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… Sore Throat and Other Throat Problems On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … lasts longer than a week is often caused by irritants or an injury. Examples include: Throat irritation from low … nose before you start. Position the baby with his or her head tilted slightly back. Squeeze the round base of the …
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… Alcohol and Drug Use On this page: Overview Health Tools Check Your Symptoms Self-Care … (STIs) , including HIV . Increase the risk of overdose , injury, and death. Cause you to do things you wouldn't … out, it's normal to feel a little confused, weak, or light-headed when you first wake up or come to. But unless …
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… Cervical Disc Herniation On this page: … lower back (lumbar) spine. The seven vertebrae between the head and the chest make up the cervical spine. What causes … such as traction. Traction is gentle, steady pulling on the head to stretch the neck and allow the small joints between …
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… Urinary Tract Infections in Children On this page: Cause What Increases Your Risk … bad. Pain in the flank . This is felt just below the rib cage and above the waist on one or both sides of the back. … doctor may do other tests if your child has a UTI and: Is younger than 2 years old and has a fever. Doesn't get better …
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… Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts On this page: Overview Overview Strollers Taking … carts Most injuries from shopping carts involve children younger than 5 years. Broken bones, internal injuries, and … you need to shop with your child, protect your child from injury as much as you can. Never leave your child …
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… Chronic Lung Disease in Infants On this page: Conditions Basics … problems that can lead to chronic lung disease such as: Injury to the lungs from the use of a ventilator . Many … the baby's nose or mouth or through a hood over the baby's head. A machine called a ventilator can give oxygen to …
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… Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely On this page: Overview Overview How to get in and … back of a seat or the dashboard. Don't use the open door or headrest for support. They might move. Sit down slowly. … of the front seat, do the same steps in reverse. For a knee injury, try riding in the back seat. slide 5 of 5 < Prev …
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… Meningitis On this page: How it Spreads What Increases Your … when you try to touch your chin to your chest. Fever. Headache. Vomiting. Trouble staying awake. Seizures. … Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness Crying, Age 3 and Younger Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns …
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… Hearing Loss On this page: Health Tools Cause Prevention Symptoms … hearing loss include earwax buildup, an object in the ear, injury to the ear or head, an ear infection, a ruptured eardrum, and other …
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… Nursemaid's Elbow On this page: Conditions Basics Conditions Basics … is nursemaid's elbow? Nursemaid's elbow, also called radial head subluxation , means that the radius has pulled away … and the supporting ligaments are not fully developed. This injury is especially common in children between ages 2 and 3 …
