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Choosing blood pressure medicines
Get to know the options when it comes to treating high blood pressure.
Weight-loss surgery: Is it an option for you?
Weight-loss surgery is one part of a treatment plan for weight loss. Learn about the criteria and what is expected of you.
Emergency health information: Keep your personal and family records within reach
Emergency preparedness includes making sure you can quickly access critical health information for you and your family.
Insomnia treatment: Cognitive behavioral therapy instead of sleeping pills
If you find it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep, or you have other long-term sleep problems, behavior therapy can help. Learn what's causing your sleep problems.
Tricyclic antidepressants and tetracyclic antidepressants
Cyclic antidepressants tend to have more side effects than other antidepressants. But for some people, they may relieve depression when other drugs fail.
Headaches: Treatment depends on your diagnosis and symptoms
To combat your headaches, first determine what type of headaches you have.
Wrinkle creams: Your guide to younger looking skin
Do over-the-counter products work? Learn more about whether peptides, retinols and other anti-wrinkle cream ingredients help improve your skin.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Learn how these medicines help you manage high blood pressure and improve your heart health.
Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you
This practice saves lives, but wrong ideas surround it. Get the facts about being an organ donor.
Eating during cancer treatment: Tips to make food tastier
Cancer treatment may alter your sense of taste. Learn what you can do.
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