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… have the legal right to breastfeed in any public area. Asking someone who is breastfeeding a child to move or cover … VIDEO: Admission to postpartum - keeping your baby skin-to-skin VIDEO: Baby's feeding cues and behaviours VIDEO: …
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… long periods. It hurts. Pressure leaves impressions in your skin. Shoes no longer fit. The degree of swelling you … while in other cases it can be severe and painful if the skin becomes taut and sensitive. The medical term for this … edema," meaning that applying pressure to the swollen skin leaves an indentation in the skin. Doctors often test …
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… (say "duh-pwee-TRAHNZ") disease, tissue under the skin in the palm of your hand, called the palmar fascia, … meet. In the active phase, you may have dimpling on the skin of your palm. Long, ropey cords or bands form in the … if you have Dupuytren's disease. Your doctor will look for skin changes on your palm and feel for any knots or a cord. …
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… Simple laser vein treatment is done on the outside of your skin. It can treat spider veins and tiny varicose veins just under the skin's surface. Usually, more than one laser session is … treatment. Some examples of side effects include: Skin burns. Skin colouring changes. Feelings of burning, …
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… the legs. Help relieve symptoms caused by varicose veins, skin ulcers, and deep vein thrombosis. Help skin ulcers heal and help prevent them from coming back. … doctor if: Your toes get numb or painful or turn dark. Your skin is irritated. Explore more Varicose Veins Venous Skin
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… they usually cry less if they are breastfeeding and held skin-to-skin. For more information about newborn screening, talk to …
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… cause, you may have other symptoms, such as vaginal pain, itching, or discharge. What will you need to do if you have … cause, you may have other symptoms, such as vaginal pain, itching, or discharge. What will you need to do if you have …
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… as a shot into a muscle, or as a gel or cream rubbed on the skin. Anabolic steroid medicines include testosterone … In women, anabolic steroids can: Increase body hair. Make skin rough. Decrease breast size. Enlarge the clitoris. … problems is higher when steroids are taken as a pill. Oily skin, acne, and male-pattern hair loss. Skin infections that …
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… for energy metabolism; important for normal vision and skin health. Milk and milk products; leafy green vegetables; … important for nervous system, digestive system, and skin health. Meat, poultry, fish, whole grain or enriched … to the vitamin by the body.] Needed for vision, healthy skin and mucous membranes, bone and tooth growth, immune …