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… Quick Tips: Helping Children Take Medicine On this page: Get started Get started Giving medicine to a child can … Drink from a straw to help wash down the pill. Tilt your head back as you swallow the pill. Current as of: … Drink from a straw to help wash down the pill. Tilt your head back as you swallow the pill. Current as of: …
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… Sinusitis: Over-the-Counter Medicines On this page: Overview Overview Medicines … as acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve facial pain and headache. Use a decongestant nasal spray, gel, or drops … the spray. Try an oral decongestant for a stuffy nose or head. It provides longer relief than the ones that are used …
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… Family Life Cycle On this page: Independence Stage Coupling Stage … to making your marriage work. Putting the needs of another ahead of your own. You and your partner will have less stress … and career issues. Beginning a shift toward concern for older generations in your extended family. Empty Nest: …
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… Effective Parenting: Discipline On this page: Overview Overview Positive … proactively. The goal is to use techniques that encourage your child's sense of responsibility, nurture … how disappointed you are in their inappropriate behaviour. Older children can be told that their behaviour has made you …
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… Undescended Testicle On this page: Conditions Basics … testicle hasn't dropped by the time he is 6 months of age, your doctor may suggest treatment. What causes it? … probably want to check your baby again at 3 to 6 months of age. By this time, the testicle may have moved into place on …
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… Sun Psoriasis Psoriasis: Skin, Scalp, and Nail Care Rash, Age 12 and Older Removing Moles and Skin Tags Ringworm of the Skin …
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… You may wish to discuss this with your healthcare provider ahead of time. Episiotomy An episiotomy is an incision (cut) … a soft plastic vacuum cup is placed on the baby's head and suction is used to help pull the baby out. The cup … A vacuum is used if: The mother has a prolonged pushing stage of labour The mother is exhausted and unable to push …
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… Colour Blindness On this page: … macular degeneration, cataracts, or diabetic retinopathy. Injury to the eye. Side effects of some medicines. What are … on a traffic signal. Eye Problems, Non-Injury Vision Tests Citations Community …
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… Medicine or Other Drug Use and Sleep Problems On this page: Overview Overview Many prescription and … Drinking a cup of coffee or other caffeine-containing beverage during the day can cause sleeplessness. Caffeine can … Even the small amount of caffeine in decaffeinated beverages can interfere with sleep. Nicotine, which can disrupt …
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… Your Young Child's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis On this page: Overview Overview Until the … the penis only. Pulling the foreskin back too early can damage it and cause scar tissue to form. When you're able to … Circumcision Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Growth and Development, Newborn Male …