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Healthy eating
… ways your school may restrict the influences of marketing Use the Checklist when preparing freshly made food to be sold at school events such as bake sales. You can also use pre-scored recipes from Bake Better Bites and Tips and … on marketing healthier food as part of school projects Use the Guidelines in class projects. For example, students …
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… Vietnamese What is norovirus? Norovirus is a virus that causes acute gastroenteritis, an infection of the digestive … vomiting, and/or diarrhea. Other symptoms include nausea, cramping, chills and fever. The illness usually begins … Is there a treatment? Medications are not usually used to treat norovirus. People infected with norovirus …
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… acute kidney injury (also known as acute renal failure) cause the kidneys to lose their ability to filter and remove … extra fluid from the body. Hemodialysis is a process that uses a man-made membrane (dialyzer) to: Remove wastes, such … catheter is a tube placed in your neck or chest. It's used for a short time only. Things to consider Hemodialysis …
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… so it is important to take steps at home to prevent it. Use extra care with foods that can spoil, such as eggs, … by rinsing them well with running water. If possible, use two cutting boards: one for fresh produce and the other … wash the cutting board with hot, soapy water between each use. If you have a dishwasher, wash your knives and cutting …
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… Overview A medical abortion is the use of medicines like methotrexate and/or misoprostol to end a pregnancy. Usually two medicines are used. You take one medicine. Within 2 days after the first … medicine. The timing depends on how the doctor tells you to use them. What is a self-managed medical abortion? In a …
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… Campylobacteriosis is foodborne illness caused by the campylobacter bacterium. Campylobacteriosis … and males are most likely to get the condition. What causes it? Campylobacteriosis is usually caused by handling poultry (such as chicken or turkey) that is …
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… which may make you not want to exercise. But you can use heat and cold therapy or take pain medicines to help … great choice for people who have hip or knee arthritis, because water takes weight off the joints while also providing … Join a tai chi class. Tai chi is a type of exercise that uses a series of gentle movements. Be more active in your …
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… severe lung diseases such as emphysema . The carbon dioxide used to inflate the belly may interfere with their … usually is not done on children. But a laparoscope may be used during open hernia repairs in children to explore the … low when the repair is done by an experienced surgeon who uses mesh patches. Synthetic patches are now widely used for …
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… the peak flow meter. Ask your doctor to show you how to use this device before you use it at home. If you have questions about how to use a peak flow meter or how to read the results, talk with …
Medical tests
… Is Done A testicular biopsy may be done to help find the cause of male infertility. But this is rare. It may also be … are within the normal range. This test is not usually used to find testicular cancer . If your doctor thinks you … The scrotal area is then bandaged. If general anesthesia is used, you will be asleep during the procedure. But the same …