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… always easy, every year brings new joys and challenges. Your toddler is naturally curious and eager to explore - … about the world and how to express themselves. Encourage your toddler by providing a loving, secure and nurturing … memories Provide a sense of security Provide comfort If your toddler is sick, hurt, or lonely - reassure, rock or …
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… With heavy menstrual periods (also called menorrhagia), your bleeding may be heavier or last longer than normal. You may: Pass large blood clots and soak through your pads or tampons often (soaking 12 or more regular … Fibroids Adaptation Date: 6/13/2023 Adapted By: HealthLink BC Adaptation Reviewed By: HealthLink BC …
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… down. But you can have bouts of baby blues throughout your baby's first year. If your depressed feelings have lasted more than 2 weeks, your … at night. Current as of: October 20, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Patrice Burgess MD - Family …
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… and after exercise. Keep a record of how exercise affects your child's blood sugar level. Using your records, you can learn to predict how your child will … important to do if it's a new activity. Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise Physical Activity …
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… breast pump is a device that allows you to empty milk from your breasts whenever you want to or need to. Then you can … the benefits of breastfeeding when you have to be away from your baby. Pumping will help keep up your milk supply. It … Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family …
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… a day-to-day basis. A peak flow meter allows you to measure your peak expiratory flow . A home spirometer allows you to measure your forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1). If you … the Doctor Current as of: November 14, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson MD - …
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… to check into the hospital the night before or morning of your coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. You will … be allowed anything to eat or drink after midnight. Before your surgery, you will meet some of the members of the … Disease Current as of: September 7, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Rakesh K. Pai MD, FACC - …
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… hard. Instead of telling others how you feel, you may keep your feelings bottled up. But talking with a therapist can … for PTSD. In CBT, a therapist helps you deal with your feelings about the past. You'll have weekly hour-long … Disorder Current as of: October 20, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney MD - Family …
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… you don't treat Lyme disease, it can lead to problems with your skin, joints, heart, and nervous system. What causes … shirt, and long pants with the legs tucked into your socks. Use a bug repellent with DEET that can keep away … Arthritis Current as of: October 31, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson MD - …
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… test that can check for problem areas in certain tissues in your body. A radioactive tracer (tracer) called gallium citrate is injected into a vein in your arm. It moves through your bloodstream and into certain … Scan Current as of: December 19, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family …