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… with High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in …
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… with High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in …
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… my child? Iron is a mineral that’s used to help make red blood cells and carry oxygen to all parts of the body. …
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… such as oil, gas, kerosene, wood, coal and propane are incompletely burnt. The type and amount of combustion … combustion by-products? Carbon monoxide (CO): Reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Acute exposure may cause …
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… that covers the brain, and septicemia, an infection of the blood. For every 100 people who get sick, up to 15 will die, …
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… can also be affected by people practicing unhealthy backcountry hygiene. If proper toilets are not available, human … and other bodies of water. When in the wilderness or backcountry, you may use water for drinking or brushing your … that can bite or burrow part way into your skin and draw blood out before dropping off. They can carry and spread …
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… wingless insects that live on the scalp, feeding on blood. They lay eggs (nits) on hair close to the scalp that … ways to treat head lice. They can all be obtained over the counter. Only consider treatment if you find live lice. Head …
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… body temperature rises, heat is released through increased blood flow to the skin and increased sweating. This allows …
