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… Oral Rehydration Solutions for Children On this page: Overview Overview When a child has … care provider. Dehydration Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger Rotavirus Adaptation Date: …
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… Your Family Medical History On this page: Overview Overview Health problems sometimes run in the … Family member Name Health problems. (Include approximate age when problem started or occurred.) If no longer living, cause of death. (Include the age at death.) My mother     My father       My sisters and …
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… Caregiving: Helping Someone With Eating On this page: Overview Overview A person who is … caring for may have a low appetite or need some encouragement to eat regularly. Try to offer food more often, … Caregiving: Overview of Personal Care Dental Care for Older Adults Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) Healthy …
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… Alzheimer's Disease On this page: Health Tools Cause Prevention Symptoms … disease? Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that damages the brain . It causes a steady loss of memory and of … later in the disease. Mild memory loss is common in people older than 60. It may not mean that you have Alzheimer's …
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… Get the facts Your options Buy a commercial screening package. This is a bundle of screening tests offered by a … about your health. Don't buy a commercial screening package. Work with a doctor to decide which screening tests you … doctor can help you decide which tests you may need. A package of commercial tests may include recommended screening …
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… Insemination Procedures On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How … Well It Works Treatment success is strongly influenced by age. This is because an aging egg supply decreases pregnancy rate, and miscarriage risk increases with age. For people with unexplained …
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… Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image On this page: Overview Overview Children of all ages are exposed to ideas about thinness by parents, peers, …
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… Screening for Hearing Problems On this page: Overview Overview In … hearing problems can delay your child's speech and language development. Early screening for hearing loss can help … emotional problems that can be related to speech and language development. footnote 2 In most hearing tests, your …
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… Encouraging Language Development in Your Preschooler On this page: Overview Overview Children's language development is likely to progress faster when they are …
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… a vaginal ring, or a cream or gel. Until menopause (around age 50), the ovaries make most of your body's estrogen. When … soreness caused by low estrogen. Slows the loss of skin collagen . Collagen puts the stretch in skin and muscle. Reduces the risk …