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• How to Prepare for a Specialist Visit

  Typically, you’ll see a primary care doctor for most of your basic health care needs, like getting your annual exams and screenings.

• Do Natural Remedies Work for Colds?

  You have a cold -- a viral infection that medicine can’t cure -- but that doesn’t mean you have to be miserable as your body heals itself. Relief may be as close as your kitchen, where generations of mothers and grandmothers have soothed the sick with chicken soup, lemon juice and honey.

• Care A Little Extra For Your Heart This Holiday

  The holidays are an exciting time of year for many, but they also can be filled with stress, overeating and too much alcohol. For all the merriment the holidays bring, studies indicate the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day also brings increased risks for heart-related conditions.

• Study Highlights Age When Breast Cancer Risk May Be Greatest For BRCA1 and BRCA2 Carriers

  Women with inherited genetic mutations make up between 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancer cases diagnosed in the country. 

• Pros and Cons of the PSA Screening Test for Prostate Cancer

  After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This year alone, 164,690 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed.

• New Test Measures and Tracks Sperm Count From the Comfort of Your Own Home

  Too often when it comes to fertility, we focus on women’s reproductive health — not men’s. An estimated 11 million U.S. couples try to conceive yearly with approximately 15% experiencing infertility. Half of these cases are related to the male.  Yes, you heard that right – half of all causes of infertility have some male related cause.

• Top Recommended Immunizations for Adults

  Immunization isn’t just for children. Some of those vaccinations you may have had as a child can wear off over time, becoming less effective. You may need additional vaccinations if you’re traveling to a different country for work or vacation, if you’re going to be around young children who may not yet be immunized, or if you have certain health conditions. As new vaccinations are developed, you can protect yourself from additional illnesses. In addition, with age, your immune system becomes weaker, and complications from illnesses can be more serious.

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baby Poop…Really!

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• Why Walking Your Dog is Good for Your Health

  It turns out, having a relationship with man’s best friend can be really good for your health in unexpected ways.

• Have Emergency Medical Kit Ready for Trip to ER

  It’s late at night and your head is throbbing, so you head to the bathroom for some ibuprofen. Three steps away from the bed, you pass out and fall to the floor unconscious. The noise wakes your teenage son, who finds you and quickly calls 911. When paramedics arrive, they start asking your son questions about your health – but he doesn’t know the answers. That limits how they can care for you.