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Heart Healthy Eating for People with High Cholesterol

… Heart Healthy Eating for People with High Cholesterol Last … cholesterol can block blood vessels over time and lead to a heart attack or stroke. To help lower LDL, follow a Portfolio …
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Healthy eating guidelines for people taking warfarin anticoagulants Coumadin®

… can form in the body and block blood flow. This can cause heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and other serious … keep eating the foods you normally eat. If your INR is unstable (sometimes too high and sometimes too low) use the …
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Quitting smoking

… health and lower your risk of smoking-caused illness, like heart and lung diseases, throat and oral cancer, and … one year of quitting, your risk of having a smoking-related heart attack decreases by half. 10 years after quitting, your risk …
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The harmful effects of second-hand tobacco smoke and vapour

… cause physical reactions. These reactions include increased heart rate, less oxygen to the heart and constricted blood vessels that increase blood … to second-hand vapour may lead to more frequent asthma attacks among those with asthma and may have additional …
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Safety tips for swimmers

… a handrail if possible and avoid climbing on slippery or unstable surfaces. Look before you leap or dive in Shallow …
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Immunization for health care workers in BC

… Babies may be born with damage to their sight, hearing, heart and brain. Rubella outbreaks in health care facilities … of the vaccine series. Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the liver. It can cause serious disease, including … from influenza, such as the elderly or those with heart or lung disorders, weakened immune systems or other …
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Severe allergic reactions to food Children and teens

… itchy nose, watery eyes and sneezing), trouble swallowing Heart : signs of a drop in blood pressure like weak pulse, …
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Allergy safe adult care facilities

… itchy nose, watery eyes and sneezing), trouble swallowing Heart : signs of a drop in blood pressure like weak pulse, …
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Allergy safe child care facilities

… itchy nose, watery eyes and sneezing), trouble swallowing Heart : signs of a drop in blood pressure like weak pulse, …
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Diphtheria tetanus pertussis hepatitis B polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib vaccine

… result in very severe breathing problems. It can also cause heart failure and paralysis. About 1 in 10 people who get … who get pertussis may die. Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the liver. It can cause serious disease including …