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… Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk On this page: Overview Overview Heart … with a higher risk of heart disease in women. Migraine headaches . Migraine headaches, especially migraines with aura, have been linked with stroke in women younger than 55. Heart disease risk factors for both women …
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… child. Experts say not to give decongestants to children younger than 6 years. In rare cases, fluid buildup that … adenoids can help air and fluid move through the nasal passages more easily and prevent future fluid buildup. In rare … drain fluid. Even though surgery is scary, I'm going to go ahead and talk with Sarah's doctor about having it done. …
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… Buprenorphine - Implant On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … See also Warning section. Drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, constipation, or headache may occur. Itching, … history, especially of: brain disorders (such as head injury, tumor, seizures) breathing problems (such as asthma, …
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… Quick Tips: Successful Breastfeeding On this page: Overview Overview Some aspects of … you and your baby. For all positions, make sure the baby's head and chest are lined up straight and not turned to one … wherever you get a reaction (on the feet, neck, top of the head, or stomach). Change your baby's diaper. Get baby …
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… Buttocks Infants and elderly people may have a rash on the head, neck, palms of hands or soles of feet. If you have not … care provider may recommend applying the cream to the head and scalp of children or elderly people. If applying … your home well, including furniture and mattresses. Image … Scabies …
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… Varicose Veins On this page: Health Tools Cause What Increases Your … of varicose veins. Prolonged sitting or standing. Smoking. Injury to the veins. Blood clots. Learn more Pregnancy: … Inflammation. Scaling. Open sores. Bleeding after a minor injury. Superficial thrombophlebitis. This happens when a …
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… Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese On this page: Introduction Featured topics Your health authority … cause complications such as pneumonia, seizures, brain damage or even death. Each year in Canada, 1 to 3 deaths occur … due to pertussis, mostly in babies less than 3 months of age who have not been immunized. Pertussis spreads easily …
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… Child Safety: Fires On this page: Overview Overview Preventing household fires is one way to prevent injury or death from burns. Keep your family safe by … … Overview Preventing household fires is one way to prevent injury or death from burns. Keep your family safe by …
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… Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing On this page: Overview About the Test Deciding About Testing Genetic … more likely to have lung diseases and will get them at a younger-than-normal age (30 to 40 years old). Some types of abnormal AAT can …
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… Colour Changes in Nails On this page: Overview Overview Colour changes … in nails for many reasons. A black nail may be caused by an injury. Bleeding or bruising under an injured nail will … nail. The black appearance will most often go away as the injury heals, but this may take weeks. Occasionally the …
