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… Teen Substance Use: Making a Contract With Your Teen On this page: Overview … Overview Putting a plan for avoiding alcohol and substance use in writing will help your teen make good decisions in … Staff Medical Review: Patrice Burgess MD - Family Medicine Brian D. O'Brien MD - Internal Medicine Adam Husney …
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… Warfarin: Taking Your Medicine Safely Actionset Overview Warfarin is a medicine … time it takes for your blood to clot. That means it can cause bleeding problems. So it's important to know how to take … any medicines or natural health products. Don't smoke. Smoking affects how the body uses medicine, and it increases …
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… Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? … foods, being active, staying at a healthy weight, and not smoking. FAQs How can you know your risk of heart attack and … pills. My main risk factor is smoking. My doctor said quitting would help lower my risk. So I'm going to work with …
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… Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Decision Point You … of plaque or a blood clot could move to the brain and cause a stroke . How can you reduce your risk of stroke? There … habits that can help reduce the risk of stroke include: Not smoking. Eating heart-healthy foods. Being active. Your …
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… Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly Actionset Overview Medicines do not cure … gain, side effects of medicines, or another health problem. Use tools like daily or weekly pill boxes to make taking … heart failure symptoms worse, and write down those that you should not take. Check with your doctor before you take any …
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… Temporomandibular Disorder: Should I Have Surgery for Jaw Pain? Decision Point You may … surgery to correct temporomandibular disorder. Continue to use other treatments. Key points to remember Surgery for … movement. Flush out the joint. Insert an anti-inflammatory medicine. In open-joint surgery , the doctor makes a large …
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… Ear Infection: Should I Give My Child Antibiotics? Decision Point You may … you may have to wait at least another 48 hours for the medicine to take effect. Antibiotics can have side effects, … the next time your child needs them. This can happen because bacteria can build up resistance to the medicine. FAQs …
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… Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? Decision Point You may want … to let others know your wishes about your care. You can use a legal document called an advance care plan to make … reactions. Bleeding problems caused by the blood-thinning medicines. Infection or clotting of the dialysis access. …
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… Pregnancy: Should I Have CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling)? Decision … Or you may already know that your chances are higher because of your age and family history. Chorionic villi are tiny … Staff Primary Medical Reviewer Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine Primary Medical Reviewer Martin J. Gabica MD - …
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… Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son's Penis Natural? Decision Point You may … Key points to remember Circumcision is surgery. It causes pain during and after the procedure. After the foreskin … Have your son circumcised For a baby in his first month, medicine may be used to numb the penis during circumcision. …
