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… Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Electrical Cardioversion? Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery? Breast Cancer: Should I Have …
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… clue may be a bad-smelling green or yellow discharge or blood (epistaxis) from one of the child's nostrils. The … problems than others. Disc batteries (also called button cell batteries) are more dangerous than other objects. They … children are: Diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and congenital heart disease. Steroid …
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… to build protection from harmful germs without getting the disease. Like healthy food and clean water, vaccines help … in detail. Is it safer to get immunized than to get the disease? Yes. The danger from the disease is much greater … is the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. The ‘whole cell’ vaccine used before 1997 contained about 3,000 …
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… known as IgE antibodies. IgE antibodies interact with the cells of the immune system that contain inflammatory … (for digestion) and/or the cardiovascular system (for blood flow). The signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction … eating certain foods. Examples include food allergy, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), heartburn and food …
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… Basics What is leukemia? Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside … of leukemia often cause no symptoms until much later in the disease. And when symptoms appear, they usually appear …
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… Coronary artery bypass is surgery to treat coronary artery disease. It helps blood make a detour, or bypass, around one or more narrowed … or blocked coronary arteries. These arteries are the blood vessels that bring blood to the heart muscle. This is …
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… West Nile can spread through an organ transplant or a blood transfusion. That rarely happens in Canada and the United States, though, because all donated blood and organs for transplant are screened to see if the … the brain and spinal cord ( meningitis ). Symptoms of these diseases may include: Severe headache. High fever. Stiff …
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… graft (CABG) surgery, your surgeon will use a healthy blood vessel from another part of your body to create an … of your coronary arteries. This bypass surgery allows more blood to reach your heart muscle. Your medical team will … its other end must be disconnected and grafted onto the diseased coronary artery. Because they are arteries, the …
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… remove another object. Disc batteries (also called button cell batteries) are more dangerous than other objects and … sooner. Medicines you take . Certain medicines, such as blood thinners (anticoagulants), medicines that suppress the … children are: Diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and congenital heart disease. Steroid …
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… to be abnormal and was even called fibrocystic breast disease, but it is so common that it is now considered … lumps Fat necrosis is a condition in which the normal fat cells of the breast go through a change and become round … feel like lumps just under the nipple and can cause a bloody discharge from the nipple. Women close to menopause …
