385 articles found in "Health Matters"
Our Coordinator of Air Quality and Food Protection at Environmental Health Services shows how to improve the air quality inside your home by keeping it clean, dry, well-ventilated and free from contaminants.
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Making behavior changes takes planning. Setting both short-term and long-term goals, and rewarding yourself when you achieve them, can help you stay on track, as this column by one of our resident physicians in the Montana Family Medicine Residency points out.
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Moms-to-be can take some simple steps to improve the health of their babies before conception, as a doctor in the Montana Family Medicine Residency points out. Planning helps women make informed decisions about lifestyle choices and risk factors.
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Less appealing packaging may reduce cigarette use. In 2012, Australia became the first country to mandate plain brown packaging for cigarettes coupled with larger, more prominent warning labels and support for users to quit.
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Concentrate on making memories this Christmas. Avoid over-spending and you’ll remove a lot of the stress from the holiday season and start the New Year in healthier financial shape.
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A daily medication can dramatically lower the risk of getting HIV, a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. PrEP is only for people who are at very high risk of getting HIV, but who are still HIV-negative. It requires regular medical follow-up, including getting retested for HIV every three months.
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Learning about family risks, and how to avoid them, can help you and your family plan for a healthier future.
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Every year, 1 in 6 Americans is affected by a foodborne illness. Most of those illnesses are caused by viruses or bacteria and any food can become contaminated if it's not handled properly.
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It's tough to grieve while others are celebrating. A social worker with RiverStone Health Hospice Services offers some suggestions on handling the holidays.
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Our Director of Population Health Services explains health equity and how it factors into the Community Health Assessment goal of promoting healthy lifestyles in our community.
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