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Breast Cancer Online Health Community and Support Group
Breast cancer is a type of cancer that forms in breast tissue, such as the ducts and lobules of the breast. Through this Breast Cancer support group, you can get… [more]
Recent Health Questions and Journal Entries
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Questions about uncontrolled asthma symptoms and treatment?
in AsthmaFor others who have asthma and are wondering if their asthma symptoms are well-controlled or not, you may want to read Healia’s guide about uncontrolled asthma, which contains information about…
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How contagious is ringworm in humans?
in AllergyMy son has ringworm and was sent home from pre-school. My doctor said it was ok for him to return to school the next day. He is getting treated for…
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Scared of antiboctics
in AllergyI’ve had two bad allergic reations from antiboctics. Has anyone be in my sitiuation and how do you deal with it?
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New Year’s health resolutions
in Weight ManagementEvery New Year’s Day, many millions of people make resolutions to improve their health in some way from losing weight to increasing exercise to reducing stress to quitting smoking. As…
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Weightloss For The Weary
in Weight Management
Healia Health Guides
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Heart Disease
Heart disease or cardiovascular disease is an umbrella term for any of several conditions that make it difficult for the heart to pump blood through the body.
Uncontrolled Asthma
Uncontrolled asthma is when you have three or more of the features of partially controlled asthma at least 3 times a week, and asthma attacks are occurring weekly.
Test your knowledge about uncontrolled asthma
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The Top 5 Complementary and Alternative Medicines and Therapies among Children
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking the top complementary and alternative medicines and therapies for children. The CDC collects data on complementary and alternative medicine usage through the Adult and Child Complementary and Alternative Medicine questionnaire in the National Health Interview Survey. The most recent survey results are from 2007 and include…
Recent Blog Entries
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Deep Brain Stimulation Offers New Hope for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
A study released this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that…
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The 4 Most Common Foodborne Diseases
"Food poisoning” or foodborne disease sickens an estimated 76 million people each year in the…
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Coffee Drinking Reduces Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancers by Half
A study conducted in Japan finds that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of mouth…
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10 Tips to Help You Quit Smoking for the Long Term
The number one New Year’s resolution in America is to quit smoking and stay quit…
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Smoking Ban Leads to Huge Drop in Hospitalizations for Heart Attacks
A recently released study suggests that smoking bans may reduce hospitalizations for heart attacks by…
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