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… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It must … This may lead to a decrease in time lost from work due to COPD. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as …
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… may include a spot that tingles, burns, or itches around your mouth and on your lips. A blister usually forms within 24 hours. You may … a sore mouth, a fever, a sore throat, or swollen glands in your neck or other parts of the body. Small children …
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… under pressure, but constant stress can pose problems for your health. Stress causes the release of cortisol, the stress hormone, as well as adrenaline, which influences your blood pressure, heart rate, eating habits, sleep patterns, blood sugar levels, fat metabolism and your ability to fight-off illness. Long term stress can also …
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… Spanish Document Vietnamese Before you travel When planning your trip, think of ways to stay healthy while travelling. Visit a travel clinic at least 4 weeks before your trip to get the immunizations you need Buy medical … glasses or contact lenses and a written prescription from your eye doctor If you have an ongoing health concern, talk …
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… It may be caused by a medical problem, so be sure to see your doctor if you are losing weight without trying. If you … it hard to eat, digestive problems, depression, diabetes, COPD, and cancer. Other causes of unplanned weight loss … it hard to eat, digestive problems, depression, diabetes, COPD, and cancer. Other causes of unplanned weight loss …
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… cope with a strong temptation to smoke is to quickly remove yourself from the situation that is causing the temptation. … an important reason for leaving. When you cannot remove yourself from a difficult situation, or when the temptation … or event, consider what you can do, think about, or tell yourself that will help you cope with the temptation. Use …
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… Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet Mitral Valve Regurgitation Mitral Valve Stenosis …
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… feeling happier or grouchier than usual. Keeping track of your moods in a daily journal or on a calendar. Sticking … at work or at school. Doing a good job is important, but avoiding a depressive or manic mood episode is more … at work or at school. Doing a good job is important, but avoiding a depressive or manic mood episode is more …
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… Studies have shown conflicting results as to whether GERD triggers asthma. Those experts who believe GERD does trigger … especially coughing and wheezing, GERD could be making your asthma symptoms worse. Steps you can take that may … (if needed), eating a low-fat diet, raising the head of your bed, and not eating for at least 3 hours before you go …
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… Health Tools Cause Symptoms What Happens What Increases Your Risk When To Call Examinations and Tests Treatment … and strength, vision, balance, feeling, and thinking. Your nerve cells have a protective covering called myelin. … lived as a child and viral illnesses you have had could be triggers for MS later in life. But these links have not been …