Quran Dhivehi Tharujamaa for iOS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-gqzpEJYhW-xS1mYxadUJKojgEPsoFvUAmZi6P-7_bP45q22kBS0cyUoFMrOAlfqdpoG0kFDBVyHxYuJdG9QQCs4kSSMXnoBuYbEGCcY0B9P3Jz2TIUM2ETIaNgr0FmWqJDg4Sh1Dyw/s640/blogger-image--2071506865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-gqzpEJYhW-xS1mYxadUJKojgEPsoFvUAmZi6P-7_bP45q22kBS0cyUoFMrOAlfqdpoG0kFDBVyHxYuJdG9QQCs4kSSMXnoBuYbEGCcY0B9P3Jz2TIUM2ETIaNgr0FmWqJDg4Sh1Dyw/s400/blogger-image--2071506865.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoN0JQXtw5Vq6Y4eH_dNFcbfUPMc_teArYNubXy7J0662WsgO2610s7JPGUFpz53-W0gqV1rqM3ECbxCvloETuBYSd7coCAFjDtlD6koTuGKmsKSmyFEYoAMgHys4ZdF5RdzyyfszuV4/s640/blogger-image-692398937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoN0JQXtw5Vq6Y4eH_dNFcbfUPMc_teArYNubXy7J0662WsgO2610s7JPGUFpz53-W0gqV1rqM3ECbxCvloETuBYSd7coCAFjDtlD6koTuGKmsKSmyFEYoAMgHys4ZdF5RdzyyfszuV4/s400/blogger-image-692398937.jpg" width="222" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://appsto.re/us/aqW0cb.i" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkHha3JUfr2xmjdBWgbwjALCvdbTz2XRgFWJIKlTX0fBdX9vigTPxIaRdGRDTJSya4_oYeM2F8NL7Rr-YoJm12pXXwBWfW5yCrF3Q8q662T6G8xVmqNgBzQWkA9gyTlCEqWFkI2h-FF4/s1600/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_135x40.png" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Quran Dhivehi Tharujamaa  allows you to read the entire Holy Quran and its Official Dhivehi Translations. Listen to verse by verse recitation and recitation of the entire surat. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Features:</div> <div> * Recite Quran and its Dhivehi Tharujamaa offline</div> <div> * Bookmarking verses</div> <div> * Easy scrolling</div> <div> * Verse by verse Recitation or entire surah (audio is streamed online, make sure you are connected to the internet)</div> <div> * Recitation by famous reciter Ghamadi</div> <div> * Easy to use user interface design</div> <div> * Search text from the translations</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> If you have any concerns or feedback please don't hesitate to contact me directly.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div>

Quran Dhivehi Tharujamaa for iOS

Quran Dhivehi Tharujamaa  allows you to read the entire Holy Quran and its Official Dhivehi Translations. Listen to verse by verse...

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DhiTube - Popular Dhivehi Music Videos - is now available on the AppStore

