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Reducing Disease Risk

Flu, diabetes and cancer—discover the ways you can prevent and recover from some of America’s most serious diseases.

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Understand Your Cancer Risk

Forty percent of Americans will get cancer during their lifetime. Take steps to assess your risk and prevent the disease.

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Protect Yourself from the Flu

Protect yourself, your family and your community from the flu. There are more ways now than ever before.

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The Do-It-Yourself Diabetes Cure

Diabetes is one disease that you can control and sometimes even reverse through healthy lifestyle changes. Find out how.

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I'm volunteering with a medical/dental mission to Cambodia. I'm concerned about the incidence of TB, and if I'm infected, how soon I could tell? I work closely with children and don't want to expose them to TB after my return. Should I be tested?

Most people infected with tuberculosis (TB) never get an active infection, which is when it is contagious from one person to the other. Those infected usually develop latent TB, which means that the bacteria li... continue reading  about  I'm volunteering with a medical/dental mission to Cambodia. I'm concerned about the incidence of TB, and if I'm infected, how soon I could tell? I work closely with children and don't want to expose them to TB after my return. Should I be tested?

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