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This is straightforward: if you can see a doctor or another health professional when you need them you will be healthier. This folder can help you to learn about different aspects of health care system, including different health conditions. Select the category of your interest or search with your own keywords.
Photos: Faces Of Addiction - What Drugs Do To People - drugfree.org
Check out what happened to a women addicted to drugs in less then four years. There are also photos of other people changed by drug habit.
Photo: People With Polio In Sierra Leone - vaccineinformation.org
This image of people with polio doesn't need explanation - it speaks for itself...
Rule No. 1: Don't Let a Diagnosis Slow You Down - reportonbusiness.com
Most people wouldn't think about spending more time on the job after being diagnosed with a terminal illness and given just five months to live. It's not exactly the best time to make plans to attend a three-day industry conference a few months away. Or get more involved in day-to-day operations or long-term planning. The last thing you might do is squeeze in a quick wedding between board meetings. But if you're Mischa Weisz, a 51-year-old self-made millionaire, you're doing all those things.
To avoid the Big C, stay small - economist.com
The best ways to prevent cancer look remarkably like those needed to prevent obesity and heart disease as well
When The Vaccine Causes The Polio - time.com
One of the most successful public-health programs ever conducted was the U.S. campaign against polio in the 1950s and '60s. In less than a decade, the withering scourge that had at one point struck nearly 60,000 children a year was all but eradicated from American shores. Almost forgotten in the decades since, however, has been the terrible price a small number of children pay as a by-product of the protection the rest of the population enjoys.
How Losing 150 Pounds Changed My Life - fortune3.com
Powerful true story of an ordinary woman determined to reclaim her health
The Breast Monologues: a Weblog of a Woman Who Was Recently Diagnosed with Breast Cancer - info.detnews.com
Jodie Wilson is a 26-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Wilson, a page designer at The Detroit News, lives in Royal Oak with her husband, Bob, and their dog, Elle. "I love anything that is just a little bit cheesy. I'm a hopeless romantic. I have faith. I love to sing in the car. I hate olives and turkey. I hate snow slush in the winter. I love short winters. I like to decorate my house. I have lived in Michigan my whole life. I love my family."
Interactive Tool: How Well Do You Bounce Back From Stress? - bchealthguide.org
This tool measures your resiliency — your ability to bounce back from stressful situations. People who are resilient recover quickly from disruptive change, illness, or misfortune without being overwhelmed or acting in destructive ways.
Health: The Quest For Evidence - news.bbc.co.uk
Some believe that alternative medicine is seeped in bad science and is practised by charlatans or the deluded. In response, practitioners of alternative medicine are using the conventional medical establishment's own weapons of clinical trials and peer-reviewed studies to undermine its wall of scepticism. Who is right?
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney 'Had Secret Heart Surgery' - telegraph.co.uk
The former Beatle, 65, had coronary angioplasty to open up arteries in his heart and increase blood flow. Sir Paul opted for the surgery after consulting a Harley Street specialist at the London Clinic.
Alcohol use self-assessment: Rate your drinking habits - mayoclinic.com
Take this alcohol use self-assessment to better understand your drinking habits.
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