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… Last updated February 14, 2025 Overview Toddlers go through amazing changes between 12 and 36 months. Learn what … inspire and help kids learn about the world around them through cooperation, empathy, friendship and …
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… Talk to someone you trust. Set small goals, like getting through the next feeding or breastfeeding for one more week. … once breastfeeding is well established. When babies go through a growth spurt they may want to nurse more often for …
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… increases as you age, especially from your 30s and 40s through menopause. Most have mild or no symptoms. But … allows the uterus to be left in place. Surgery can be done: Through the vagina and into the uterus using a lighted scope. Through a large cut in the belly. Through several small cuts …
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… part of the vagina are also removed. The surgery is done through a cut (incision) the doctor makes in your lower … puts a lighted tube, or scope, and other surgical tools through small cuts in your lower belly. The doctor is able … a tube. After surgery, the urine passes from the ureters through the conduit and out the opening into a plastic bag …
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… How is it diagnosed? Your doctor diagnoses kernicterus through a physical examination and knowledge of your child's … Treatment may start with light therapy and fluids given through a needle into a vein (intravenous fluid … or two. This helps keep bilirubin moving out of the body through urine and stool. Set up a routine checkup before you …
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… Radon is found in new and old buildings. It can seep in through any opening where the building contacts the soil. If … contains radon, radon may enter the air inside the house through pipes, drains, faucets, or appliances that use … entering the building. The most common way to do this is through sub-slab depressurization, which vents air from …
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… had blood clots before, and those who have cancer. Wound-healing problems. These are more common in people who take … easily. Risks include: A blood clot. Infection or wound-healing problems. A heart attack. Instability in the joint. … had blood clots before, and those who have cancer. Wound-healing problems. These are more common in people who take …
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… reproductive organs may cause endometrial cells to go up through the fallopian tubes and into the belly. And your … the uterus like it should. These cells might be carried through the body by blood or lymph fluid. What are the … or vagina may cause too many endometrial cells to go up through the fallopian tubes and then into the belly. (This …
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… (say "IN-gwuh-nul HER-nee-uh") happens when tissue bulges through a weak spot in your groin area. You may see or feel … muscle. Pressure on that area can cause tissue to push through the belly and bulge out. Belly muscles that are torn … for developing an inguinal hernia. Stay at a healthy weight through diet and exercise. Avoid rapid weight loss (such as …
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… stopped. A breathing machine that pumps air into your lungs through a tube is used if you can't breathe on your own. … to happen if you couldn't say what you wanted. As you read through each example, write down any thoughts that come to … disease? Would you want to be given food and fluids through a tube? If so, is there a time when you would want …