Chronic Health Conditions
Navigate the complexities of managing a chronic health condition with confidence. These tailored resources offer insights, tools, and support for anyone managing a long-term health condition.
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Symptoms
Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is pain that lasts for more than three months. Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
Management
Learning to Live With Heart Disease
Millions of people diagnosed with heart disease enjoy active, satisfying lives. Instead of looking at their diagnoses as sentences to be invalids, they have used them as catalysts to make positive changes in their lives.
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Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung condition in which airways become inflamed when triggered, and requires ongoing management.
View ArticlesArthritis
Whether rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, the symptoms of arthritis are chronic and require ongoing maintenance and treatment.
View articlesImmune Conditions
Many immune system disorders have no known cure, and are therefore managed as chronic health conditions by healthcare specialists.
View articlesDigestive disorders
Chronic disorders in the gastrointestinal (GI) system can affect the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
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Management
Living with a Chronic Health Condition
Living with a chronic condition can be challenging. But you can look for ways to stay involved in life. You can think of yourself in a new way and not as someone who is limited.
Coping With Your Diagnosis of a Chronic Health Condition
If you have a chronic health condition, you have a problem that may not go away over time. Heart disease, asthma, arthritis, and diabetes are just a few of the chronic conditions that exist. You can take an active role in managing these conditions.
View ArticlePsychological Complications of Chronic Illness
Adolescence is a stressful time of life even for physically healthy teens. Chronic illness further complicates adolescent development. Read on to learn more.
View ArticleChronic Health Conditions: Taking an Active Role in Your Care
Your doctor will work with you to set up a treatment plan. The plan may include medicines. It might also include ways to find emotional support. To feel more healthy and in control, do your best to follow your plan.
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Healthy Living
The Physical Power of Social Support
Certain behaviors may help safeguard you from illness and disease. These include exercising regularly and sleeping enough. Here may be another--staying socially connected. It may well do your body good.
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Living With a Chronic Health Condition: Reducing Stress
Dealing with stress isn't easy. And being tired or in pain can make stress worse. Learning to control stress does take effort. But reducing stress can help you stay healthy.
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Understanding Healthcare
Maintaining Your Personal Health Record
A personal health record can help reduce or eliminate duplicate tests and allow you to get faster, safer treatment and care in an emergency. It also can help you play a more active role in your health care. Read on to learn more about creating one.
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Healthy Living
How to Be an Active Patient
People who are actively involved in their medical care stay healthier, recover more quickly when they're ill, and live longer, healthier lives.
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Understanding Healthcare
Know the Medicines You’re Taking
Make sure to ask your health care provider these questions about your medicines, including what they are, what they do, and how to take them.
Test your knowledge
Choosing and Using Supplements
Many Americans take vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements every day without knowing enough to ensure optimum results.
Take QuizDo You Know Enough About Taking Prescription Medicines?
Learn how to better manage your medicines by taking this quiz.
Take QuizDoctor-Patient Communication Quiz
Your doctor can't give you the best care if you don't say what's really going on. This true-false quiz will help you prepare for your next visit.
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