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  • ¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

    Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
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  • How Serious is Cirrhosis?

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see....
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  • Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

    Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
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  • How to Choose the Right Hospice Program

    When medical care can no longer help a patient, it may be time to consider hospice care. Unlike medical care that is meant to cure illness, hospice care is designed to ease pain in terminally ill patients. By making patients comfortable with pai...
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  • How to Change Your Health Insurance Plan

    Things in life are always changing. No worries. We’re here to make things easier. Nothing about health is set in stone, including insurance needs. So, what happens if you’re enrolled in a health plan, but later realize your needs – ...
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  • What Does Your Thyroid Do?

    Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones – T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
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  • Health Insurance and Pregnancy: The Basics

    Having a baby is life changing. While babies are a blessing, they also cost money – even before they're born. That’s why it’s important to have health insurance before and after you become pregnant. With health insurance maternity b...
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  • Are You Prepared for Earthquakes?

    How do you prepare for the unexpected? What do you do when something you hoped you’d never experience suddenly happens? While an earthquake can happen anywhere, there some parts of the United States that have a higher risk. People in Alaska, Ca....
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  • Fall and Wintertime Skin Care: How to Prevent and Treat Dry Skin

    The leaves are falling, the holidays are just around the corner. So is something else. Itchy skin. Yep, as the seasons change, so does your skin. The skin routine you use in the summer may not work so well in the fall and winter when humidity dr...
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  • Mujer: Planifica un año de bienestar

    ¿Es una de tus metas ser más organizada? ¿Y qué tal llevar una vida saludable? ¿Qué te parece combinar ambas metas? Abre tu calendario, o aplicación móvil, y programa tus citas médicas por tu salud y bienestar.
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  • A Parent’s Nightmare: When Kids Can’t Sleep

    At the end of a long, hard day, nothing looks more inviting than a soft bed and fluffy pillow. Snuggling under a fluffy duvet or layers of soft blankets may seem like a little bit of heaven. Until your kid wanders in and tells you he can’t slee....
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  • Ocho datos sorprendentes sobre la artritis

    Los humanos han recorrido la tierra por casi seis millones de años, por lo que puedes estar seguro de que la artritis no es nada nuevo. Incluso nuestros ancestros más antiguos experimentaron un gran dolor y rigidez en las articulaciones...
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  • 8 Surprising Facts about Arthritis

    Humans have walked the Earth for nearly six million years, so you can be sure arthritis isn’t anything new. Even our earliest ancestors suffered through their fair share of stiff, aching joints. The struggle to remain flexible and mobile can be....
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  • Stay Active During Winter

    Don’t put a freeze on family fun this winter. Your kids need physical activity to stay healthy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says young people ages six to 17 need 60 minutes of activity daily. For today’s bu...
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  • Work Stress Overwhelming? Take These 3 Steps

    Can you successfully manage stress to have a better life? Or is it like retirement on the Riviera — nice to dream about but almost impossible to achieve? Like much of life, it depends. Americans are stressed. Over 75 percent of respondents in a....
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