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… advice on how to provide the care your baby needs for a healthy start. Premature infants If your baby is born more … soothing Having a happy, confident child requires a strong, healthy emotional attachment. There are simple steps you can … cord care Pregnancy: Should I bank my baby's umbilical cord blood? Umbilical cord blood donation and private banking …
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… How can you help prevent DVT from travel? Even if you are healthy and have a low risk of blood clots, a long flight or … or so. Exercise in place. While you're sitting, raise and lower your toes, keeping your heels on the floor. Then raise … Fainting. Rapid pulse or irregular heartbeat. Anxiety or sweating. Call your doctor now if you have DVT symptoms, …
Medical tests
… A CA-125 test measures the amount of this protein in the blood. CA-125 is used as a tumour marker , which means the … may do a CA-125 test to find out where the cancer started. High levels of CA-125 are a strong sign that the cancer … and a transvaginal ultrasound for women who have a very high risk of ovarian cancer, such as those with BRCA gene …
Medications
… heartburn that occurs after a meal or during the daytime. Treating ongoing heartburn can decrease the damage done by … headaches). To help prevent withdrawal, your doctor may lower your dose slowly. Withdrawal is more likely if you have used metoclopramide for a long time or in high doses. Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if you …
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… to see if you have hepatitis B. Your doctor may also order blood tests and watch for symptoms of liver disease during … flushing, headache, fever, or chills. If you take drugs for high blood pressure, ask your doctor ahead of time if you … destruction of cancer cells (tumor lysis syndrome). To lower your risk, your doctor may add a medication and tell …
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… devices are: Headgear. This is an appliance that uses pressure to guide teeth and jaw growth. Herbst device. This appliance is attached to the upper and lower molars. It corrects overbite caused by a small lower … are finished with orthodontic treatment before they start high school. Children are often more co-operative than teens …
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… withdrawal symptoms (such as anxiety, tremor, increased blood pressure/heart rate/muscle tenseness). To help prevent withdrawal, your doctor may lower your dose slowly. Withdrawal is more likely if you have used tizanidine for a long time or in high doses. Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if you …
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… needs. Uses This medication is used to treat very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Certain conditions (such as … of too much insulin. Insulin is a natural substance that lowers blood sugar. This drug works by preventing insulin … This medication may cause your blood sugar to become too high. Checking your blood sugar and urine for sugar/ketones …
Medications
… is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with diabetes. Controlling high blood … directed by your doctor, usually within 15 minutes before eating a meal or within 20 minutes after starting the meal. …
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… and Chondroitin Golfer's Elbow Good Posture for a Healthy Back Gout Groin Pain Groin Problems and Injuries … Neck Problems and Injuries Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria) Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease … Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy Bone Scan Calcium (Ca) in Blood Test Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body …