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• Interactions between drugs and supplements can result in either an increase or decrease in the effectiveness of your medications. In other words, you could be getting too much or too little of the medications that you need, which can be dangerous to your health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hailey R. Staker) Related Photos

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• The Drug Enforcement Agency sponsors the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which lets people safely and securely dispose of potentially dangerous unused, unwanted and expired prescription drugs. (Courtesy graphic) Related Photos

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• Air Force Master Sgt. Sam Mullins, second from the left, participated in an organized event earlier in September to raise awareness for prostate cancer. He was joined by his wife, Sharon, and his children, Audrey and Ethan. Dr. Matthew Stringer, far left, who helped operate on Mullin’s cancer, participated in the event as well. (Photo Courtesy of Sam Mullins) Related Photos

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• A series of Broselow pediatric emergency kits, weight-based resuscitation medical kits for children, lie atop a stretcher during pediatric malady training. Shock Trauma Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted the training during PHIBLEX 33 to prepare its Sailors to treat child patients. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards) Related Photos

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• Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, talks to the Association of Women Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C. Related Photos

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• Army Staff Sgt. Tierra Brown, a 392nd Army Band vocalist, was seen by millions singing the National Anthem during the CNN Town Hall with President Barack Obama at Fort Lee, Virginia, Sept. 28. Brown, a Soldier of 14 years, has battled post-traumatic stress disorder for years. (U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell) Related Photos

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• Navy Medicine treats and prevents women’s health issues around the world, including ships at sea, using innovative technology and research. The fleet ensures that its ships are equipped to support basic women’s health needs. While the depth of resources depends on the size and mission of each ship, all are equipped with emergency and routine birth control options, basic testing for sexually transmitted infections, equipment for well-woman exams and sick call examinations, and most importantly a professionally trained medical provider. (U.S. Navy photo) Related Photos

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• Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, said military members have to be ready to go anywhere in the world on short notice. To help solve the complexity of care with that readiness aspect, Bono pointed to the Military Health System’s new electronic health record, MHS GENESIS, as key to helping conversations between doctors and patients, no matter where people are. (Courtesy photo) Related Photos

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• Navy corpsmen treat a notional casualty during a training evolution on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Navy Medical Augmentation Program Sustainment Training brings corpsmen from up and down the east coast to Camp Lejeune to get hands-on training. The corpsmen are all attached to the 2nd Medical Battalion but are assigned at different stations throughout the east coast. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jon Sosner) Related Photos

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• Early detection of the breast cancer can provide early treatment for the service member or their beneficiaries. For those women diagnosed with localized (Stage 1) breast cancer there is a more than 98 percent probability that they will survive five or more years. (U.S. Air Force photo by L.A. Shively) Related Photos

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• San Antonio Military Medical Center Emergency Department staff treat a patient on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The emergency department serves 20 counties in the Texas region and treats roughly 200 patients a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma) Related Photos

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• Women with a U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team operating in Europe demonstrated their capabilities in Marine Corps martial arts, non-lethal weapons, foreign weapons handling and combat lifesaving to Romanian and U.S. forces. Women comprise more than 16 percent of U.S. Navy, and 6 percent of Marine Corps personnel respectively, making women’s health essential to force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michelle Reif) Related Photos

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• About 80 million people are infected with HPV right now in the United States. Vaccines are currently available for both males and females to help prevent the virus, which can be linked to various cancers, such as cervical cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) Related Photos

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