Checking your own credit score often can catch identify theft early. Some credit cards do that for you, free.
The addiction process starts on your third day of taking opioids.
Many stents for stable angina are unnecessary.
Antibiotics are no longer recommended for most kids' ear aches.
Ibuprofen for sports injuries may retard recovery.
Taken nightly, harmless-sounding sleep aids labeled 'PM' can lead to dementia.
Don't automatically agree to wisdom teeth extraction without doing your own research first.
Trouble sleeping? Replace your bedside curlicue lightbulb with an old-fashioned one.
Whole milk is a healthier choice for most people than skim milk.
The word 'concentrate' after 'grape juice' or 'apple juice' on an ingredients label means sugar.
Sugarless gum is good for you.
Younger adults with no existing health problems don't need annual checkups.
Skim milk is very overrated. The milk sugar can spike your blood sugar.
If you recognize the brand of yogurt from your childhood, it's likely full of sugar.
When working at a computer, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes.
Taking Prevacid, Nexium or Prilosec for more than 8 weeks can lead to serious harms.
80% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unneeded.
While you always think you're in the 5%, 95% of back pain resolves on its own.
Most Americans use far too much toothpaste...but don't brush long enough.
Don't ice sports injuries (except to reduce pain). That retards recovery.
Your iPhone has a 'night shift' setting that avoids stimulating 'blue light'.
About 60 synonyms for sugar get hidden in ingredients labels.
You won't get sick if you dip a chip after someone has double-dipped.
Bottled eyedrops have harmful preservatives. Try those little vials instead.
MRIs and CT scans often 'find' problems that won't harm you. Their precision creates 'overdiagnosis'.
The #1 ingredient in a Clif Bar, "organic brown rice syrup," is sugar.
CT scans have up to 1000x the radiation of x-rays.
Granola bars are candy. Protein bars are somewhat healthier.
Annual pelvic exams are unnecessary for most women.
Ticks can't jump onto you or drop from a tree.
Sit-ups are possibly the most overrated exercise ever. Planks rule!
Popcorn is one of the healthiest snacks...easy on the salt and butter.
Benadryl (or the 115 OTC drugs containing it) should not be used nightly as a sleep aid.
To heal a sprained ankle a bit faster, stay off it, elevate it and wiggle it.
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