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… resistant to one or more antiretroviral medicines when you start treatment, or the virus mutates and stops … responding to the medicines. There is a change in the way your body absorbs a medicine. There are interactions between … changes in the viral genes. It takes 1 to 2 weeks to get the results. Phenotyping assays measure how well viruses …
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… Overview Print this form and fill in the information if you are seeing this health professional for the first time. … explain: When was I last screened for colon cancer (if I am older than 50)? ________________ If the results were … results change the treatment? If yes, explain: How do I get the test results? What home treatment can I do? Ask the …
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… Turning Off Your ICD On this page: Overview Overview An ICD is always checking your heart for a life-threatening, rapid heart rhythm. The … your ICD if your health goal changes from living longer to getting the most comfort possible at the end of life. Even …
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… Basics What is alcohol withdrawal? If you drink alcohol regularly and then cut down on how much you drink or suddenly stop drinking, you may go through some … to see a doctor. How is alcohol withdrawal treated? You may get medicine to treat the symptoms, whether you are at home …
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Your Hospital Stay: Your Room and Routine On this page: Overview Related … will have been done ahead of time, before you even get to the hospital. When you arrive The hospital or your … by your provincial health plan or private insurance. You'll get an identification bracelet for your wrist. Check it to …
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… bodies for funerals need to protect themselves from getting infected with the virus. Objects that have the virus … These include needles and syringes, bedding, and clothing. You cannot catch the Ebola or Marburg virus just by … same air as an infected person. For the virus to spread to you, body fluids from an infected person have to enter your …
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… The skin often is itchy, and the rash can spread quickly. You can have both jock itch and athlete's foot (tinea pedis) … jock itch mostly affects male athletes, but anyone can get it. Using public showers and locker rooms increases your chances of getting jock itch. Fungi grow best in the …
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… Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke On this page: Overview … may also play a part. But here's the good news: The things you're doing to stay healthy with diabetes also help your … vessels. That means eating healthy foods, quitting smoking, getting exercise, and staying at a healthy weight. What …
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… Loss On this page: Overview Overview Get started on healthy eating If you're trying to eat in healthier ways, you may need to change some of your daily habits. But you
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… wheat, barley, rye, and triticale (a wheat-rye cross). When you have this disease and you eat food with gluten in it, the gluten triggers an … and weaken bones. If it isn't treated, your child can get very sick. What causes it? Doctors think celiac disease …