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… cardiomyopathy is a serious condition that weakens your heart muscle and causes it to stretch, or dilate. When your heart muscle is weak, it can't pump out blood as well as it should. More blood stays in your heart after each heartbeat. As more blood fills and stays in …
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… prescribed. Immobilizing and protecting your shoulder by wearing a sling as directed. Your doctor will advise you … Then you can gradually increase your activity level. Learn more Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery? … treatment. Are older adults with severe rotator cuff tears and whose main problem is pain, not weakness. Do not …
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… result in a secondary infection of the skin. Rashes may appear in these areas: Web between the fingers Inside of the … before, it may take several weeks for symptoms to appear. For those who have had scabies before, symptoms usually …
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… Immunization has saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the shingles … shingles vaccine? Shingrix® is recommended for adults 50 years of age and older. This includes if you: Have had … a live virus shingles vaccine. You should wait at least 1 year before getting Shingrix® if you received a live virus …
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… Immunization has saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. Janet and Nathan's story Janet thought 2½-year-old Nathan was too quiet during a car ride, so she looked in the rearview mirror to check on him. Nathan’s eyes were rolling …
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… is it spotting the size of a quarter, or soaking your underwear? Did it happen after intercourse or a vaginal … light to heavy (the blood is often bright red). Symptoms of early labour, such as regular contractions and aches or … back or belly. Call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away if you have: Heavy vaginal …
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… or blocked femoral or popliteal arteries, which are near the surface of the legs. Usually the blockage must be … bypass surgery is considered. footnote 1 , footnote 2 Learn more Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have … risks include: Infection from the incision. Bleeding. Heart attack or stroke. Specific risks for this bypass …
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… signals through a controlled path, or maze, to the lower heart chambers (ventricles). The maze procedure can be done … small cuts in the chest. Or it may be done during open-heart surgery. The maze procedure may be done if a person is having another heart surgery, such as coronary artery bypass and valve …
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… affected lung. During surgery, the doctor may also remove nearby lymph nodes to find out if the cancer has spread. Lung … the cancer. How Well It Works Surgery is more effective in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer when the lung cancer … But small cell lung cancers are not often diagnosed at this early stage. Studies done in medical centres that do many …
