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3 days ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Schizophrenia and the people living with it are highly misunderstood. The name itself is misleading: Schizophrenia means “split mind” in Latin, but the illness doesn’t cause “split,” or multiple, personalities. One in every 100 people — approximately 2 million individuals in the United States alone — is living with schizophrenia, a condition that can significantly impact daily life and well-being. Here’s what you should know about schizophrenia.
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5 days ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Schizophrenia and the people living with it are highly misunderstood. The name itself is misleading: Schizophrenia means “split mind” in Latin, but the illness doesn’t cause “split,” or multiple, personalities. One in every 100 people — approximately 2 million individuals in the United States alone — is living with schizophrenia, a condition that can significantly impact daily life and well-being. Here’s what you should know about schizophrenia.
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2 months ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Una significa que la enfermedad reapareció después de que estuviste en remisión o que se declaró que ya no tenías la enfermedad.
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2 months ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
An means the disease has returned after you’ve gone into remission or been declared disease-free. While survival rates for people with recurrent ovarian cancer are currently around 3 in 10, knowing your risks, advocating for yourself, and actively participating in your treatment and care can improve your outcome and your outlook.
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2 months ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Slide 1 El bueno, el malo y corre al baño: Qué hacer antes y después de tu colonoscopía La colonoscopía y la recuperación usualmente son fáciles. ¿El día anterior? Prepárate para una noche memorable en el baño. Slide 2 La semana antes de tu colonoscopía Recoge tu preparación para la limpieza del colon. La tomarás la noche antes de tu colonoscopía para vaciar el colon completamente. Las presentaciones de las preparaciones para la limpieza del colon incluyen tabletas, líquidos o polvos.
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2 months ago | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Slide 1 The Good, the Bad, and the Bathroom Dash: What to Do Before and After Your ColonoscopyThe colonoscopy and the recovery are usually easy. The day before? Get ready for a memorable evening in the bathroom. Slide 2 The week before your colonoscopy Pick up your prep. You’ll take it the night before your colonoscopy to empty the colon completely. Prep comes in tablet, liquid or powder form. Each brand works differently, so read the instructions carefully.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Slide 1 Lo que debes saber sobre las biopsias de mama Slide 2: ¿Qué es una biopsia de mama? Una biopsia de mama es un procedimiento que remueve un poco de tejido para analizarlo y determinar si hay la presencia de cáncer, si algo tiene una apariencia sospechosa o si se ha encontrado algo en tu mamá durante una examinación. 8 de cada 10 biopsias de mama tienen resultados negativos, pero es importante hacer el análisis.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
Slide 1 What You Need to Know About a Breast Biopsy Slide 2: What is a breast biopsy? A breast biopsy is a procedure that removes a small amount of tissue and checks it for cancer if something looks suspicious or has been found in your breast during screening. 8 out of 10 breast biopsies come back negative, but it’s important to check. Slide 3: What happens during a breast biopsy? A breast surgeon or radiologist will collect tissue and test it for abnormal cells.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
En los setentas y ochentas, el aroma de piñas coladas flotaba en la brisa marina en todas las playas de EE.UU. Durante los veranos, antes del invento de protectores solares en latas de aerosol, mis amigas y yo nos bañábamos en aceites con esencias de frutas tropicales en búsqueda de un bronceado perfecto. Estábamos sumamente seguras de que protegíamos nuestras pieles responsablemente contra los peligrosos rayos del sol.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
healthywomen.org | Erica Rimlinger
In the 1970s and ’80s, the smell of piña coladas wafted through the ocean breeze at every U.S. beach. In the summers before the invention of spray-canned sunscreen, my friends and I basted ourselves with tropical-fruit-scented tanning oils in a quest for the perfect tan. We felt smugly confident we were responsibly protecting our skin from the sun’s harmful rays. After all, our Hawaiian Tropic bottles boasted a sun protection factor (SPF) of 2.
