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… either through their diet or supplements to prevent infant spinal cord birth defects. How To Use Take this product by mouth … It is included in prenatal vitamin products. Certain spinal cord birth defects may be prevented by taking …
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… your baby safe and still let your baby explore. To prevent injury You can't watch your baby's every move. But there are … or in other areas where your baby could fall. Don't use accordion-style gates, because your baby's head could get caught. Keep cords from blinds, drapes, and phones out of your child's …
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… of general anesthesia. Pain in the testicles or in the cord that carries sperm from the testicle to the penis (spermatic cord). Damage to the cord that carries sperm from the … Inability to urinate (urinary retention) or bladder injury. Infection from the mesh or stitches. Scar tissue …
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… drinking straws, or pieces of wire, can cause an eye injury Teach children to sit at least 3 metres (8 to 10 … with 99 to 100 per cent UVA and UVB protection Not have cord or string attachments. Cord and string attachments are not recommended due to the …
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… use a wheelchair? MS affects how nerves in your brain and spinal cord communicate with each other. If your MS attacks the … use a wheelchair? MS affects how nerves in your brain and spinal cord communicate with each other. If your MS attacks …
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… and damage to the arteries that supply blood to the spinal cord. Other possible side effects include severely low blood … and damage to the arteries that supply blood to the spinal cord. Other possible side effects include severely …
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… or epididymis . Check for twisting of the spermatic cord . This problem cuts off blood supply to the testicles ( … This may be done when testing for infertility . Check an injury to the genital area. How To Prepare In general, … or epididymitis . There is no twisting of the spermatic cord. This twisting ( testicular torsion ) cuts off blood …
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… is inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. It's usually caused by an infection. The infection … your health and do an examination. A lumbar puncture , or spinal tap, is usually done to check for meningitis. A …
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… fills, nerves in the bladder wall send a message to the spinal cord and brain that you need to urinate. In response, your spinal cord sends a signal for the bladder to contract …