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… meals, it is lower than 5.0 to 10.0 mmol/L. footnote 1 Children of any age with type 2 diabetes In general, experts suggest an A1c of 7.0% or less for children of any age who have type 2 diabetes. footnote 2 … Expert Committee, et al. (2018). Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Canadian Journal of Diabetes , …
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… lips from getting sunburned. Preventing sun exposure in children Start protecting your child from the sun when your child is a baby. Because children spend a lot of time outdoors playing, they get most … the sun. This is the safest thing to do for young babies. Children 12 months and older can go in the sun, but they …
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… non-prescription medicine precautions . Dosage Adults and Children over 12 years of age: The usual dose is 325 mg to … before use. Follow all instructions on the label. Children 11 years and younger: Give acetaminophen every 4 to … There are different acetaminophen products for infants and children. Acetaminophen can be found in many forms and comes …
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… Condoms can protect you against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and they can be used to prevent pregnancy. … condoms help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV , sheep intestine condoms do … date. How well do they work to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? Male condoms reduce the risk of spreading …
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… DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine? The DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine is given to children at 18 months of age. This is a booster dose for … of the body's muscles. It most commonly occurs after infections, but in rare cases can also occur after some … disease caused by infection with a virus. While some polio infections show no symptoms, others can result in paralysis …
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… vaccine . The PCV 13 vaccine is also free for: Children 5 to 18 years of age with no spleen, or a spleen … risk of Reye syndrome. *Ibuprofen should not be given to children under 6 months of age without first speaking to … The bacteria can cause serious and life-threatening infections of the lining that covers the brain (meningitis), …
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… risk of serious illness from influenza. This includes: All children 2 years to less than 5 years of age Children 5 to … of the body’s muscles. It most commonly occurs after infections. In rare cases, GBS can also occur after some … virus. A person with influenza is at risk of other infections, including viral or bacterial pneumonia, which is …
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… about surgery to remove the tonsils, not the adenoids. For children, a general anesthetic is always used. It makes the … Children who have their tonsils removed for repeated throat infections may have fewer infections for a few years after surgery. But over time, …
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… Necrosis (Osteonecrosis) Avulsion Fracture Back Pain in Children and Teenagers Back Problems and Injuries Back School for Low Back Pain Bacterial Infections of the Spine Baker's Cyst Bev's Story: Coping … Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Debridement for Rotator …
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… conjugate vaccine? The vaccine is provided free to children in grade 9. The vaccine is also provided free to children and adults at high risk of meningococcal disease, … Although rare, it can cause serious and life-threatening infections including meningitis, an infection of the lining …
