Managing Your Medical Care
Find tips on everything from taking care of your body to choosing the right health care providers.
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How Shots Protect You
Getting the recommended immunizations can help keep you safe.
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Keeping Yourself Healthy
How much sleep do I need?
Why exercise?
How much should I eat?
How many fruits and veggies?
How do I keep stress in check?
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Tests & Procedures Videos
Frequently Asked Questions About Medicines
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When you get a prescription, pick a pharmacy and find out if your insurance will pay for the medicine.
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The label on your medicine gives you lots of information, including how many refills you have.
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The best way to get rid of medicine you no longer need is to take it to a medicine disposal program.
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Taking prescription drugs in a way that hasn't been recommended by a doctor can be more dangerous than many people realize.
Body Basics Library
- About the Body Basics Library
- Blood
- Bones, Muscles, and Joints
- Brain and Nervous System
- Digestive System
- Ears
- Endocrine System
- Eyes
- Female Reproductive System
- How Do the Joints Work? (Video)
- Immune System
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- Lungs and Respiratory System
- Male Reproductive System
- Metabolism
- Mouth and Teeth
- Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Spleen and Lymphatic System
- Your Heart & Circulatory System