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… pregnancy? As well as not drinking alcohol, there are other steps you can take to be healthy and to protect your … Eat healthy food Reduce or stop your use of cigarettes and other drugs Balance rest and activity Reduce your stress. … meditation, yoga, going for walks or taking part in other physical activities, having a warm bath, or talking …
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… remove waste products and help balance water and salt and other minerals ( electrolytes ) in your blood. When your … the problem that's causing the kidney injury may be causing other symptoms. How is it diagnosed? Acute kidney injury is most often diagnosed during a hospital stay for another cause. If you are already in the hospital, tests done …
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… hands Wash your hands after: Touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed parts of your … Handling soiled kitchen utensils or equipment. Handling other soiled or contaminated utensils or equipment. Handling … Keep raw meat, poultry, eggs, fish, and shellfish away from other foods, surfaces, utensils, and serving plates. Do not …
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… But women are somewhat more likely than men to have other symptoms like shortness of breath, tiredness, nausea, … The pain may spread down the left shoulder and arm and to other areas. People with unstable angina often describe … will start in the ambulance. You may be given aspirin and other medicines. In the hospital, the doctor will work right …
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… that is resistant to many antibiotics. Staph bacteria, like other kinds of bacteria, normally live on your skin and in … who are ill or weak. MRSA (say "MER-suh") is different from other types of staph because it cannot be treated with … antibiotics used to kill bacteria. When methicillin and other antibiotics do not kill the bacteria causing an …
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… respond to medicine or if side effects of medicine cause other serious problems. Surgery may be needed when you have: … two parts of the intestine or between the intestine and other internal organs. Holes (perforations) in the large … tissue. Severe disease that does not respond to other treatment. Severe bleeding. Bowel …
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… Knowledge Keepers, Traditional Wellness Practitioners and other Indigenous care providers are core members of the … collaboration with family doctors, nurse practitioners and others to provide holistic health and wellness services. … for pregnant people Care for chronic medical conditions Other supports such as access to mental health professionals …
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… eggs, honey, or gelatin. (Gelatin comes from bones and other animal tissue.) Many people follow a semi-vegetarian … for various reasons. For example: It can be healthier than other diets. Some people think it's wrong to use animals for … a meal. Get plenty of calcium. If you don't use milk or other dairy products, be sure to get calcium from other …
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… for colour, blood cell counts, protein, glucose, and other substances. Some of the sample may be put into a … the CSF. Medicines may be injected to treat leukemia and other types of cancer of the central nervous system. Put a … the test and how soon to do it. If you take aspirin or some other blood thinner, ask your doctor if you should stop …
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… get HPV by having sexual contact with someone who has it. Other things may play a role in causing cervical cancer, … between menstrual periods, after sex, or after menopause. Other symptoms include pain in the lower belly or pelvis or … show abnormal cells or signs of high-risk HPV, you may need other tests. To confirm a diagnosis of cervical cancer, your …
