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    10 formas en que el alcohol afecta tu cuerpo

    Incluso pequeñas cantidades de alcohol pueden tener un gran impacto en tu cuerpo. Desde el primer trago, el alcohol entra en el torrente sanguíneo y viaja rápidamente a través de tu cuerpo. De acuerdo a tu edad, sexo y sa...
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    You Have Options for Safely Managing Your Pain

    There are many ways to treat pain so that you can enjoy a better quality of life. Learning your options can help keep you safe while still allowing you to do what matters to you. Start by talking to your doctor about ways to manage your pain t.....
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    How HMO Works: Emergency Room Coverage

    Do you have an HMO health plan? HMO is the acronym for Health Maintenance Organization. Your HMO coverage covers routine preventive care – along with emergency care. Knowing you have health care coverage that you can count when an accident or u....
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    Boost Your Health with Strength Training

    New research says strength training may help people live longer. While that likelihood requires more study, there is solid proof that building your muscles can help your body and overall health. We already know that muscle-strengthening effort is...
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    Having a Health Care Procedure? You Could Earn Cash with Members Rewards*

    Did you know you can shop and compare costs for over 1,700 health care procedures online using our Provider Finder® tool? Just like shopping for new tires for your car or a new computer, doing a little comparison shopping can really pay off.&nbsp...
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    Lowering the Risk of Opioid Misuse

    The opioid crisis was declared a national “public health emergency” back in 2017. Since the alarm was sounded, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says opioid addiction, overdose and deaths are still on the rise in the U...
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    ¡La prediabetes se puede revertir! Evita la diabetes reduciendo tu consumo de azúcar

    ¿Deseas escuchar buenas noticias sobre la diabetes? Para muchos de nosotros, la enfermedad se puede retardar o incluso prevenir haciendo algunos cambios simples a nuestro estilo de vida.
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    Prediabetes Can Be Reversed

    Want to hear some good news about diabetes? For many of us, the disease can be delayed or even prevented with a few simple lifestyle changes. This is important because diabetes affects more than 37 million people in the U.S. That’s about one o.....
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    ¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

    Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
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    How Serious is Cirrhosis?

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see...
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    Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

    Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
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    What Does Your Thyroid Do?

    Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
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    Are You Prepared for Earthquakes?

    How do you prepare for the unexpected? What do you do when something you hoped you’d never experience suddenly happens? While an earthquake can happen anywhere, there some parts of the United States that have a higher risk. People in Alaska, Ca....
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    A Parent’s Nightmare: When Kids Can’t Sleep

    At the end of a long, hard day, nothing looks more inviting than a soft bed and fluffy pillow. Snuggling under a fluffy duvet or layers of soft blankets may seem like a little bit of heaven. Until your kid wanders in and tells you he can’t slee....
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    Ocho datos sorprendentes sobre la artritis

    Los humanos han recorrido la tierra por casi seis millones de años, por lo que puedes estar seguro de que la artritis no es nada nuevo. Incluso nuestros ancestros más antiguos experimentaron un gran dolor y rigidez en las articulaciones...
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