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> The new DhiTube app for iPhone and iPad is the best way to enjoy popular Dhivehi music videos on your device. Enjoy a personalized music video experience of the best of YouTube content, curated just for you.<br /> <br /> <br /> DhiTube offers a range of special features, including:<br /> <br /> - Follow the Top and Latest Dhivehi music videos from one place.<br /> - The possibility to like and share your favourite videos on Facebook without leaving the app.<br /> - Full screen video mode<br /> - Make a list of your favourite videos.<br /> - Option to submit new music videos within the app if you have the YouTube Video ID.<br /> <br /> *This app does not save YouTube video to your device, and the user does not have login to YouTube account to view the videos.<br /> <div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dyL6D_7gay1l__UKEXyJao65M9-Y3AlWL7hdsaAHsrhoYZU9aTOxHJ54GFbVOSlhp-6ZvtQWtiHZS7kKhBGIsL-wxZPb5UX6WE2HUm4bWPG8n004P42UQWaito3ELz9RJb9KgZ1KIEo/s640/blogger-image-843347233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dyL6D_7gay1l__UKEXyJao65M9-Y3AlWL7hdsaAHsrhoYZU9aTOxHJ54GFbVOSlhp-6ZvtQWtiHZS7kKhBGIsL-wxZPb5UX6WE2HUm4bWPG8n004P42UQWaito3ELz9RJb9KgZ1KIEo/s320/blogger-image-843347233.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFHzaKE0NC6SAciHRdxUf79eauzg3f0q4TCHLhwfEuNHNxEGHEPhi_jlEbwNH49yLDF_t6ThMwZ4CsJ2JUJDzZsF2HwKvq_QYi68qbeh_xlwyxtA4lthJ8aD7jFgNdYPlOQIJcbu1Hoc/s640/blogger-image-709444292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFHzaKE0NC6SAciHRdxUf79eauzg3f0q4TCHLhwfEuNHNxEGHEPhi_jlEbwNH49yLDF_t6ThMwZ4CsJ2JUJDzZsF2HwKvq_QYi68qbeh_xlwyxtA4lthJ8aD7jFgNdYPlOQIJcbu1Hoc/s320/blogger-image-709444292.jpg" width="190" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO-NJIG9WFc6DoKjLftwB3KGA8tFLPvWabQ-mY4eIAjn9bgdnQxPjjEbw7ZSCb20sqdB1aX1BBK2y68tRK2TBIMUdYUXmLDydNdhocUjSMOGhN4imS16xdc61T5LApXQNdDdDVIIK660/s640/blogger-image-1113766715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO-NJIG9WFc6DoKjLftwB3KGA8tFLPvWabQ-mY4eIAjn9bgdnQxPjjEbw7ZSCb20sqdB1aX1BBK2y68tRK2TBIMUdYUXmLDydNdhocUjSMOGhN4imS16xdc61T5LApXQNdDdDVIIK660/s320/blogger-image-1113766715.jpg" width="186" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://appsto.re/us/1_epab.i" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnB7JEEo9HeK2SaSK-UB7OuDskttVET7EWprvY8Eaw_VeVbQX3RRIzts_w9msjDUe8Bi52X3MwBm9Y4mcE7X3TxetzNngfHwhBQksZYb8ZowZYhewNQzfaGnT08-G6dZoiF607N5TWfog/s1600/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_135x40.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://appsto.re/us/1_epab.i" target="_blank">Download - DhiTube - Popular Dhivehi Music Videos</a></div> </div> <div> <br /></div> </div>

DhiTube - Popular Dhivehi Music Videos - is now available on the AppStore

The new DhiTube app for iPhone and iPad is the best way to enjoy popular Dhivehi music videos on your device. Enjoy a personalized music vi...

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Why you should have a personal health record (PHR) and what to keep in it

