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… Other cancer or inherited disease Tobacco and alcohol use Product (cigarettes, pipe, cigars, or chewing tobacco) How much am I using now, or how much did I use before I quit? (for example, 1 pack of …
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… Questions to Ask the Doctor On this page: Overview Overview Use this form if your doctor recommends a special treatment, … work? Does my provincial health plan cover this treatment? How much is covered? Are there other costs to the treatment, … will the treatment be done (hospital or other location)? How is the treatment done? Is the treatment painful? Will …
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… developed the following questionnaire to help men determine how bothersome their urinary symptoms are and to check how effective their treatment is. footnote 1 This … at the end of the questionnaire. Symptom score point scale Use the following point scale to answer the questions. 0 …
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… challenge and inhalation challenge tests are sometimes used to diagnose asthma and workplace asthma (occupational … on a treadmill or an exercise bicycle. Spirometry measures how much and how quickly you can breathe air in and out. An exercise …
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… (working with weights). Checking your heart You'll learn how to check your heart rate to see how hard your heart is working while you exercise. You may … be with exercise. This type of self-monitoring is often used during the last stage of a rehab program. This is when …
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… must go through three phases before it is approved for use by the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) of Health … or diseases. This phase helps researchers find out how well a medicine or treatment will work to treat a … on even larger groups. The medicine is studied to find out how well it works compared with standard treatment or …
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… in Canada. Questions to ask Here are some questions to ask: How long has it been used to treat cancer like mine? How will this treatment help me? What happens during the …
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… No Fast Cure On this page: Lorna's Story Lorna's Story Is housework bad for you? Ask Lorna what she thinks. You'll get a lesson in how to tackle those chores—and how not to. "I never had back problems, and then one …
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… It's a good idea to include the following information. How often does your child have tantrums? What usually leads … at school? What does your child do during a temper tantrum? How intense is the behaviour? How long does a tantrum last? … Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means …
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… and activity level. Your target heart rate can guide you to how hard you should exercise so you can get the most aerobic … does your score mean? Your target heart rate depends on how physically fit you are. For example, if you are not … on how much you usually exercise. What's next? You can use your target heart rate to know how hard to exercise to …