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… can vary from person to person. The same person may experience some differences in their symptoms each time they … food Tell food suppliers about the food allergies at your facility Make sure staff who buy, store, prepare and …
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… leafy green vegetables, and iron-fortified cereals in your diet. Iron from plant foods is not absorbed as well as … iron from meats. Eat foods that contain vitamin C to help your body absorb iron from a meal. Get plenty of calcium. If … Nutrition for healthy term infants: Recommendations from birth to six months. A joint statement of Health Canada, …
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… swollen joints. This makes joints stiff and painful. Your child may have some pain and may walk with a limp. Some … and pain and stiffness have lasted for at least 6 weeks. Your doctor will ask questions about your child's symptoms and past health and do a physical …
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… some basics about safety. As a parent, you can't protect your child from every injury. But you can help your child keep safety in mind. Getting a sports physical A sports physical can tell you if your child has any health problems before he or she starts …
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… a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this information … surgery might do this for you depends on several things, including which arteries are narrowed, how many are … longer. Whether it might help you depends on a few things, including which arteries need to be bypassed and whether you …
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… headache may cause pain or a feeling of pressure all over your head. Sometimes it's hard to know where the centre of … can they cause pain? Tension headaches can cause pain: In your upper back and neck. At the base of your head. Around your ears. In your jaw. Above your eyes. …
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… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … more details and to discuss the use of reliable forms of birth control while taking this medication. If you are … have any symptoms of dehydration or electrolyte imbalance, including: extreme thirst very dry mouth muscle …
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… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … testosterone is responsible for many normal functions, including growth and development of the genitals, muscles, … harm an unborn baby. Discuss the use of reliable forms of birth control (such as condoms, birth control pills) with …
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… medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care … may rarely cause serious (rarely fatal) heart problems (including heart failure). This may occur both during … using this medication should ask about reliable forms of birth control during treatment and for at least six and a …
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… "ANN-yuh-riz-um") is a bulge in a blood vessel (artery) in your leg. The bulge occurs in a weak spot in the artery. It … form in this type of aneurysm and can block blood flow in your leg. What increases your risk? Family history. People who have a family member …