<div id="fws_56dab60606f4b" data-bg-mobile-hidden="" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 35px; border: 0px; width: 300px; position: relative;"><div class="col span_12 dark " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: left; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><div class="vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col no-extra-padding" data-padding-pos="all" data-hover-bg="" data-animation="" data-delay="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear; min-height: 5px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 100% !important; background-position: 50% 50%;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;">How this article can help you:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span>Everyone should have a personal health record (PHR) because they can help you better manage your health and healthcare. This article will help answer the following questions:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 30px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What is a PHR?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why you should have a PHR</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it’s important to keep your PHR up-to-date</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What you should include in your PHR</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Where to store your PHR</span></li></ul><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What is a PHR?</span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A PHR is an electronic copy of your medical information. You never know when you’ll need this information, so it’s good to have a PHR stored on your computer, phone, or tablet, for easy access.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some insurance companies, HMOs, and medical provider groups offer PHRs to their members.</span></p><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why you should have a PHR</span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here are a few reasons why you should have a PHR:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 30px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Each doctor you visit has at least part of your medical record, but you can’t be sure he or she has <em style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;">all </em>of it. Doctors need as much information as possible in order to give you the care that is best for</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can potentially save money by avoiding unnecessary tests and treatments.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can avoid negative interactions between different medications. If you see multiple doctors, you may be given different medications from each of them. Each doctor may not know what the other doctor prescribed. Therefore, there is a possibility that the different medications you were given may cause bad side effects when used at the same time. If you have a written record of all the medications you are taking, it will be easier to avoid this problem.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If there is a medical emergency, your personal health record may save your life. If those close to you know how to access your PHR, they can give important information like your allergies, medical history, and medications to the doctors treating you.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are traveling and have a health problem, your personal health record can save you time. The doctor you see on your trip will have access to all the information in your PHR and won’t have to contact your doctors back home.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can use your PHR to manage and track your health over time. This feature is especially helpful for people who have chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease.</span></li></ul><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why it’s important to keep your PHR up-to-date</span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In order to give you the best care, your doctor needs to know as much as possible about your medical history. PHRs help you and your doctor make informed medical decisions.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sometimes doctors don’t have all the information they need. They may have a hard time remembering all the information you gave them on your first visit. Or maybe another doctor diagnosed you with a condition and/or prescribed you a medication that your first doctor needs to know about. By keeping an up-to-date PHR with you, you can help your doctor fill in any gaps.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Having an up-to-date PHR is not only convenient for doctor visits, but can help save your life in case of emergency.</span></p><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What you should include in your PHR</span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here are the main points to include:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 30px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Name and date of birth</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Medications: complete list</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full name</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dosage</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Instructions on how to take your medication (for example: time of day, with or without food)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Who prescribed the medication, and why</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vitamins, herbal supplements and other non-Western medications</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When your prescription was last updated</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Allergies:</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full name of food, material, or medication</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Type of reaction (for example: rash, angioedema (swelling under the skin), anaphylaxis (life-threatening, whole-body allergic reaction))</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Doctors:</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The names of your family doctors and specialists: only provide phone numbers for most frequently visited doctors</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Surgeries</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Name of surgery</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Date of surgery</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Name of surgeon</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Site of surgery (left or right side of the body)</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most recent immunizations/vaccinations (include the date you received each immunization)</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">TdaP (tetanus shot)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Influenza (flu shot)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shingles vaccine (varicella shot)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pneumovax (pneumonia shot)</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Medical conditions</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Start date, remission date (date cured)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Only include chronic (long term) diseases and conditions (do not include the flu, colds, or sinus infections)</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The pharmacy you use, including address, fax, and phone number</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pertinent family history: ONLY immediate family (mom, dad, grandparents, siblings)</span><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; border: 0px; list-style: none;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer (specify type if possible)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Autoimmune diseases (for example: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, kidney disease)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mental health conditions (for example: depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)</span></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc outside;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Copy of your EKG (especially if you have a history of heart problems)</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Since this list can be quite long if your history is extensive, you may want to also keep a shorter copy of your PHR, including medications, a list of your doctors, and a list of your emergency contacts. You should keep this shorter version of your PHR in your wallet in the event of an emergency.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ask your doctor what else you might want to include in your PHR.</span></p><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; border: 0px; line-height: 26px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Where to store your personal health record:</span></h5><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most people keep their personal health record online, but you might also want to keep a paper copy, just in case.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You might also want other people, like family or close friends, to have access to your PHR. You’ll have to provide written authorization for another person to have access to your PHR. You will need to give this authorization to all your healthcare providers.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Note: Personal health records (PHRs) are different from electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs). Only you decide what goes into your PHR. EMRs and EHRs, on the other hand, are operated by your doctor, hospital, or health insurance company.</em></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="fws_56dab60607ee8" data-bg-mobile-hidden="" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; padding: 30px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 35px; border: 0px; width: 300px; position: relative;"><div class="row-bg-wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="row-bg " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 300px; background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size: cover; margin-top: 0px !important; height: 100% !important; transform: none !important; background-attachment: scroll !important;"></div></div><div class="col span_12 dark left" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: left; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><div class="vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col no-extra-padding" data-padding-pos="all" data-hover-bg="" data-animation="" data-delay="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: none; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear; transition: background-color 0.2s linear; min-height: 5px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 100% !important; background-position: 50% 50%;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div id="fws_56dab606083cd" data-bg-mobile-hidden="" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section " style="box-sizing: border-box; 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vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: none; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear; transition: background-color 0.2s linear; min-height: 5px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 100% !important; background-position: 50% 50%;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="vc_text_separator wpb_content_element separator_align_center" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0588235); clear: both; height: auto !important;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 1px 1em; margin: 0px; border: 0px; display: inline-block; position: relative; top: -20px; line-height: 32px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The bottom line:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="fws_56dab60608a11" data-bg-mobile-hidden="" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; width: 300px; position: relative; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><div class="row-bg-wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="row-bg " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 300px; background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size: cover; margin-top: 0px !important; height: 100% !important; transform: none !important; background-attachment: scroll !important;"></div></div><div class="col span_12 dark left" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: left; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><div class="vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col no-extra-padding" data-padding-pos="all" data-hover-bg="" data-animation="" data-delay="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear; min-height: 5px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 100% !important; background-position: 50% 50%;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div id="fws_56dab60608f03" data-bg-mobile-hidden="" class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; width: 300px; position: relative;"><div class="row-bg-wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="row-bg " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 300px; background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size: cover; margin-top: 0px !important; height: 100% !important; transform: none !important; background-attachment: scroll !important;"></div></div><div class="col span_12 " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: left; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><div class="vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col no-extra-padding" data-padding-pos="all" data-hover-bg="" data-animation="" data-delay="0" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 10; float: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear; min-height: 5px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 100% !important; background-position: 50% 50%;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element " style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 27px; margin: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PHRs can better help you manage your health and healthcare. 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Why you should have a personal health record (PHR) and what to keep in it

