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… Folliculitis On this page: … is an inflammation of the hair follicles. Each hair on your body grows out of a tiny pouch called a follicle. You can have folliculitis on any part of your body that has hair. But it is most common on the beard …
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… Cervical Cap for Birth Control On this page: Overview Overview Cervical caps (FemCap) are no longer … To use the cap, apply spermicide to it and place it inside your vagina so that it covers the cervix. (The cervix is the … one time when the cap is in place, apply more spermicide to your vagina each time. After sex, you must leave it in your …
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… you can comfortably and easily put drops or ointment in your eyes or someone else's. Eyedrops and eye ointments can deliver medicine directly to your eyes, keep your eyes moist, and help with redness, itching, and …
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… Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury On this page: Overview Overview Pain in an SCI … it may disappear or bother you only a little. Don't ignore your pain. Talk to your doctor about it. The doctor can help figure out the …
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… Planning for Alcohol or Drug Relapse On this page: Overview Overview Stopping … or alcohol. A lapse or relapse doesn't mean that you or your treatment has failed. It may mean that you just slipped … on. Try to find out why you relapsed. Then make changes in your life so that it won't happen again. You also may need …
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… E. Coli Infection From Food or Water On this page: Cause Prevention Symptoms Examinations … may have a fever or other symptoms. How is it diagnosed? If your doctor thinks you may have an E. coli infection, they will ask you questions about your symptoms and do a physical examination. Your stool will …
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… Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder On this page: Health Tools Cause Symptoms What … anxiety. It may make you short of breath or dizzy or make your heart pound. You may feel out of control. Some people … attacks can be scary and so bad that they get in the way of your daily activities. Treatment can help most people have …
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… Nausea or Vomiting During Pregnancy On this page: Overview Overview Many women have … such as changing what, when, and how much you eat. Talk to your doctor about safe medicines to treat your nausea and vomiting. Vomiting during pregnancy is more …
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… Anemia On this page: … Having anemia means you don't have enough red blood cells . Your body needs these cells to carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Anemia is fairly …
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… Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is … a dye called contrast material is injected into a vein in your arm. A series of X-ray pictures is then taken at timed … have an enema the morning of the test) to make sure that your bowels are empty. If you are breastfeeding, you may …
