Rethinking the Goal of 10,000 Steps a Day #shorts

Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Brian Smith has always been an active guy. The 32-year-old editor from Santa Fe, NM , enjoys hiking, mountain biking, skiing – anything outdoors, and you can probably count him in. But when his daughter was born about 6 months ago, time for all…

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From 100-plus seizures a month to seizure-free

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From: Mayo Clinic News Network Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Successful epilepsy treatment allowed Eric Walthall, left, to resume skiing, a pastime he and friend Craig Wanous had enjoyed previously. Advances in epilepsy diagnostics, treatment return man to quality of life For years, Eric Walthall of Woodville, Wisconsin, experienced…

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Forgotten but Not Gone: Epidemic of Vaping Illness Continues #shorts

Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Rashelle Bernal vaped and ended up in an induced coma for a week. She was one of almost 3,000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the…

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Vaccines, Better Tests Are Coming for Lyme Disease #shorts

Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here This may be one of the last few summers that people will need to mostly depend on doing tick checks as the best defense against getting Lyme disease. Multiple drugmakers are developing vaccines that could help people avoid the many troubling symptoms of the…

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Ask the Experts: Pneumococcal Vaccines

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Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Source: Immunization Action CoalitionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Pneumococcal Infections

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Prevent Stroke: What You Can Do

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Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Stroke

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Treat and Recover from Stroke

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Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Stroke

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Study Offers Dozens of Reasons to Cut Sugar #shorts

Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here U.S. dietary guidelines recommend getting no more than 10% of daily calories from added sugars. For a typical 2,000-calorie-per-day diet, that equals no more than 200 calories, or about 12 teaspoons. The CDC reports that the average person consumes 17 teaspoons per day, with…

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Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips for protecting babies from harmful UV rays

From: Mayo Clinic News Network Need Caregiver Certification? Get that through the American Caregiver Association right here Babies are much more prone to sunburn than older kids and adults. While sunburns are thought to be short-term concerns, there are also long-term risks to sun exposure, including for infants. For infants, it’s best to avoid peak sun…

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