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  • Meeting With A Drug Addiction Counselor: Work On Recovery Skills With Someone You Can Trust Talking To

    If you are working on recovering from a drug addiction, you should be proud of yourself for going through the detox stages and taking the necessary steps to make positive changes in life. As you focus on making certain improvements and avoiding a relapse, you can benefit from meeting with a drug addiction counselor. A drug addiction counselor is a caring, understanding, and compassionate professional who wants to meet with you to help you fight urges, stay on the right path, and keep that optimistic mindset.
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  • How To Help A Loved One With An Opioid Problem

    The country is currently facing the largest opioid epidemic in its history; this can be terrifying for just about anyone. If you have a loved one who is suffering from an opioid addiction, then you may be wondering what you can do to help them. Even though you can't do the work for them, there are a few different things that you can do to help them get through this addiction.
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  • Supplementing Physical Therapy: 3 Things You Can Do at Home

    Physical therapy is no walk in the park. Trying to regain a full range of motion after a surgery or injury can be quite painful and take a seemingly inordinate amount of time. Before you get upset and give up on ever getting back to where you once were, take a deep breathe and read through this list of things you can do at home to supplement your physical therapy.
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  • 3 Underlying Reasons For Chronic Pelvic Pain

    Chronic pelvic pain can be an ongoing problem that never seems to get better, or it can also be the same issue that keeps recurring. In either case, when pelvic pain has been an issue for six months or more, it is considered chronic. Nailing down the issue can be difficult since there are many organ systems that might be responsible. Reproductive And Urinary Ailments Parts of the urinary and reproductive system are located in the pelvic area, which often means either can be responsible for chronic pain.
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  • Beyond The Bump: Other Symptoms Of Testicular Cancer

    Most men are aware that if they find a lump in their testicles, they should see a doctor because of the risk of testicular cancer. But not everyone with testicular cancer first notices a bump. Sometimes, there are other testicular cancer symptoms that show up first. Here is a look at a few of them. Swelling One sign of testicular cancer is swelling in the testicle. One testicle may simply feel a little larger or more inflamed than the other.
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  • Things To Know About Birth Control

    Being in a committed relationship sometimes leads to couples being less careful when it comes to having protected sexual intercourse. A committed relationship doesn't necessarily mean that a couple is ready to have children, but sometimes pregnancy occurs unexpectedly if birth control isn't always used. If you and your partner just had a child that was conceived unexpectedly and want to prevent the situation from happening again, it is important to consider birth control.
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  • How To Help Your Child Prepare For Booster Vaccines

    Children receive their first vaccines as infants, so they don't remember the experience. However, preschoolers do have the ability to comprehend getting a needle, and many can be afraid. Parents can do a lot to help their kids feel more comfortable and confident about getting booster immunizations. Here are some things you can do with your child to help them get ready. 1. Watch shows or read books about getting vaccines.
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  • Have Sleep Apnea? What You Can Do

    If you have recently been thinking that you suffer from sleep apnea, you may find yourself wondering what you can and should do to deal with the situation. Get to know some of the facts about the condition as well as the sleep apnea treatments. Then, you can better determine how you are going to handle and manage the situation going forward.  Sleep Study to Diagnose Sleep Apnea When you think you might have a sleep disorder like sleep apnea, you may want to self-diagnose.
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  • How Physical Examinations Can Help Your Child With Maintaining A Healthy Weight

    Physical inactivity has become a silent killer in our society. Children activity levels are dropping before they even leave grade school. You can blame it on this digital dependence age. Children are living a more sedentary lifestyle. They are spending more time playing video games, on the computer and on their smartphones. Read on to find out how physical examinations can help your child with maintaining a healthy weight. Limit Your Child's Screen Time
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  • Tips For Making Your Funeral Arrangements

    Planning for one's funeral can be a rather depressing or stressful task. However, if you want to ensure that your passing is as minimally disruptive as possible for your survivors, it can be essential. In order to help you with making these preparations, there are several key factors that should be considered and followed. Consider The Full Range Of Options Individuals will often assume that a traditional burial involving a cemetery plot and a casket will be the only option.
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