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Para ayudar a educar y crear conciencia en la comunidad hispana, la Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, por su sigla en inglés), acaba de lanzar la videonovela "Aprende a vivir".La videonovela de tres episodios modela el popular formato de telenovelas que se transmiten en los canales de televisión en español y presenta de... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/050212.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">March</span> <span class="day">26</span> <span class="year">2012</span> <span class="yearNumber">20120326</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/032612.html">驴Sabe qu茅 es apnea del sue帽o?</a></h1> <p> Apnea del sueño es una condición crónica que afecta a 12 millones de personas en el país. 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Estos otros lugares incluyen consultorios, farmacias, laboratorios e inclusive hasta en su propia casa.Hay errores médicos que pueden ser graves, como el dejar un instrumento quirúrgico dentro del cuerpo del paciente después de una cirugía. Los errores... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/022112.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">January</span> <span class="day">23</span> <span class="year">2012</span> <span class="yearNumber">20120123</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/012312.html">驴Le impede el dolor lanzar la pelota?</a></h1> <p> Si le cuesta mover el brazo o siente un fuerte dolor, puede que se haya desgarrado los tendones o músculos que le ayudan a girar o levantar el brazo. Estos músculos se conocen como "manguito de los rotadores" y se extienden desde la parte superior de la espalda hasta el hombro.Los tendones pueden desgarrarse al igual que se desgarra un pedazo de cuero y en casos extremos el tendón hasta puede desprenderse completamente del húmero, el hueso que se encuentra en la... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/012312.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article> <p class="blog-year-month">2011</p>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">December</span> <span class="day">14</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20111214</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/121411.html">隆Toma las riendas de tu salud ya!</a></h1> <p> Tenemos buenas noticias para los hispanos que buscan información en español sobre tratamientos médicos. Ya no necesitan buscar más. La Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, por sus siglas en inglés) lanzó la campaña "Toma las riendas", la cual invita a los hispanos a tomar el control de su salud facilitándoles la información que necesitan en su idioma.Con esta campaña, AHRQ aumenta el número de recursos gratuitos... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/121411.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">October</span> <span class="day">24</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20111024</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/102411.html">Un golpe en el cerebro tambi茅n puede causarle depresi贸n</a></h1> <p> A veces nos golpeamos la cabeza al caernos o haciendo deportes. 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Sin embargo, alrededor del 30 por ciento de las personas con lesiones cerebrales padecen de depresión.La depresión después de una lesión... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/102411.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">September</span> <span class="day">19</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110919</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/091911.html">Evite equivocarse con sus medicamentos</a></h1> <p> A veces tenemos días ajetreados, pero no debemos dejar que el ajetreo nos enrede, especialmente cuando se trata de nuestros medicamentos. Es fácil confundirse, sobre todo con la clase, cantidad y hora en que debemos tomar nuestros medicamentos. Para ayudarle a solucionar el problema, la agencia federal, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), ha creado una tarjeta que puede llevar en su billetera o bolso y que le ayudará a tener un control y reducir la probabilidad de... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/091911.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">August</span> <span class="day">25</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110825</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/082511.html">Hombres, es la hora de anotarle un gol a su salud</a></h1> <p> Para todo hombre, mantenerse saludable no debe ser difícil. La salud es como un partido de fútbol, con una buena estrategia se anota un gol. Haga ejercicio regularmente y mantenga una dieta balanceada baja en grasas y colesterol. Existen pruebas de detección básicas que ayudan a detectar enfermedades, antes de que sea muy tarde. Tome la iniciativa hoy mismo para mantenerse saludable y como un campeón. Solicite las pruebas básicas para detectar enfermedades como la... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/082511.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">July</span> <span class="day">20</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110720</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/072011.html">驴Cu谩l es el secreto de una mujer sana?