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Medications
… health needs. Uses This medication is a vaccine used to prevent zoster (shingles) in adults 50 years and older. … active shingles, nerve pain caused by shingles, or for the prevention of chickenpox. This vaccine should not be used by … care professional about the need for other vaccines to prevent potentially severe illness (such as flu shots). …
Medications
… health needs. Uses This medication is a vaccine used to prevent cancer of the anus, abnormal tissue growth of the … and neck cancers. In girls and women, it is also used to prevent cancer of the cervix/vagina/vulva and abnormal … types of HPV, only the types in the vaccine. It is used to prevent the diseases and will not treat active …
HealthLinkBC files
… organs. TB is curable. In British Columbia, medicines to prevent or cure TB are free through Provincial TB Services … talk with your health care provider about the best ways to prevent disease. The TB germ may remain sleeping in your … system is what keeps the TB germs in a sleeping state and prevents them from multiplying. How is a TB skin test done? …
Health topics
… The mother has a condition (such as a heart problem) that prevents her from receiving certain tocolytic medicines to prevent uterine contractions. A caesarean delivery is … immunoglobulin injection (such as WinRho). This is done to prevent Rh sensitization, which can cause problems in future …
Medical tests
… as mastitis or a fibroadenoma . The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care does not recommend breast … Breast Cancer Citations Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (2018). Recommendations on screening … MPH - Medical Oncology, Hematology Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (2018). Recommendations on screening …
HealthLinkBC files
… their droppings. How can I protect myself? The best ways to prevent infection from hantavirus is to avoid contact with … to clean up safely. Follow the instructions below on how to prevent and remove mice from your home, and to safely clean … more information, visit WorkSafe BC www.worksafebc.com . Prevent stirring up dust when you are cleaning up areas …
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… rainforest monkeys and person to person. For information on preventing mosquito bites, see HealthLinkBC File #41f Malaria Prevention . Mature minor consent It is recommended that … with children (#41d) Traveller's diarrhea (#41e) Malaria prevention (#41f) The pregnant traveller (#41g) Japanese …
Health features
… itself down. Heat-related illnesses can almost always be prevented. If you think you have a heat-related illness, use … for heat stroke Heat stroke: Emergency symptoms Heat stroke prevention: What to wear Staying healthy in the heat When it … about hot environments, how they can affect you and ways to prevent heat stress at work. Canadian Centre for …
Health features
… Government of British Columbia: Communicable Disease Prevention in K-12 Schools Featured topics Bullying Bullying … about sexual and reproductive health, such as how to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), birth … Emergency Contraception (EC) (HealthLinkBC File #91b) Preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) …
Health topics
… Learn about the risks of injuries for that sport and how to prevent them. The injuries may be different for children than for adults. Help your child prevent sports injuries. If you have concerns, talk to your … skills and have fun trying new activities. Learn more Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other …
