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… Kidney Disease On this page: Health Tools Prevention Symptoms Examinations and Tests Treatment … kidney disease is medicine to lower your blood pressure and prevent or slow kidney damage. Lifestyle changes can help. … Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine …
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… Cut nails short or wear cotton gloves at night to prevent scratching. Wear cotton clothing. Don't wear wool … To keep itching from getting worse You may be able to prevent itching from getting worse. Stay out of the sun and … Current as of: March 22, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency …
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… Risk When To Call Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview Prevention Self-Care Medicines Surgery … 24 hours. If a person's immune system becomes unable to prevent the bacteria from growing, the TB becomes active. Of … tuberculosis (TB) in the lungs (pulmonary TB) by using a medical history and physical examination, and by checking …
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