</a></h1> <p> Nunca ha sido más fácil mantenerse sana. Hoy día contamos con exámenes de detección que le permiten a las mujeres encontrar enfermedades y tratarlas, antes de que hayan avanzado demasiado. Por ejemplo, las pruebas básicas que toda mujer debe hacerse, incluyen la de colesterol, diabetes, cáncer del seno y del cérvix. Dependiendo de su edad o historia médica familiar, puede que necesite otras pruebas, tales como la de osteoporosis, enfermedad que... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/072011.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">June</span> <span class="day">1</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110601</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/060111.html">H谩gale preguntas al m茅dico</a></h1> <p> Imagine que está comprando un televisor y tiene dudas. Por supuesto, que inmediatamente busca al vendedor y le pregunta. Sin embargo, mucho de los hispanos que van al médico no le hacen preguntas, por respeto o por que les da pena. Esto, y el hecho de que una gran parte de los hispanos en los Estados Unidos no van al médico y prefieren hacerle preguntas a sus familiares, amigos o compañeros de trabajo, cuando tienen un problema médico, contribuye al estado pobre de... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/060111.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">April</span> <span class="day">26</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110426</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/042611.html">隆Cuidado con las ca铆das!</a></h1> <p> ¿Sabía usted que alrededor de 18,000 personas mueren cada año en el país a causa de caídas? Esta cifra es alarmante y aún más cuando la combinamos con los 2.5 millones de Hispanos que sufren lesiones al caerse. Las caídas pueden ocasionar lesiones leves desde moretones hasta lesiones más serias, tales como ruptura de la cadera u otras partes del cuerpo. Ciertas caídas pueden ocurrir en el lugar de trabajo, especialmente si tiene un trabajo... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/042611.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">March</span> <span class="day">21</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110321</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/032111.html">驴C贸mo enfrentar la diabetes durante el embarazo?</a></h1> <p> Si está embarazada y el médico le ha informado que tiene diabetes gestacional, no se alarme. La diabetes gestacional sólo se da en las mujeres embarazadas y generalmente desaparece después del parto. Tener diabetes significa que existe un problema de azúcar alta en la sangre. Sin embargo, si controla el nivel de azúcar, su bebé nacerá sano. Las mujeres con diabetes gestacional deben seguir varios pasos básicos, como por ejemplo, hacer una dieta... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/032111.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">February</span> <span class="day">22</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110222</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/022211.html">驴Le duelen las rodillas?</a></h1> <p> Si últimamente ha estado con hinchazón o dolor en la rodilla, puede que tenga osteoartritis. Pero no se alarme. Hable con su médico ya que existen varias opciones para aliviar el dolor. La osteoartritis ocurre cuando se desgasta el cartílago de la rodilla. El cartílago es un tejido que parece caucho y que se va desgastando con el tiempo y a medida que avanzamos en edad.Entre las cosas básicas que usted puede hacer para aliviar el dolor y disminuir la presión... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/022211.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">January</span> <span class="day">18</span> <span class="year">2011</span> <span class="yearNumber">20110118</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/011811.html">Comience el 2011 con un buen colesterol</a></h1> <p> January 18, 2011Con la llegada del 2011, iniciemos el año con nuevas resoluciones que nos permitan mantenernos saludables y evitar riesgos. Uno de estos riesgos es el aumento del nivel de colesterol malo. El colesterol malo obstruye las paredes de las arterias y dificulta la circulación de la sangre. Éste también puede causar infartos, derrames u otros problemas. Uno de los pasos básicos para controlar el colesterol es comer una dieta balanceada, que incluya frutas,... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/011811.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article> <p class="blog-year-month">2010</p>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">October</span> <span class="day">8</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20101008</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/100810.html">Reduzca el riesgo de padecer de c谩ncer del seno</a></h1> <p> Aunque no podemos controlar nuestra edad y factores hereditarios, uno de los grandes beneficios que tenemos las mujeres de vivir en esta época, es que se han visto grandes avances en el tratamiento y prevención de enfermedades como el cáncer del seno. Algunas veces, y a medida que la mujer avanza en edad, también aumentan las probabilidades de padecer de cáncer del seno. Si usted ha pasado por la menopausia y presenta factores de riesgo, existen dos tipos de... