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… Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Protect your children. Get all their vaccines on time. The vaccines are … https://immunizebc.ca/chickenpox . Vaccines protect children from serious illness, disability, and death. Be sure your children get all their vaccines on time. When you get your …
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… (strep) bacteria or both. It is more common in children than adults and often occurs in the summer. … Is impetigo serious? Impetigo is usually a mild infection. Children with impetigo will have little discomfort other … schools and summer camps. Limit contact with other children with impetigo If another child has impetigo, you …
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… and stored in a locked location or out of the reach of children. Your local pool supplier may offer water testing … time. You should know what the number is and not exceed it. Children and supervision Children must be supervised at all times. Most hot …
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… slowly and are not likely to cause a sudden change in your vision. You may not need surgery right away. A change in … are: Blurry, filmy, foggy, cloudy, fuzzy or hazy vision Headlights being too bright at night Problems with … seeing in dim light Changes in the way you see colours Vision "doubled" by a shadow image How are cataracts …
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… non-cancerous growths of tissue (pterygium), loss of vision (macular degeneration), and cancer of the eyelid. Who is most at risk from UV radiation? Children who are frequently in the sun are vulnerable to the … bed use starts before 35 years of age. In British Columbia, children under the age of 18 are banned from using tanning …
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… lifelong physical, learning and behavioural disabilities. Children, youth and adults with FASD will be affected in … attention, language, social skills, behaviour, hearing and vision. How much alcohol causes FASD? FASD is prevented by … child development programs, may help support families and children. Examples of available services include: Key …
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… Spanish Document Vietnamese Document Tigrinya Protect your children. Get all their vaccines on time. The vaccines are … //nap.nationalacademies.org/author/HMD/health-and-medicine-division . Are newer vaccines safer than older vaccines? Yes. …
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… and worsen symptoms of existing asthma or COPD Risks to children and youth: using nicotine in adolescence can impact …
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… (an abnormally small head), brain abnormalities, vision and hearing loss, and more. In adults, there have … for adults HealthLinkBC File #41d Travelling with children Travel Series Health advice for travellers (#41a) … Travel immunizations for adults (#41c) Travelling with children (#41d) Traveller's diarrhea (#41e) Malaria …
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… feces. If you have fever, swollen glands or changes in your vision, you should see your health care provider … or who have had cancer treatment Infants and young children Pregnant women Older adults People with a chronic …