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Why You Don't Need Antibiotics for Sinus Infections

<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you've been knocked out by a sinus infection—stuffiness, face pain or pressure, and nasal discharge—it's likely your doctor will recommend you wait it out for a week or so before resorting to an antibiotic. That's because U.S. health experts recently called for doctors to </span><a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/drugs/why-your-doctor-should-not-give-you-antibiotics-for-your-respiratory-infection" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">think twice</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> before prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections and other respiratory infections.</span><div class="text section" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="text-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sinus infections, or <a href="http://consumerhealthchoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ChooseWiselySinusAAAAI-ER.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">sinusitis</a>, usually stem from a viral infection, not a bacterial one—and antibiotics don’t work against viruses. Even when bacteria does cause your sinusitis, it usually clears up on its own without drugs. In a study of 166 adults with acute sinusitis published in the Feb. 15, 2012 issue of JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association,<em> </em>amoxicillin proved no better than a placebo at reducing symptoms after three days.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Not only will taking antibiotics not help you feel better, but also they come with some unpleasant side effects that might leave you feeling worse. Studies suggest that nearly 25 percent of people who take antibiotics experience side effects, such as a rash or, more commonly, diarrhea and stomach problems. The drugs also contribute to the spread of resistant <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/health/the-rise-of-superbugs/index.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">superbugs</a>, which sicken at least 2 million people in the U.S. every year. </span></p></div></div><div class="text section" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="text-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"For acute sinusitis, there are very well done studies indicating that antibiotics are not necessary in the vast majority of patients, and most people will be able to clear an infection on their own," says Zara Patel, M.D., assistant professor of otolaryngology at Stanford University and chair of the Education Committee for the American Rhinologic Society.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To feel better sooner, our medical consultants recommend you get plenty of rest, rinse your nose with a saltwater sinus rinse or spray, drink warm fluids, and inhale steam from a hot bath, shower, or kettle. For pain, try an over-the-counter pain reliever such as <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/09/the-dangers-of-painkillers/index.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">acetaminophen</a> (Tylenol or generic) or <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/07/new-fda-warning-on-pain-drugs/index.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">ibuprofen</a> (Advil or generic). </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If needed, your doctor may prescribe a prescription corticosteroid spray, such as <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/05/should-i-use-flonase-or-nasacort-for-my-allergy-symptoms/index.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">fluticasone</a> or <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/05/should-i-use-flonase-or-nasacort-for-my-allergy-symptoms/index.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">triamcinolone</a>.<strong> </strong>A systematic review published in JAMA<em> </em>in September 2015 found that after saline irrigation, a topical corticosteroid spray for a few days was the next best course of action for extended sinusitis.</span></p><h2><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When to Consider Antibiotics for Sinus Infections</span></h2><div class="text-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In general, see your doctor and consider antibiotics for sinus infections only if your symptoms are very severe—meaning you develop a fever of 102 or more or have severe face pain and tenderness, if your symptoms last longer than a week or so, or if your symptoms improve and then worsen again.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Some patients with <a href="http://consumerhealthchoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ChooseWiselySinusAAAAI-ER.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">acute sinusitis</a> do need antibiotics, and if they continue with a worsening infection without treatment they can suffer dramatic complications such as loss of vision, meningitis, or brain abscess," says Patel. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If your doctor says you need an antibiotic, ask for generic amoxicillin. It's usually the best choice, costs as little as $4 for a prescription, and works as well as more expensive brand-name antibiotics.<br>--Ginger Skinner<br><br></span></p></div></div></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Xf52e9j8UB1n1QGAN0efdvV1wT5CXka5OYRw7L2qWVdvnL8VVuJ_i5w4gvErt1kab5GHuZL97FUWbrNmiz8uwf13rrcVSrrk72fhji3EWQeJHC1fjeGTbbW72GH1wUnEkOFtGiRwzMg/s640/blogger-image-1476237662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Xf52e9j8UB1n1QGAN0efdvV1wT5CXka5OYRw7L2qWVdvnL8VVuJ_i5w4gvErt1kab5GHuZL97FUWbrNmiz8uwf13rrcVSrrk72fhji3EWQeJHC1fjeGTbbW72GH1wUnEkOFtGiRwzMg/s640/blogger-image-1476237662.jpg"></a></div>