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/100810.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">September</span> <span class="day">10</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100910</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/091010.html">Si ya sali贸 del hospital, aprenda a quedarse en casa</a></h1> <p> Generalmente nos sentimos contentos cuando salimos del hospital después de una cirugía o tratamiento para seguir recuperándonos en casa. Sin embargo, millones de pacientes cada año terminan regresando al hospital por problemas médicos que pudieron haberse evitado. Una de las razones por las que esto ocurre, es debido a que los pacientes o las personas que los ayudan en casa, no entienden qué es lo que tienen que hacer. Estadísticas de la Agency for Healthcare... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/091010.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">July</span> <span class="day">20</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100720</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/072010.html">Evite el contagio de una infecci贸n en el hospital</a></h1> <p> Cuando estamos en el hospital, lo que menos nos pasa por la mente es que podemos contagiarnos de una infección. Pero, desafortunadamente las infecciones intrahospitalarias representan alrededor de 99,000 muertes anuales y cuestan miles de millones de dólares para manejarlas.Las infecciones intrahospitalarias pueden ocurrir cuando uno se recupera de una cirugía, mientras recibe un tratamiento o por otras condiciones. Hoy día, existe un aumento de ciertos tipos de infecciones... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/072010.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">June</span> <span class="day">24</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100624</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/062410.html">驴Le arde el est贸mago?</a></h1> <p> Si siente que el estómago se le está quemando, puede ser a causa de acidez estomacal, lo cual nos ocurre a todos en algunas ocasiones, por ejemplo: al comer comida frita o picante. Sin embargo, este problema puede convertirse en uno más serio, el cual se conoce como "reflujo gastroesofágico o simplemente "reflujo" (también llamado "GERD" en inglés). El reflujo ocurre cuando las fibras musculares que se encuentran en el estómago y que... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/062410.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">May</span> <span class="day">11</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100511</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/051110.html">Ponga su queja y d茅jese o铆r</a></h1> <p> Es usual que nos quejemos cuando recibimos un mal servicio en un restaurante o si la reparación de nuestro carro no fue la adecuada. Sin embargo, cuando se trata de nuestra salud o de la atención médica que recibimos, es difícil saber hacia dónde dirigir nuestras quejas. Lo primero que debemos hacer cuando no estamos de acuerdo con la atención médica que recibimos es hacernos oír. Este es el primer paso para corregir las cosas.Por eso, la próxima vez... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/051110.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">April</span> <span class="day">15</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100415</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/041510.html">Tengo que operarme y no s茅 qu茅 hacer</a></h1> <p> Puede que haya recibido un diagnóstico recientemente y su condición médica requiere que usted se haga una operación. En algunos casos este tipo de noticia nos toma desprevenidos, pero estos consejos le podrán ayudar a sentirse más cómodo haciéndole preguntas a su médico y participando de las decisiones que necesiten tomarse, dependiendo de su caso.Tenga presente que ninguna cirugía está libre de complicaciones. Por lo tanto, es importante... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/041510.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">March</span> <span class="day">18</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100318</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/031810.html">Consejos para cuando tenga que acudir a la sala de emergencia</a></h1> <p> Generalmente nadie tiene planificado ir a la sala de emergencia por enfermedad o a causa de un accidente. Sin embargo, el estar preparado para este tipo de situación puede ayudarle a recibir una buena atención médica.Las salas de emergencia atienden en promedio a más de 120 millones de pacientes al año y la mayoría dependen de historiales médicos de papel. Esto quiere decir que puede que el médico que lo va atender en la sala de emergencia no cuente con... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/031810.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">February</span> <span class="day">12</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100212</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/021210.html">驴Listo para perder peso?