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… health risks. To check the current and AQHI forecast, visit BC Air Quality at … conditions Increased health care use such as emergency room visits and hospital stays Premature (early) death, … fits tight around the mouth and nose. For more information, visit … sources of indoor pollution. For more information, please visit HealthLinkBC File #65c Indoor air quality: Combustion …
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… (IBS), migraine headaches and more. For more information, visit: BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre: Fibromyalgia … from ME or CFS, while others do not. For more information, visit: BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre: Myalgic … information and to find services and resources to help you, visit BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre - Complex Chronic …
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… less iron and vitamin K and more vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Prenatal formulas. These are made for women who are … less iron and vitamin K and more vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Prenatal formulas. These are made for women who are …
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… recommended and provided free to pregnant people in every pregnancy. The vaccine should be given at 27-32 weeks of pregnancy regardless of previous Tdap immunization history … For more information For more information on immunizations, visit ImmunizeBC at https://immunizebc.ca/ . Image Image … …
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… are the best types of condoms to use to help prevent pregnancy and STIs. (Lambskin and sheepskin condoms can help prevent pregnancy but don’t work as well as latex or polyurethane … a counsellor. For tips on how to talk to your partner(s), visit the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Smart Sex …
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… material from infected cows. For more information on BSE, visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at … enter animal and human food chains. For more information, visit Overview of Canada’s BSE Safeguards at … For more information For more information on CJD, please visit HealthLinkBC File #55a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) …
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… dentist, including insensitive comments made during your visit. The smell of the office or seeing or hearing the … your dentist uses. To help feel less nervous about a dental visit, try the following: Talk about your fears. Tell your … one step in a procedure to another step. Make your dental visit at a time when you are not rushed or under pressure. …
Medications
… triplets). Discuss the risks and benefits of having such a pregnancy with your doctor. This medication may be used during the first trimester of pregnancy as directed by your doctor. Tell your doctor right … Dose It is important to get each dose of this medication as scheduled. If you miss a dose, ask your doctor or pharmacist …
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… change as it returns to its non-pregnant condition. As with pregnancy changes, postpartum changes are different for … days after childbirth. Shrinking of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size may take 6 to 8 weeks. Sore muscles … plenty of fluids, getting rest whenever you can, limiting visitors, getting some time to yourself, and seeking the …
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… water. For more information on emergency preparedness, visit Canadian Red Cross: Be Ready – Emergency Preparedness … information about protecting your community from wildfire, visit: FireSmartBC FireSmartCanada During a wildfire … find the Emergency Program Coordinator for your community, visit the CivicInfo BC Directory . If there is a wildfire …
