukemia
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Low Back Pain
Lifting properly to prevent back injury
Core stabilization
Exercises to reduce low back pain
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Lung Cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Ménière's Disease
Eating a low-salt diet for Ménière's disease
Balance exercises for vertigo
Taking safety precautions for vertigo
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Meniscus Tear
Rehabilitation for a meniscus tear
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Menopause and Perimenopause
Managing hot flashes
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Migraine Headaches
Identifying and avoiding migraine triggers
Managing a headache
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More
Managing postpartum depression
Managing morning sickness
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Caring for your ostomy
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Normal Menstrual Cycle
Managing menstrual cramps
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Obesity
Using a pedometer or step counter
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Organ Transplant
Walking for wellness
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Osteoarthritis
Exercising with osteoarthritis
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Osteoporosis
Taking calcium for osteoporosis
Making your home fall-proof
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Ovarian Cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Patellar Tracking Disorder
Exercises for patellar tracking disorder
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Peanut Allergy
Giving a child an epinephrine shot
Giving yourself an epinephrine shot
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Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
Eating a heart-healthy diet
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Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation for a meniscus tear
Balance exercises for vertigo
Core stabilization
Rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis
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Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
How to use eyedrops and eye ointment
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Plantar Fasciitis
Exercises to reduce plantar fasciitis
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Walking for wellness
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Supporting someone who has depression
Getting help for someone you think is depressed
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Postpartum Depression
Managing postpartum depression
Managing the side effects of antidepressants
Taking antidepressants wisely
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Prediabetes
Using a plate format for people with diabetes
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Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Monitoring your blood pressure at home
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Premature Infant
Managing postpartum depression
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Prostate Cancer
Controlling cancer pain
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Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic
Controlling cancer pain
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Psoriasis
Skin care for psoriasis
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Pulmonary Embolism
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
Taking anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation
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Quitting Tobacco Use
Dealing with weight gain when you quit smoking
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Eating less sodium when you have heart failure
Watching your fluid intake when you have heart failure
Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Taking an active role in the management of your rheumatoid arthritis
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Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator cuff home rehabilitation exercises
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Managing the side effects of antidepressants
Supporting someone who has depression
Using light therapy at home to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Taking antidepressants wisely
Getting help for someone you think is depressed
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Skin Cancer, Melanoma
Protecting your skin from ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma
Protecting your skin from ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer
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Strabismus
How to help your child wear an eye patch to treat amblyopia
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Stroke
Managing eating problems after a stroke
Eating a heart-healthy diet
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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Stroke Rehabilitation
Managing eating problems after a stroke
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Styes and Chalazia
How to use eyedrops and eye ointment
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Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Responding to teen substance use
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Tension Headaches
Identifying and avoiding tension headache triggers
Managing a headache
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Testicular Cancer
Controlling cancer pain
How to manage lymphedema
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Thumb-Sucking
How to stop thumb-sucking
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Thyroid Cancer
Controlling nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy
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Tooth Decay
Effective tooth brushing and flossing
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Tourette's Disorder
Helping your child develop healthy self-esteem
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Eating a heart-healthy diet
Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin)
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Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
Giving an insulin injection to a child with diabetes
Living with an insulin pump
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies in children with diabetes
Home blood sugar monitoring for children with diabetes
Diabetes care plan for children attending school
Carbohydrate counting for people who use insulin
Dealing with low blood sugar when your child takes insulin
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Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications
Foot care for people with diabetes
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Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
Dealing with your feelings about the diet for diabetes
Living with an insulin pump
Planning for pregnancy when you have diabetes
Foot care for people with diabetes
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies from diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar from insulin for diabetes
Using a food guide for people with diabetes
Carbohydrate counting for people who use insulin
Giving an insulin injection to an adult with diabetes
Home blood sugar monitoring
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Type 1 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed
Home blood sugar monitoring
Dealing with low blood sugar when your child takes insulin
Giving an insulin injection to a child with diabetes
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies from diabetes
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies in children with diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar from insulin for diabetes
Home blood sugar monitoring for children with diabetes
Carbohydrate counting for people who use insulin
Giving an insulin injection to an adult with diabetes
Using a food guide for people with diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Giving an insulin injection to a child with diabetes
Home blood sugar monitoring for children with diabetes
Carbohydrate counting for children with diabetes
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies in children with diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar in children taking only oral medication for diabetes
Diabetes care plan for children attending school
Dealing with low blood sugar when your child takes insulin
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Type 2 Diabetes: Living With Complications
Foot care for people with diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes: Living With the Disease
Home blood sugar monitoring
Using a plate format for people with diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar from medications for type 2 diabetes
Carbohydrate counting for people with diabetes who do not use insulin
Planning for pregnancy when you have diabetes
Foot care for people with diabetes
Preventing high blood sugar emergencies from diabetes
Dealing with low blood sugar from insulin for diabetes
Dealing with your feelings about the diet for diabetes
Carbohydrate counting for people who use insulin
Giving an insulin injection to an adult with diabetes
Using a food guide for people with diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed
Home blood sugar monitoring
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Ulcerative Colitis
Caring for your ostomy
Eating plan for inflammatory bowel disease
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Venous Skin Ulcer
Using compression stockings to prevent venous skin ulcers
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Vestibular Neuritis
Balance exercises for vertigo
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Women and Coronary Artery Disease
Tips for following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
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