</a></h1> <p> Ahora que ya estamos en febrero y hemos vuelto a nuestra rutina diaria, el perder unas cuantas libras puede que le sea más fácil y le ayude a mejorar su estado de salud. Es decir, el perder entre el 5 al 7 por ciento de su peso puede ayudarle a bajar su presión arterial, a disminuir el riesgo de diabetes y a mejorar sus niveles de colesterol.Sin embargo, para las personas con problemas de obesidad, el llegar a un peso saludable—y lograr mantenerlo—requiere de cambios... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/021210.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">January</span> <span class="day">14</span> <span class="year">2010</span> <span class="yearNumber">20100114</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/011410.html">Los anticoagulantes pueden salvarle la vida, pero tenga cuidado</a></h1> <p> Si ha tenido una cirugía recientemente, toma hormonas o es de edad avanzada, usted se encuentra entre las personas que corren un mayor riesgo de desarrollar coágulos de sangre — o bultos que se forman cuando la sangre se endurece. Los coágulos de sangre pueden ser bien peligrosos, especialmente cuando se forman dentro del torrente sanguíneo. Si un coágulo se desprende y llega a viajar al cerebro, puede ocasionarle un derrame. Si se deposita en los pulmones, usted... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/011410.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article> <p class="blog-year-month">2009</p>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">December</span> <span class="day">4</span> <span class="year">2009</span> <span class="yearNumber">20091204</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/120409.html">驴Qu茅 pastilla para la diabetes es mejor para m铆?</a></h1> <p> Si padece de diabetes, existen varias formas para controlar el azúcar en la sangre. El primer paso consiste en mantener una dieta balanceada y hacer ejercicio. Sin embargo, muchas personas además de seguir estos pasos básicos necesitan tomar medicamentos orales o pastillas para lograr que el azúcar en la sangre se mantenga en un nivel adecuado. Existen varios tipos de pastillas para las personas que tienen diabetes tipo 2 y cada una funciona de manera distinta para bajar el... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/120409.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">October</span> <span class="day">23</span> <span class="year">2009</span> <span class="yearNumber">20091023</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/102309.html">Consejos para tomar sus medicamentos de forma segura</a></h1> <p> Una persona puede estar tomando varios medicamentos para diferentes condiciones a la misma vez. Por ejemplo, puede estar tomando un medicamento para el corazón y otro diferente para la diabetes. La próxima vez que vaya al médico, lleve consigo una lista con todos sus medicamentos, incluyendo los medicamentos sin receta médica, tales como vitaminas y/o productos herbarios.Esto es muy importante, ya que su doctor debe estar al tanto de todos los medicamentos que usted toma,... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/102309.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">September</span> <span class="day">25</span> <span class="year">2009</span> <span class="yearNumber">20090925</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/092509.html">La depresi贸n es tratable</a></h1> <p> ¿Siente una tristeza profunda que no desaparece fácilmente? ¿Ya no tiene apetito o está comiendo más? ¿No puede dormir o ha perdido el interés por las cosas que normalmente disfruta y le gustan?Hable con su médico—puede que esté padeciendo de depresión. Pero tenga presente: la depresión se puede tratar. Los antidepresivos sirven para tratar la depresión y la mayoría de las personas pueden encontrar uno que le ayude a... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/092509.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">August</span> <span class="day">13</span> <span class="year">2009</span> <span class="yearNumber">20090813</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/081309.html">隆S谩quele el jugo a su pr贸xima cita m茅dica!</a></h1> <p> A veces nos quejamos porque la espera en la recepción es generalmente larga y cuando nos toca el turno para ver al médico, la cita sólo toma aproximadamente unos 15 minutos. Por eso, la próxima vez que visite al médico, esté preparado. Dependiendo si su cita es para un chequeo o para recibir un diagnóstico, existen 5 recomendaciones básicas que le ayudarán a asegurarse que recibirá una atención médica adecuada:Pregunte si tiene dudas o... <a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/081309.html">Read more</a> </p> </div> </article>  <article class="article"> <div class="article-preview-left-col"> <div class="article-preview-date"> <span class="month">June</span> <span class="day">15</span> <span class="year">2009</span> <span class="yearNumber">20090615</span> </div> </div> <div class="article-preview"> <h1><a href="/web/20140702195350/http://www.ahrq.gov/news/columns/consejos-de-salud-para-ti/061509.html">隆Hombres de todas la edades, a bailar se ha dicho!</a></h1> <p> 15 de Junio, 2009Mantenerse físicamente activo es necesario para poder gozar de una buena salud. Por eso, bailar, caminar, cortar la hierba, jugar fútbol, o montar bicicleta, son ejemplos de actividades que podría incorporar en su rutina diaria. 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