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… Hearing Loss On this page: Health Tools Cause … What is hearing loss? Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can …
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… Hair Loss On this page: Cause Prevention … Treatment Overview Self-Care What is hair loss? Hair loss is hair that is thinning or is falling out of your …
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… Genetic Influences on Weight On this page: Overview Overview Genes influence your weight by their effect on: How calories are used (energy metabolism). Some people use …
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… Screening for Weight Problems On this page: Overview … examination to document your child's growth pattern. "Overweight" and "obese" are terms sometimes used when referring … charts or the body mass index (BMI) to measure a child's weight in relation to his or her height. If your child is …
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… Types of Hair Loss On this page: Overview Overview There are many types of hair loss . It is often categorized according to when it takes … cycle begins again. Androgenetic alopecia is inherited hair loss. In this type of hair loss, the growth (anagen) cycle …
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… Medicines for Bone Loss On this page: About This Medicine About This Medicine … some examples? Here are some examples of medicines for bone loss. For each item in the list, the generic name is first, … (Forteo) This is not a complete list of medicines for bone loss. Why are medicines for bone loss used? Medicines for …
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… Vision Loss Evaluation On this page: Overview … Your doctor will ask questions to find out how your vision loss has affected your life and what changes you have … What are the problem areas associated with your vision loss? How has your life changed? What activities have become …
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… Pregnancy: Healthy Weight Gain On this page: Overview … women wonder about how their body will change and how much weight they will gain. Maybe this is something that you've … women in their second trimester need to eat about 340 extra calories a day. Women in their third trimester need to eat …
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… Weight and Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview … Overview There is a strong link between being overweight and the risk for coronary artery disease. Being … help lower your risk for coronary artery disease. Weight loss often improves other risk factors, such as blood …
