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… Warts and Plantar Warts On this page: Health Tools Cause Prevention Symptoms … contact with a human papillomavirus (HPV) . You can infect yourself again by touching the wart and then touching another part of your body. You can infect another person by sharing towels, …
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… Rotavirus Vaccine - Oral On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about …
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… Hemodialysis On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How … for acute kidney injury may be done daily until your kidneys are working again. You are connected to a filter (dialyzer) by tubes attached to your blood vessels. Your blood is slowly pumped from your …
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… Drinking More Than You Want To? On this page: Overview Overview After a challenging day, … one drink leads to another … and another. Have you found yourself drinking more lately? Do you wonder if maybe you're … problems, high blood pressure, and other health problems. Your risk of harm from alcohol is: footnote 1 Low if you …
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… Necrotizing Enterocolitis On this page: … little energy. How is it diagnosed? The doctor will examine your baby. The doctor may do tests, such as: An X-ray of your newborn's belly. A test to check for blood in your …
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… Teens: Helping a Friend Who's Talking About Suicide On this page: Overview Overview It may be scary or upsetting to hear … to die. But it gives you a chance to help. Talking to your friend about suicide doesn't make it more likely to … Talking about it can actually help prevent suicide. If your friend has a plan to harm themself or someone else, …
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… Spondylolisthesis On this page: … is spondylolisthesis? In spondylolisthesis, one bone in your back ( vertebra ) slides forward over the bone below … spine ( lumbosacral area). In some cases, this may lead to your spinal cord or nerve roots being squeezed. This can …
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… a measure of how hard the blood pushes against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. Your blood pressure naturally goes up and down … or hypertension. When blood pressure is high, it causes damage to your blood vessel walls that gets worse over time. …
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… PTSD and Panic Attacks On this page: Overview Overview … Or a panic attack may happen when something reminds you of your trauma. During a panic attack, you may be afraid of dying or afraid of losing control of yourself. It may seem like things happening around you …
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… Quitting Smokeless Tobacco On this page: Overview Overview Tobacco products … risk-free alternatives to smoking. And they are harmful to your body. They can lead to: White patches or red sores in your mouth, called leukoplakia . They can turn into mouth …
