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… that you cannot taste, see or smell, such as bacteria and chemicals that could affect your health. These can enter … of testing for well water: Bacteriological testing Chemical testing Bacteriological testing Bacteriological … health concern and the water is not safe to drink. Chemical testing Chemical testing should be done when well …
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… caused by contact with electrical sources or by lightning. Chemical burns are caused by contact with household or industrial chemicals in a liquid, solid, or gas form, such as acids . … body, such as muscles, blood vessels, nerves, lungs, and eyes. Burns are defined as first-, second-, third-, or …
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… a number of serious infections, such as severe skin rashes, eye and ear infections, or pneumonia Other germs, which can … Table 1 for pools and Table 2 for hot tubs. Ensure that all chemicals are within the recommended range prior to using … This will also help to reduce the amount of disinfection chemicals needed. You should not go in a pool or hot tub …
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… Uses This medication is a quinolone antibiotic used for eye infections (such as conjunctivitis). This medication treats only bacterial eye infections. It will not work for other types of eye …
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… doctor's instructions. This may include protecting your eyes by wearing UV-blocking goggles during treatments. What To Expect After treatment, the skin is usually red or pink. Your skin may also be tender or itchy. Or you may feel … What To Expect After treatment, the skin is usually red or pink. Your skin may also be tender or itchy. Or you may feel …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat certain allergic eye conditions (vernal keratoconjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, vernal keratitis). It prevents itching of the eyes that can occur with these conditions. Lodoxamide is …
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… warmly or when the weather is very hot. This is a red or pink rash usually found on the body areas covered by … skin. These red dots are called petechiae (say "puh-TEE-kee-eye"). These are specks of blood that have leaked into the … patches, also called stork bites or angel kisses, are flat, pink patches that occur mainly on the back of the neck, the …
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… health needs. Uses This medication is used to treat certain eye infections (such as conjunctivitis). It is also used to prevent certain eye infections in newborns. It belongs to a class of drugs …
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… all of your doctor's instructions, such as protecting your eyes by wearing UV-blocking goggles during treatments. What To Expect After treatment, the skin is usually red or pink. Your skin may also be tender or itchy. Or you may feel … What To Expect After treatment, the skin is usually red or pink. Your skin may also be tender or itchy. Or you may feel …
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… This medication is used to prevent and treat itching of the eyes caused by allergies (allergic/seasonal conjunctivitis). Ketotifen is an antihistamine for the eye that treats allergic symptoms by blocking a certain …
