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… Surgery Overview YAG laser capsulotomy is surgery to help you see clearly after cataract surgery. You may need this surgery because months or years after cataract surgery, your vision may get fuzzy again. This happens when a …
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… symptoms are caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). You meet the Rome III criteria for IBS if your symptoms began at least 6 months ago, you have had abdominal (belly) pain or discomfort at least 3 …
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… antibodies that protect the body against diseases. When you are given an immunoglobulin, your body uses antibodies from other people's blood plasma … against or reduce the severity of certain diseases. Protect your fetus if you are pregnant and at risk for Rh …
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… Diary On this page: Overview Overview A pain diary may help you and your doctor find out what makes your pain better or worse. Use the diary and pain scale …
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… drugs and some pharmaceutical drugs can be harmful for you and for your developing baby during pregnancy. Using street drugs when you’re pregnant can increase the risk of miscarriage, …
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… bone that's closest to the ankle. What are the symptoms? If you have a Jones fracture, the outer side of your foot may be painful, swollen, and tender. Your foot may look bruised, and you may have trouble …
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… tests that can confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia . But you may have lab tests to rule out other diseases. Or these tests can find out if you have another disease along with fibromyalgia. … is important, because they may need different treatment. If your doctor thinks that you may have another muscle or joint …
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… Diagnosis and treatment of asthma can be a challenge if you are age 65 or older. You might have another medical condition that masks your asthma. Or you may be more likely to have side effects …
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… Overview Childbirth and breastfeeding may affect your sexual desire. Exhaustion, breast soreness, your baby's demands, and recovery from childbirth may reduce your interest in intimacy with your partner. But you may …
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… Hospital infections can be very serious, especially if you're already weak from whatever illness or problem put you in the hospital in the first place. An infection can add weeks to your hospital stay. So it's important to learn the steps you …
