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… right for a short time. These devices are in your home, garage, workplace, and hospital. Your doctor or the … Cell phones and smartphones. Tablets and e-readers. Headphones and earbuds. Wearable devices that use wireless … or slow, skipping, or fluttering. You feel dizzy, light-headed, or faint. You have shortness of breath that is new …
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… Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well … work. Other factors considered before surgery include: Age, skeletal age, and status of puberty. Location of the curve. Surgery …
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… Cancer Support: Family, Friends, and Relationships On this page: Overview Overview Cancer can impact your family in many … It may be easier if you prepare for those conversations ahead of time. Be honest with adult family members. Discuss … to know. Share only what you're comfortable sharing. Think ahead about how much you want to tell people at work about …
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… Feeding Your Premature Infant On this page: Overview Overview Some premature … after birth. If your baby was born before the gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks, he or she can't feed by mouth. The … consultant. If your baby was born before the gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks, your doctor may advise adding a …
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… for your bicycle so that you can take your child (toddler age or older) with you on bike rides. Look carefully into … old enough to run or climb, which may not be until about age 2, they are probably strong enough to ride in a bike … for your bicycle so that you can take your child (toddler age or older) with you on bike rides. Look carefully into …
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… Staph Foodborne Illness On this page: … cramping, and diarrhea. In more severe cases, dehydration, headache, muscle cramping, and changes in blood pressure and … cramping, and diarrhea. In more severe cases, dehydration, headache, muscle cramping, and changes in blood pressure and …
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… High Blood Pressure in Children and Teens On this page: … and what is high blood pressure depends on your child's age, sex, and height. The numbers change as your child … as heart or kidney problems. How is it diagnosed? Children age 3 and older often have their blood pressure checked …
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… Drug Use and Your Health On this page: Facts About Drug Use Health Risks of … (STIs), including HIV . Increase the risk of overdose , injury, and death. Cause you to do things you wouldn't … (STIs), including HIV . Increase the risk of overdose , injury, and death. Cause you to do things you wouldn't …
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… from spreading. When your menstrual periods stop at around age 50 (menopause) and your estrogen levels drop, … months. They can include spotting between periods, nausea, headaches, breast tenderness, and mood changes. There is a … dryness, less interest in sex, trouble sleeping, and headaches. Risks also include bone thinning. Progestin . …
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… the catheters up into your heart. X-rays and other images of the heart help the doctor see where to move the … that limit how well catheter ablation works include older age and other heart problems. footnote 5 You can help lower … bleeding, an accidental hole in the heart, and nerve damage in the chest. Rare problems include cardiac tamponade …