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… Dawn's Story: From Dieting to Healthy Eating Habits On this page: Dawn's Story Dawn's Story Dawn … weight. So when Dawn's employer decided to offer a yearlong healthy-weight program that focused on making lasting …
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… Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices On … Overview Children may develop poor eating habits for several reasons, including: Available food … Food marketing. Marketing creates a desire for less-than-healthy foods. Foods advertised during children's TV shows …
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… Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition On … Overview Overview Children with poor eating habits don't get the amounts of nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. This can lead to being …
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… Antiretroviral Medicines for HIV On this page: About This Medicine About This Medicine … know about each of the medicines you take. This includes why you take it, how to take it, what you can expect while … your body (viral load). This helps keep your immune system healthy and helps you live longer. The medicines also help …
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… HIV Treatment in Children On this page: Overview Overview HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks … in your child's body. It can also help your child stay healthy. This treatment is called antiretroviral therapy …
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… Resistance to HIV Medicines On this page: Overview Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) changes (mutates) often. Sometimes these changes make … or protects the immune system. Here are some reasons why treatment fails. The virus is already resistant to one …
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… HIV: Preventing Infections On this page: Overview Overview In most cases, HIV causes only a few weeks of flu-like symptoms. But if HIV isn't treated, you're more likely to get sick with …
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… HIV: Stages of Infection On this page: Overview Related … Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies HIV infection into 4 stages: footnote 1 WHO stages of HIV infection Stage 1 (HIV infection) : The CD4+ cell count …
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… HIV Viral Load On this page: Related … Viral load is a measurement of how much HIV is present in your blood. A sample of blood is drawn and … millilitre of blood. Each virus is called a "copy" because HIV reproduces by making copies of itself (replicating). The …
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… HIV: Giving Support On this page: Overview Related … to think about the emotional well-being of the person with HIV you care for. Because every person's emotional needs are … Don't avoid the person. Like anyone else, people with HIV feel anger, frustration, depression, and other emotions. …
