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Health Tip

Don’t let traveler’s diarrhea ruin your holiday. To avoid exposure to foreign bacteria, drink bottled water, skip the ice cubes in your drinks, eat only fully cooked food prepared in licensed establishments, and only eat fruit that you can peel yourself.

Making the diagnosis
  • Baby blues
    Answer these questions to help find out whether you're suffering from postpartum depression.
  • How clinical depression is diagnosed
    When a person experiences depressed mood and/or loss of interest in daily activities for at least two weeks.
  • CT scans
    CT scans are performed to help the doctor to study normal and abnormal organs inside the body and identify medical problems.
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