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Health and Wellness

BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 4, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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From headache to heartache: NSAIDs pose heart dangers

Read the fine print the next time you pick up a bottle of ibuprofen or naproxen. You’ll see a warning about the risk for potentially deadly heart attacks and strokes.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jul 2, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Fight the Flu - One Shot at a Time

One of the best things you can do for your health is also the easiest: Get your yearly flu shot. It protects you and others in your community. Learn more. Flu immunization.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jul 2, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Don't Let the Seasonal Flu Get You

Getting a flu shot can help you stay healthy. The flu season starts in October and peaks between December and February. So if you haven’t already gotten your flu shot this year, don’t wait any longer. The Centers for Disease Control and...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jul 2, 2019
- Health and Wellness
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Substance Abuse: Signs and Risks

More than 23 million people in the U.S. struggle with drug abuse each year. And about 10% of U.S. adults have had drug use health problems some time in their lives, says the National Institutes of Health. But how do you know if your alcohol or other...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jun 13, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Protect your family, get a flu shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older should get a flu shot every year. Getting a flu shot every year is the best way to protect yourself and your family from getting the flu. The flu virus...
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Teresa
- May 30, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Learn about Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

The more you know about Type 2 diabetes, the more you will be able to take steps to prevent or delay it. If you are new to the topic, one of the first things to know is what can raise the chance of you getting the disease, called risk factors. ...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- May 28, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Depression and Anxiety: different, yet similar

One in 5 adults in the U.S. lives with a mental health issue. You likely know people who are depressed or have anxiety. Some people have both. They are different health problems, but they share some warning signs. Like a medical sickness, help...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- May 23, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
It’s time to take your medicine. Or is it?

If you’ve been taking medicine for a while for health problems like allergies or high blood pressure, you may not even glance at the instructions when you get it refilled. But as time goes on, you may forget an important thing about taking...
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Apr 27, 2015
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
What Do We Know Now About Autism?

Parents of children with autism face a unique set of challenges. Learn more about autism and what parents can do to help their children prosper.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Jun 23, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Oh, sugar! Cut Back to Reduce Your Risk for Disease

Sugar is not one of the four food groups, although it often appears in each food group. And a lot of the sugar we consume isn’t in foods that we think of as sweets.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Feb 11, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Know Your Numbers for Healthier Living

If you have high cholesterol, you probably know that it can increase your risk for heart disease. To help reduce your risk for heart disease and heart attack, you need to look at the big picture.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Nov 23, 2015
- Health and Wellness
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Living With Diabetes? Learn more about what it means

If you are one of the 21 million people who are living with diabetes, it can be intimidating to try and lead a normal life. Learn more about your disease to keep up with your health.
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Dec 29, 2014
- Health and Wellness
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Who Has a Higher Chance of Diabetes?

Close to 30 million Americans have diabetes and that number is steadily growing. Why are some adults from ethnic minority groups more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than white adults, and how can communities and health care advocates work together...
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Teresa
- Feb 19, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Diabetes Risk Factors Part 2

Important things to know regarding risk factors and Diabetes. Learn about diabetes Risk Factors Part 2
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Teresa
- Feb 12, 2016
- Health and Wellness
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Diabetes Risk Factors Part 1

A risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection. Learn more about them here.
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Teresa
- Feb 5, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Gestational diabetes

It is so important to work with your doctor or health care provider to keep your blood sugars in safe ranges, while pregnant.
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Teresa
- Jan 29, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Type 2 Diabetes

Some groups of people have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than others. Learn more here
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Teresa
- Jan 22, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Type 1 Diabetes

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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Teresa
- Jan 13, 2016
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
What is Diabetes?

Learn more about diabetes and the signs and symptoms that come with it
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BCBSIL Connect Team
- Mar 20, 2019
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Reaching Out Can Make You Feel Better

Loneliness hurts. People often feel isolated or wish they had more friends. That feeling of being alone happens to people of all ages, even if they are busy and around people often. Studies show relationships are key for mental and physical wellbeing...
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