Important Health Reminders

The following reminders can help keep you healthy. Simply type the keyword(s) in the SEARCH box in the upper right-hand corner of priorityhealth.com. Contact your doctor if you have questions or concerns.

Heart Disease

Heart disease includes heart failure, heart attacks and stroke. It frequently occurs when someone's cholesterol, triglycerides and/or blood pressure are too high and he or she has too much fat around the waist and poor glucose control. (Together, these problems are called the metabolic syndrome.)

For more information about heart disease and its risk factors, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, the metabolic syndrome, medications and healthy lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, tobacco cessation and more), visit priorityhealth.com.

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To prevent heart disease, try to keep your blood pressure lower than 130/80 mm Hg and your cholesterol lower than 200 mg/dl.

Asthma

The risk factors for asthma are family history, tobacco use, allergies, viral infections and exposure to secondhand smoke.

If you do have asthma:

• Take long-term control (LTC) medicines, such as Advair Diskus, every day to keep yourself healthy.
• Take quick-relief medicines, such as Albuterol, only when needed.

Remember the Rules of Two^TM
Your asthma may not be under control if:

• You take your quick-relief inhaler more than TWO times a week.
• You wake up at night due to asthma more than TWO times a month.
• You refill your quick-relief inhaler more than TWO times a year.

For more information about asthma, including triggers, medication, action plans and risk factors, visit priorityhealth.com.

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Cancer

About 10 million Americans alive today have been diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The following provides more details about certain cancers and their prevention.

Breast cancer
Women should know breast cancer basics: the incidence of the disease, how to reduce the risk of getting it and available tests for early detection. Visit priorityhealth.com to:

• Download a list of mammography locations.
• Learn about breast cancer prevention, screening, treatment and more.

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Colorectal cancer
Colon cancer is preventable, yet it remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Visit priorityhealth.com to learn more about colorectal cancer prevention, screening, treatment and more.

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Cervical cancer
Visit priorityhealth.com to:

• Review our Preventive Health Care Guidelines for recommended Pap test frequency.
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• Learn about cervical cancer risks, screening, treatment and more.
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