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… For information on the routine pneumococcal vaccine for children, see HealthLinkBC File #62a Pneumococcal conjugate … risk of Reye syndrome. *Ibuprofen should not be given to children under 6 months of age without first speaking to … dose of pneumococcal vaccine or any part of the vaccine. Children under 2 years of age should not receive the …
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… system problems Do you have shaking chills or very heavy sweating? Shaking chills are a severe, intense form of shivering. Heavy sweating means that sweat is pouring off you or soaking … a little depending on how you measure it. For adults and children age 12 and older, these are the ranges for high, …
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… Prepare To prepare for a thyroid scan: You may need to stop eating for several hours before the test. You may need to … Prepare To prepare for a thyroid scan: You may need to stop eating for several hours before the test. You may need to …
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… On this page: Overview Overview Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) must do … should be reviewed now and then by a physiotherapist. Older children can do the exercises themselves but may still need adult supervision. Children need support and encouragement from the family to …
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… ) to drain out of the eye. Trabeculotomy is a surgery for children only. What To Expect If the doctor prescribed … Why It Is Done Trabeculotomy is a good choice for children who have glaucoma when the clear covering (cornea) over the iris is cloudy. For children, trabeculotomy or goniotomy are preferred over …
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… to leave or in case you need to leave suddenly. If you have children, take them. And take your pets, too, if possible. … Things to take Items Identification for yourself and your children Birth certificates Social Insurance Number (SIN) … and medical cards Medical records for all family members Children's school records Investment papers/records and …
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… as an infection or a defect in the urinary tract , then treating the condition will usually stop the wetting. If it's … is much less common than bedwetting. But about 1 out of 4 children who wet the bed at night also wet during the day. … If daytime wetting is caused by a medical condition, then treating the medical problem may cause the daytime wetting to …
