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… Overview Is it normal for a child to bite? Most children younger than age 3 bite someone else at least once. Most … causes serious injury to another person or poses any health risks. Why do children bite? Children bite other people for … on their age. From 5 to 7 months of age , children may bite when they feel discomfort around their mouths, such as when …
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… how your body uses energy. Most thyroid nodules are not cancer and do not cause problems. Many don't even need … cause problems, such as making too much thyroid hormone. When this happens, you may need treatment. What increases your risk for thyroid nodules? You are more likely to develop a …
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… Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet Actionset Overview Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are types of inflammatory bowel disease. What you eat … another. Your diet has to be tailored for you. How to eat when you have inflammatory bowel disease Keep a food diary. …
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… before being used to make HBIg. Several steps are included when preparing HBIg to inactivate and remove viruses and … infectious viruses are present. There is an extremely small risk that some blood-borne infections could be passed on … Hepatitis B is also one of the main causes of liver cancer, which can be fatal. The hepatitis B virus is spread …
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… deeper puncture wounds than dog bites. They have a high risk of bacterial infection because they can be hard to … health . If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer … can also mean pain that comes and goes even if it's severe when it's there. Mild pain (1 to 4) : You notice the pain, …
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… can cause harm or even death. footnote 1 What increases the risk of ASD? ASD tends to run in families, so experts think … symptoms are severe, a parent may notice them as early as when a child is 12 months old. In most cases, parents first … sclerosis. This is a rare genetic disorder that causes non-cancerous tumours in many areas of the body. Non-cancerous …
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… of Cardiac Rehab Why It Is Done Examinations and Tests Risks When to Call a Doctor Benefits of Cardiac Rehab Self-Care … For example, you can get help with quitting smoking and reducing stress. And you can get advice on how to eat a …
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… it can progress to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. How is hepatitis C virus spread? HCV … with symptoms around 6 weeks after being infected with HCV. You can clear HCV and still become infected again in the … tested if you engaged in any behavior that increases the risk for HCV transmission in the last 12 months since your …
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… What Is Carrier Screening? Who Should Be Tested? What If You Are a Carrier? Is the Test Accurate? Should You Be … kidneys, arms, or legs. They also are more likely to get cancer. Gaucher disease. This disease causes a type of fat … of genetic test. It can help show whether people in high-risk groups for a specific disease (certain ethnic groups or …
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… Scoliosis: Should My Child Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … done in younger children who are still growing. It's used when doctors don't want to fuse bones together because it … child's doctor about whether surgery can help. What are the risks of surgery? Risks of surgery to fix a spinal curve …
