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Burns and scalds in young children

… and scalds occur more frequently in boys than girls Environmental risk factors: Kitchen hazards: Hot drinks left … Access to appliances such as hair straighteners or curling irons Other hazards: The glass of a gas fireplace or … fireplaces Open fireplaces Household appliances, such as irons, space heaters, and bottle warmers How can burns be …
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Heart Healthy Eating for People with High Cholesterol

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Healthy snacks for adults

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Fifth disease parvovirus infection

… become infected, including: Those with chronic hemolytic anemias (such as sickle cell disease) can have … developing baby. This could result in the baby developing anemia, or in a miscarriage or still birth, although this is … Help stop the spread of germs . If you are pregnant, have anemia or a weakened immune system, you should tell your …
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Vitamin D and your health

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Calcium and your health

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Dietary Fats and Your Health

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Fibre and Your Health

… (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in Foods (#68d) Calcium and your health (#68e) Dietary …
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Manganese in drinking water

… get confirmation that it is safe. Other chemicals, such as iron, can cause discolouration. It can be found under … the ‘form’ of manganese. Other factors include: hardness, iron, alkalinity, sulphide, ammonia and dissolved organic … quality of the water you are drinking, contact the local environmental health officer at your health authority. First …