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… Menopause and Your Risk for Other Health Concerns On this page: Overview Overview Menopause is the point in your life … reached menopause. In most cases, menopause happens around age 50. But everyone's body has its own time line. You may … well into your 50s. Menopause is a natural part of growing older. You don't need treatment for it unless your symptoms …
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… Cervical Spinal Stenosis On this page: Conditions Basics Conditions Basics … where they leave the spinal cord , or it may compress or damage the spinal cord itself. Squeezing the nerves and cord in … size of the spinal canal and so is most common in people older than age 50. The aging process can cause a "bulging of …
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… This topic is only appropriate for children 6 months and older. Most ear infections clear up on their own. … a warm face cloth on your child's ear. If your child is age 6 months or older and has a mild earache, you can wait … didn't have to take antibiotics. Maureen, age 33 My son, Rashad, has had so many ear infections. He really suffers …
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… health. Learn more about getting enough sleep and how to manage sleep problems. Sleep overview Sleep and Your Body Clock Sleep and Your Health Sleeping Better Stages of Sleep Sleep problems Coping With Changing Sleep Patterns as You Get Older Improving Sleep When You Have Chronic Pain Insomnia …
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… Pregnancy: Stretch Marks, Itching, and Skin Changes On this page: Overview Overview Common skin … serious and usually go away after pregnancy. Red, raised rash Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is a raised, itchy rash. The rash may be reddish or slightly darker than your …
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… Haemophilus Influenzae B Vaccine - Injection On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … is usually given in the upper thigh, or in the upper arm in older children. A series of injections is needed to provide … any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat) …
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… cause permanent hearing loss. What are the speech and language milestones for my child’s age group? Birth to 3 months old Startles or cries at loud …
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… Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia On this page: Overview Overview It's common to forget things sometimes as we get older. But some older people have memory loss that's more than normal aging. …
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… Acute Bronchitis On this page: … better without any problems. But it can be more serious in older adults and children and in people who have other … and body aches. Don't give aspirin to anyone younger than age 18. It has been linked to Reye syndrome, a serious …
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… Food Safety: Tips for Grocery Shopping On this page: Overview Overview There are things … Do not buy meat or poultry that has a tear in the package or is leaking. Pick up your refrigerated and frozen … Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older Foodborne Illness and Safe Food Handling Health and …
