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… Flap Procedure for Gum Disease On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … Risks Surgery Overview You may need surgery for severe gum disease ( periodontitis ) if it cannot be cured with … the roots of a tooth and repairs bone damage caused by gum disease . A gum specialist (periodontist) or an oral surgeon …
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… Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children On this page: Overview Overview What is non-suicidal self-injury? Non-suicidal self-injury means that a person injures themself on purpose. For …
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… Early disease screening for newborn Last updated August 12, 2013 Early disease screening is a quick blood test for all newborn … About one in 750 babies born in B.C. has one of these rare diseases, which include metabolic, endocrine and blood …
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… COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) On this page: Overview Health Tools Cause Symptoms … Risk When To Call Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview Prevention Ongoing Concerns Living With COPD Medicines … Overview What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to …
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… Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Disease) Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File … fa-shee-eye-tis) is more commonly known as “flesh-eating disease”. It is a very severe bacterial infection that … infection. Sometimes there is no obvious skin wound or injury. What are the symptoms of the disease? Most often …
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… Spinal Cord Injury: Your Rehabilitation Team On this page: Overview … how to: Prevent other problems related to your spinal cord injury. You'll learn to manage bowel and bladder function … You'll learn other ways to communicate if your spinal cord injury has affected the muscles that control your mouth, …
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… Medicines That Can Cause Acute Kidney Injury On this page: Overview Overview … Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease Nephrotic Syndrome Current as of: March 1, … Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease Nephrotic Syndrome Current as of: March 1, …
