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… What do the results tell you? After you convert a body temperature from one method to another, you can more easily compare it to normal body temperature levels. You can find out if someone's … how to take a temperature and how to treat fever, see: Body Temperature . Fever or Chills, Age 12 and Older . Fever …
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… a type of white blood cell . White blood cells protect the body against infection. CD4+ cells are also called … cells. HIV invades and destroys CD4+ cells. But the body continues to produce new CD4+ cells to fight the HIV … If the infection is not treated with medicines, the body gradually loses the ability to produce enough CD4+ …
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… of crusty sores. These sores can occur anywhere on the body. Impetigo is one of the most common skin infections in … Scratching can also spread the sores to other parts of the body. What causes it? Impetigo is caused by one of two kinds … or staph (staphylococcus). Often these bacteria enter the body when the skin has already been irritated or injured …
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… (say "HER-suh-tiz-um") is extra hair on a woman's face or body. This hair is dark and coarse. It grows in a male … pattern: on the face, like a man's facial hair, or on the body, especially the chest and back. What causes it? Usually … control pills contain hormones, so they help balance your body's hormone level. Antiandrogens. These are prescription …
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… others over time. Your physiotherapist may use biofeedback during some exercises to help you learn to contract certain … hip and your leg straight in line with the rest of your body, and keep your knee pointing forward. Do not drop your … hip and your leg straight in line with the rest of your body, and keep your knee pointing forward. Do not drop your …
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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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… are you willing to take medicine or make lifestyle changes if the test shows that you have it? Screening, Birth … are you willing to take medicine or make lifestyle changes if the test shows that you have it? Screening, Birth …
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