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… Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure Last updated April 25, 2023 HealthLink BC File …
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… Heart Healthy Eating for People with High Cholesterol Last updated May 25, 2023 HealthLink BC … Vietnamese Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in your blood. There are two main types: HDL (high density … High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods …
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… Newborn blood spot card screening Last updated October 1, 2022 … Why is my baby screened? A small spot of your baby’s blood can be used to get important information about their … the most common group of conditions found through a newborn blood spot screening panel. These disorders occur when your …
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… Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against infection Last … Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Blood and body fluids, such as saliva, semen and vaginal … on to other people. If you have contact with a person’s blood or body fluids you could be at risk of HIV, hepatitis …
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… canning at home. There are different methods of canning for high-acid and low-acid foods. High-acid foods Use the “boiling water bath” method to can … bacteria for low-acid foods can only be reached by using a pressure canner. Botulism spores are tough and cannot be …
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… “hee-muh-glow-bin”). Hemoglobin is found in your red blood cells and helps carry oxygen to all parts of your … them at the same time as foods with heme iron or foods high in vitamin C. Examples of foods high in vitamin C … High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods …
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… immune systems Individuals with chronic heart, lung or blood conditions What are the health risks of high nitrate levels? Exposure to high levels of nitrate reduces the amount of oxygen in the …
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… breastfeeding Which foods contain calcium? Foods that are high in calcium include: Milk and dairy products such as … with High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods …
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… The vaccine is especially recommended for people who are at high risk of serious illness from influenza and those able to spread influenza to those at high risk. People at high risk of serious illness from influenza, include: …
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… Type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that infects human white blood cells. It can cause disease of the nervous system or … being infected. People who get sick may develop a rare blood cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), … you should not breastfeed. Otherwise, breastfeeding is highly recommended. For more information on breastfeeding, …
