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… unsterilized materials or equipment used for tattoos, body-piercing, acupuncture or electrolysis Blood or blood … hepatitis C is through a blood test. A positive HCV antibody test means that you have or had hepatitis C. If your antibody test is positive, you need a ribonucleic acid (RNA) …
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… the penis should be positioned down and centred on the body. Adhesive slide 2 of 4 < Prev Next > slide 2 of 4, … the penis should be positioned down and centred on the body. Adhesive slide 2 of 4 < Prev Next > slide 2 of 4, …
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… pain and swelling. The amount of uric acid in your body depends on the following: The amount of uric acid your body makes and gets rid of. Your body may naturally make a higher amount of uric acid or have …
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… delayed puberty and other medical problems that cause the body to make very low amounts of testosterone. Steroids make … that have certain steroid hormones also made by the human body. One such supplement is dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The body can turn DHEA into other steroid hormones, including …
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… . This type of pain may occur in different areas of the body. For example: Spinal cord injury (central) pain occurs … pain is caused by the overuse of muscles in any part of the body. In people with an SCI, this often occurs because one … spasm pain is painful involuntary movements (spasms) of a body part that you can't move or can only partially move. …
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… infection. It helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your … and razors) that may have contacted blood or other body fluids. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more … to treatment. In children, the dosage is also based on body weight. It is very important to continue taking this …
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… is used in combination with other medications to keep your body from attacking and rejecting your transplanted kidney. … called immunosuppressants. It works by weakening your body's defense system (immune system) to help your body accept the new kidney as if it were your own. How To …
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… or can be injected into a vein. It travels through your body, giving off radiation signals. The camera "sees" the … as hyperthyroidism . Another type of thyroid scan, a whole-body thyroid scan, may be done for people who have had thyroid cancer that has been treated. The whole-body scan can check to see if cancer has spread to other …
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… spread through sexual contact. They most often enter the body through the tissues that line the throat, nose, rectum, … an open sore that appears wherever the bacteria entered the body. As syphilis spreads, a person may get a skin rash and … or the genital area. As syphilis spreads throughout the body, a person may get a skin rash and have other symptoms …
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… medications can affect the removal of codeine from your body, which may affect how codeine works. Be sure you know … pain reliever that works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. How To Use See also Warning … is changed into a strong opioid drug (morphine) in your body. In some people, this change happens faster and more …
