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Making Your Home Asthma Safe

BCBSTX Connect Team February 20, 2020

We spend much of our time at home, clear your triggers to help make it asthma safe by following this checklist.
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Stopping the Spread of a Virus Starts with You

BCBSTX Connect Team February 19, 2020

SARS, Zika, Ebola and now the 2019 novel coronavirus. It can be scary when we hear reports that thousands are getting sick as a virus spreads.
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Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Right

BCBSTX Connect Team February 14, 2020

Have you looked at your medicine cabinet lately? How many out-of date prescription drugs are lining your shelves? It’s time to get rid of your unwanted prescription drugs! National Drug Take Back Day
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Detox Diets: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

BCBSTX Connect Team February 4, 2020

If you’ve ever been tempted to try a detox diet, read this first! Detox Diets: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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’Tis the Season: Beat the Flu Before It Beats You

BCBSTX Connect Team February 4, 2020

You might not be thinking about flu season yet, but it’s already time to schedule your yearly flu shot. Learn more about flu vaccines and how they work.
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Traveling? Working Outside This Summer? Protect Yourself from Zika

BCBSTX Connect Team February 4, 2020

As the weather continues to warm up, the risk for the spread of the Zika virus may increase. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas offers these resources to help you reduce your risk of getting the Zika virus while at work or when traveling.
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Don’t Go Breaking My Heart!

BCBSTX Connect Team January 22, 2020

Unless you’re one of the lucky few who has never been on the receiving end of a breakup, then it’s likely you’ve never had a broken heart. There are a lot of us who are all too familiar with the feeling, though. Have you ever had the sense of your...
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Myth or Fact? What’s True about Asthma?

BCBSTX Connect Team January 17, 2020

Since asthma affects one in twelve people, it is likely you know someone with asthma. But how much do you know about this chronic condition? Find out what’s a myth and what’s fact.
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One Simple Test Can Save Your Life

BCBSTX Connect Team January 13, 2020

It’s pretty much a given that the annual well-woman exam is not any woman’s most favorite thing to do for her health. Most hug the line on whether to have one, with one foot firmly planted on the side of dreading the exam and the other on...
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Feeling Dizzy? There Are Some Common Culprits

BCBSTX Connect Team January 13, 2020

It’s hard to ignore a dizzy feeling. The room spinning will get your attention fast. Feeling off balance is scary. And no one wants to feel lightheaded, like you might faint. There are differences between being dizzy and lightheaded. Whatever y....
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Embrace a Healthy Heart: Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes

BCBSTX Connect Team January 13, 2020

Heart disease and stroke are the first and fifth leading causes of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Each year, more than 1.5 million Americans suffer a heart attack or stroke. More...
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There’s No Time Like the Present to Plan for Better Health

BCBSTX Connect Team January 13, 2020

Planning your annual exams now will help make your own health a priority. Time has a way of passing by before we know it. Things you meant to do never seem to get done. That includes taking better care of your health. You can jumpstart that goal...
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Be on Alert for the Warning Signs of an Asthma Attack

BCBSTX Connect Team January 6, 2020

Wheezing and worrying go together for parents who have a child with asthma. Learn more the signs for a possible asthma attack.
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Asthma Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors

BCBSTX Connect Team January 6, 2020

With childhood asthma on the rise the past few decades more children are affected by this chronic condition. Find out how parents can help to manage the triggers to help control asthma.
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6 Questions to Ask Your Child’s Doctor about Asthma

BCBSTX Connect Team January 6, 2020

Having a doctor manage your child’s asthma is key to keeping asthma under control and your child out of the emergency department. Here are some questions to ask when meeting with a doctor for the first time.
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