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Exercise – How To Get Started
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Before beginning an exercise routine, contact your healthcare provider. This is especially important if you haven’t been active, if you have any health problems, if you’re pregnant, or if you’re an older…
Drug-Food Interactions
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. A drug-food interaction occurs when your food and medicine interfere with one another. Interactions can happen with both prescription and over-the-counter medicines. These include antacids, vitamins and iron pills. Not all medicines…
Creating a Personal Health Journal (Health Diary)
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. A personal health journal (health diary) is a record of your health. You keep the health journal yourself. The journal helps you keep track of every aspect of your health. Path to…
Club Drug Use – Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Get emergency care if you or a loved one has serious thoughts of suicide or harming others. What is GHB? Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an illegal drug that is used as a muscle…
Fainting
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is fainting? Fainting happens when your brain does not get enough oxygen. You lose consciousness, or “pass out,” for a brief time (usually just a few seconds or minutes). SYMPTOMS…
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is Eustachian tube dysfunction? The Eustachian tube is a small passageway that connects your throat to your middle ear. When you sneeze, swallow or yawn, your Eustachian tubes open. This…
Essential Tremor
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is essential tremor? Essential tremor is a disorder in your nervous system. It causes shaking movements that you can’t control, most often in your hands. You might notice this tremor…
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. OVERVIEW What is esophageal atresia (EA) and a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)? An esophageal atresia (EA) and a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) are 2 disorders of the digestive system. The condition affects babies. It…
Endometrial Cancer
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Get emergency care if you or a loved one has serious thoughts of suicide or harming others. OVERVIEW What is endometrial cancer? Endometrial cancer is cancer of the endometrium. The endometrium is…
Emotional Eating
If you are having any symptoms or have any questions, please call 811 to speak with a registered nurse 24 hours a day. Emotional eating is eating in response to your emotions or out of boredom. Emotional eaters eat for comfort rather than because they’re hungry. Children, teens, and adults may be emotional eaters. But…