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… Checklists Evaluating Hospice Palliative Care Programs Preventing Falls at Home Using Low-Vision Aids at Home … Use My Reasons to Quit Smoking Stress: How Do You Cope? Vaccines and Immunizations Adaptation Date: … Use My Reasons to Quit Smoking Stress: How Do You Cope? Vaccines and Immunizations Adaptation Date: …
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… Basics Health Tools Cause What Increases Your Risk Prevention Symptoms What Happens When to Call a Doctor … Men Osteoporosis Risk Factors Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis Prevention To help prevent osteoporosis: Make sure that you get enough calcium …
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… transmitted infections (STIs) and they can be used to prevent pregnancy The female condom is a tube of soft … family planning clinics. How well do female condoms work to prevent pregnancy? If used perfectly, the method failure … following the directions for use. How well do they work to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? The female …
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… And she takes another kind of medicine every day to prevent her migraines. The preventive medicine has helped. "I used to have a couple … as it would be if I didn't take my medicine." Relaxation to prevent migraines Along with taking medicine, Carole is …
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… like anastrozole, raloxifene, and tamoxifen may help prevent breast cancer in women who are at high risk. Surgery … both have side effects and risks. None of the choices can prevent all breast cancer. Finding out that you are at high … begin to think about what steps you want to take—if any—to prevent cancer. These are the choices: Extra checkups and …
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… and control during times of crisis. How can you prevent and treat pain at home? Treatment of pain at home is … at home, call your doctor and seek emergency medical care. Preventing pain Mild to moderate body pain and some sickle cell crises can be prevented by: Drinking plenty of water and other fluids, …
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… Keloids often grow back after treatment. It's possible to prevent a keloid from forming if you take steps to protect … improve how the scar looks (cosmetic reasons). How can you prevent it? If you tend to get keloids, it's best to avoid … do not need. Keloids can grow after these procedures. To prevent keloids after a minor skin injury, start treating it …
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… problems develop. You will be placed in isolation to prevent passing the disease to others. Treatment will focus … such as diabetes or heart disease. How can you help prevent it? The best way to prevent getting or spreading Middle East respiratory …
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… From Food or Water On this page: Cause Prevention Symptoms Examinations and Tests Treatment … make yourself comfortable and drink sips of water to help prevent dehydration. In some people, the infection causes … people may need blood transfusions or dialysis . Can you prevent it? There are things you can do to prevent an E. …
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… and Safe Food Handling On this page: Cause Prevention Symptoms What Happens When to Call a Doctor … diarrhea. You'll need to rest and get plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration . Diarrhea medicines may help, but they … you may need treatment in the hospital. How can you prevent it? You can prevent most cases of foodborne illness …