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May 17, 2025 · After an active weekend of hiking or working around the yard, your joints might continue to hurt even after taking arthritis pain medicine. Don't want to take another pill? …

May 11, 2023 · What red blood cells do. The body makes three types of blood cells. White blood cells fight infection, platelets help blood clot and red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the …

Apr 18, 2025 · Menopause hormone therapy is medicine with female hormones. It's taken to replace the estrogen the body stops making after menopause, which is when periods stop for …

Mar 23, 2024 · Stem cells are a special type of cells that have two important properties. They are able to make more cells like themselves. That is, they self-renew. And they can become other …

May 2, 2025 · Walk inside or outside. It is one of the best physical activities you can do after surgery. In the first weeks after surgery, you only may be able to take short walks. As you feel …