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… Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Travel vaccines are recommended for people travelling to or working in some countries. It is important to talk to your health care provider or visit a travel clinic at least 6 to 8 weeks before you travel. Most travel vaccines are not covered by the provincial …
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… Scrapes On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For Your Appointment Check Your Symptoms … They cause injury and illness through the release of venom when their tentacles come in contact with skin (stinging). … of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This will …
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… Injuries On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For Your Appointment Check … or brittle nails. These are common problems that develop when your hands are often exposed to water, strong soaps, … of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This will …
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… On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … tubes for blockage. How To Prepare Schedule your test for when you won't be having your period. Your doctor may … is removed. Catheter placement. Next, your doctor places a tool called a speculum into your vagina. The speculum opens …
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… Screening for heart attack and stroke risk is a way for your doctor to check your chance of having a problem called … Your blood pressure. Your age. Your race. Whether you are male or female. Whether or not you smoke. Your doctor might use a tool to calculate a risk score for you. There are different …
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… Obesity: Should I Take Weight-Loss Medicine? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Obesity: … changes in bowel habits. These may include oily or fatty stool and being unable to control bowel movements. …
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… Non-Injury On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For Your Appointment Check … to a specific injury have many causes. Problems can occur when you "overdo" an activity, do the same activity over and … of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This will …
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… you're on your feet. Specially fitted compression stockings are tight at the feet with a gradually looser fit on the … Keep your stockings by your bed. Then you can put them on when you first get up. Wear rubber gloves to help you grip … or a medical supplier for advice. They may recommend a tool that can make it easier to put your stockings on. Call …
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… Heart Block On this page: Health Tools What is heart … of age and a combination of factors listed above. What are the types? Heart block of the atrioventricular (AV) node … blocked between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. When this occurs, the atria and ventricles beat at …
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… Non-Injury On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For Your Appointment Check … swollen soles of your feet that are painful to the touch or when you walk: You may have a bacterial infection. Public … of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This will …
