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… rich foods each day can help you to stay healthy and feel your best over the winter season. To learn more about … You Ready to Quit Smoking? Quit smoking Quitting smoking (HealthLinkBC File #30c) The harmful effects of second-hand tobacco smoke and vapour (HealthLinkBC File #30a) Risks of alternative tobacco and …
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… signs include heart rate, respiration (breathing rate), blood pressure, and temperature. Knowing the ranges for vital signs for your child can help you notice problems early or relieve … upper number of a blood pressure reading. Diastolic is the lower number. They are measured in millimetres of mercury …
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… during pregnancy? There are a number of risks for you and your developing baby if you drink alcohol when you are … in these areas. For more information on FASD, see HealthLinkBC File #38e Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder . How … information on where counselling is available in your area. Lower Mainland/Greater Vancouver 604 660-9382; Outside Lower …
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… website at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/immunizations/flu . The inactivated influenza … about pneumococcal infection and the vaccine, see HealthLinkBC File #62b Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine . … For more information, see the following HealthLinkBC Files: HealthLinkBC File #12b Facts about influenza (the …
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… need protection against rubella. For more information, see: HealthLinkBC File #14a Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine … know if you are immune to rubella, you will be offered a blood test for rubella immunity as part of your prenatal care. If you are not immune, you should be …
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… Listeriosis can cause serious illness such as meningitis, blood infection and even death. Symptoms of meningitis … of serious illness. If you are at risk, how can you protect yourself? If you are pregnant, an older adult, or have a … For more information on food safety, see the following HealthLinkBC File: HealthLinkBC File #59a Food safety: Easy …
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… other health measure. Vaccines are the best way to protect your child against many diseases and their complications. … in B.C., see the B.C. Immunization Schedules at www.healthlinkbc.ca/bc-immunization-schedules . It is important … that covers the brain, and septicemia, an infection of the blood. For every 100 people who get sick, up to 15 will die, …
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… any symptoms or you may notice a change in the fluid from your vagina, such as some watery discharge. The fluid may … a more serious illness. For more information on PID, see HealthLinkBC File #08c Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) . … on how you can reduce your chance of getting an STI, see HealthLinkBC File #08o Preventing sexually transmitted …
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… some parts of the province. Too much heat can be harmful to your health and cause heat-related illnesses. Learn more … visit: Heat-related illness in infants and young children (HealthLinkBC File #35c) Heat rash Heat syncope (Fainting) Heat-related illness (HealthLinkBC File #35) Prickly heat rash Safety for infants …
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… ingredients that make them safe and effective to protect your child from disease. Each vaccine contains a small … . For more information on childhood immunization, see: HealthLinkBC File #50a Your Baby’s Immune System and Vaccines HealthLinkBC File #50b The Benefits of Immunizing Your Child …
