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… can help stop the itching from kissing bug bites and prevent an infection. You can: Wash the bites with soap to … use of an insecticide that kills the bugs. It is best to prevent bugs from getting into your house: Seal gaps around … can help stop the itching from kissing bug bites and prevent an infection. You can: Wash the bites with soap to …
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… Overview Wandering can pose a major problem for the caregiver and can be dangerous for a person who has … . … Overview Wandering can pose a major problem for the caregiver and can be dangerous for a person who has …
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… fallopian tubes. They can also show a blockage that would prevent an egg moving through a fallopian tube to the uterus. A blockage also could prevent sperm from moving into a fallopian tube and joining … of the fallopian tubes and block the tubes. This can prevent pregnancy. Find problems in the uterus, such as an …
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… (IV) medicine. You will also likely have medicines to prevent infection, blood clots, and nausea. If you had … It lets you empty your bladder without getting up. To help prevent blood clots, you may be wearing compression … a few weeks after surgery, you will likely take medicine to prevent blood clots. As soon as possible, you will be taught …
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… polio when you were a teen or an adult, rather than as a child. Had serious muscle weakness or breathing problems … polio when you were a teen or an adult, rather than as a child. Had serious muscle weakness or breathing problems …
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… what treatment you choose, it's important to take steps to prevent a stroke, manage other health problems, and have a … likely take a blood-thinner medicine (anticoagulant) to prevent blood clots before and after the procedure. This … what treatment you choose, it's important to take steps to prevent a stroke, manage other health problems, and have a …
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… It is designed to fix a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm and prevent sudden death. Your doctor may suggest an ICD if you … risk is for a deadly heart rhythm and whether an ICD could prevent it. The shock from an ICD hurts briefly. It's been … I have absolutely no symptoms, and the idea of an ICD scares me. But the idea of having my heart stop scares me …
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… or asthma. Eosinophilic esophagitis can occur in both children and adults. It's more common in males than in … throat. Pain in the chest or upper belly. Heartburn. In children, common symptoms include: Refusing to eat. Not …