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Preventing Disease & Improving Your Health

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Checklists Help Men and Women Stay Healthy at 50+
Explore Your Treatment Options
Get Up-to-Date on Shots Before Summer Ends
Keeping Healthy When the Economy Is Not
Million Hearts Campaign Aims to Lower Risk, Improve Care
What You Can Do To Prevent A Fall
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+
     (en español: Hombre: Conserve su salud después de los 50)
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
     (en español: Hombre: Conserve su salud a cualquier edad)
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+
     (en español: Mujer: Conserve su salud después de los 50 )
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
     (en español: Mujer: Conserve su salud a cualquier edad)
Stroke Prevention: What You Should Know
Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
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Video Be a Champion for Your Loved Ones, with Dr. Debi Thomas (Videos, Windows Media®)
Video Questions Are the Answer (Web Site With Videos)
Video Healthy Men (Web Site With Videos)
     (en español: Conozca las preguntas)

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Quitting Smoking

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Treating Tobacco Use and DependencePathfinder page to resources
     (en español: Deje de fumar)
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card
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Video Smoking Cessation, with NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green (4 Videos, Flash®)

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Screening & Testing

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Real Men Wear Gowns-And Help Their Health
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Podcast Prostate Cancer Screening Not Recommended for 75+ (Podcast Download; Transcript) (Plugin Software Help)
Podcast Screening Tests for Healthy Living (Podcast Download; Transcript) (Plugin Software Help)
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Video Healthy Men (Web Site with Videos)
     (en español: Conozca las preguntas)

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Taking Medicine

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An Aspirin a Day? The Answer is Different for Men and Women
Blood Thinner Pills: Using Them Safely
     (en español: Pastillas que diluyen la sangre)
Check Your Medicines: Tips for Using Medicines Safely
     (en español: (Revise Sus Medicamentos)
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Comparing Medical Treatments for Antidepressants
Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know
Quick Tips—When Getting a Prescription
Tips for Taking Medicines Safely
Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe.
     (en español: . (Su medicamento: Infórmese. Evite riesgos.)
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Video Medication Safety: Check Your Medication (Video, Flash®; Transcript)
Video Medication Safety: Know Your Medication (Video, Flash®; Transcript)
Video Medication Safety: Take an Active Role in Your Health Care (Video, Flash®; Transcript)
Video Play It Safe: Don't Play Around with Medicine (Video, Flash®; Transcript)

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Understanding Your Health

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Be More Involved in Your Health Care: Tips for Patients
     (en español: Participe más en su atención médica)
Becoming an Involved Health Care Consumer
Facing the Facts—Get Involved to Get Better Care
New Initiative Urges Better Communication between Clinicians and Patients
Online Tools Help Patients Find Good Health Information
Understanding Your Body
What's Your Health Literacy Score?
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Spotlight
Be More Involved in Your Health Care Tips for Patients
Check Your Medicines Tips for Using Medicines Safely
Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence Pathfinder page to resources
Advice for Consumers: Navigating the Health Care System
Advice from Dr. Carolyn Clancy
Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director, AHRQ
Teamwork a Key Feature of Patient Safety Improvement Program

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