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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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… HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection On this page: Condition Overview Health Tools Cause Symptoms What … symptoms may include: Belly cramps, nausea, or vomiting. Diarrhea. Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and … in your blood. Later symptoms Later symptoms may include: Diarrhea or other bowel changes. Fatigue. Fever. Loss of …
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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 …
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… prostate gland . Most cases of prostate cancer occur after age 65. Early prostate cancer usually doesn't cause … Examples of outcomes with and without PSA testing in men ages 55 to 69 footnote 3 * Outcomes Without PSA testing With … cancer screening showed that out of a group of 1,000 men ages 55 to 69 who have PSA testing and are followed over a …
