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Avoid medication mistakes: Learn from the Quaids

In this photo released by Harpo Productions, Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviews actor Dennis Quaid during a taping of "The Oprah...
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How to ask doctors and nurses to wash their hands

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Caregiving strains marriages

Does caregiving put a strain on your marriage? If so, you are not alone. Four out of five caring for aging parents...
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Why say no to performance-enhancing drugs?

Maybe your child asks, "Why is wrong for A-rod to use drugs?" Maybe you found out that kids on your child's sports team are already using...
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What would you do if your parents didn't get their Meals on Wheels?

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Are you at risk for pancreatic cancer?

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Help to ease the financial burden of those caring for aging parents

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Would you like to reduce the cost of caring for elderly parents? The good news is that there are many ways for family caregivers and their parents to...
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Symptoms of heart attacks in women

Andie MacDowell (AP) Suddenly 50-year-old Nancy notices she's tired. Very tired. She writes it off to her non-stop schedule looking...
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How many Americans have heart attacks, strokes or cancer each year?

For many of the three million Americans who will seek medical care in the next 24 hours, yesterday was just a...
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Tips to lower prescription costs in 2009: Part 3 of 5. Rethink generics

Do your aging parents resist generic medication because they think brand-named drugs work better? In this new economic reality, it may be time to...
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