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Stop swiping up to kill your iPhone apps

<div class="separator" style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop0DbJOXfwYPSiH6dU55yghjueC6R-y1cDUHFuyvRL5Fi60C5JmmvwHpY59cPNksNr8XhHJMAxzR_LXeOquzJexbrm1joeNq6yRP1FCr8mE1Go8tQj41-U1T4a2ss6J8B10TTd1oqXipJ/s640/blogger-image-1226547025.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Many people with an iPhone (and that’s a lot of people) have the wrong idea about closing apps. And once you know why, it might change the way that you use your iPhone completely.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; position: relative; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">iPhone apps don’t need to be ‘killed’</span></span></h2><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All the time, I listen to people say that they close their iPhone apps when not in use with an upwards swipe in the app switcher (you know, the list of apps that appears if you double-tap the home button).</span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These people close their apps completely (rather than just exiting back to the home screen) in order to remove the app and stop it running, hopefully improving battery life in the process – as the phone has less to do, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That all sounds great, except that pretty much none of those apps that you’ve been swiping up on are actually open. They’re just images of apps that you have opened up before. You can think of it just like a list of graphical bookmarks for moving between apps.</span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">iOS, which is the mobile operating system that runs on iPhones and iPads, is intelligent enough to kill the open apps on its own, and it always has been.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That doesn’t mean that there aren’t occasions when you should manually close an app, but generally there’s no need to force an app to close unless it’s unresponsive, says Apple.</span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="margin: 20px 0px 30px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 60px; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; quotes: none; background-image: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQt3iYoCtuVIOfFf9KCdBdb261IFIQF2PQzbRgGO1Gf6xazgshAYlNX49LRgQ30gaa__hUqQ92XmJLXH5f44PS7L60-hlzR3NJJ3eQJUSeInYo9MXr2pDHEKc_6FXh_uOr2coce9CI8IW/s50/quote.png); background-attachment: scroll; min-height: 60px; text-align: center; background-position: 0% 18px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><div style="text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i style="font-variant: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Some apps will run for a short period of time before they’re set to a suspended state”, Apple’s documentation states. “This means they’re not actively in use, open, or taking up system resources. When you return to these apps, they’ll open instantly”.</i></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In fact, here’s a great article from Lifehacker that explains why manually killing apps may make your battery life worse:</span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="margin: 20px 0px 30px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 60px; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; quotes: none; background-image: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQt3iYoCtuVIOfFf9KCdBdb261IFIQF2PQzbRgGO1Gf6xazgshAYlNX49LRgQ30gaa__hUqQ92XmJLXH5f44PS7L60-hlzR3NJJ3eQJUSeInYo9MXr2pDHEKc_6FXh_uOr2coce9CI8IW/s50/quote.png); background-attachment: scroll; min-height: 60px; text-align: center; background-position: 0% 18px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><div style="text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: start;"><i style="font-variant: inherit; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By closing the app, you take the app out of the phone’s RAM. While you think this may be what you want to do, it’s not. When you open that same app again the next time you need it, your device has to load it back into memory all over again. All of that loading and unloading puts more stress on your device than just leaving it alone. Plus, iOS closes apps automatically as it needs more memory, so you’re doing something your device is already doing for you. You are meant to be the user of your device, not the janitor.</i></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So next time you’re tempted to close all your ‘open’ iPhone apps, just don’t…</span></div></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So unless you have OCD and just can't sleep at night without clearing out all of your apps, there's no need to constantly swipe up.</span></div><div style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.857em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-TodayBurn/BI</span></div>

Stop swiping up to kill your iPhone apps

Many people with an iPhone (and that’s a lot of people) have the wrong idea about closing apps. And once you know why, it might change the w...

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