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… and alcohol also can cause heartburn. If you think that your heartburn may be caused by a medicine: Call the doctor … There also may be certain ways or times of the day to take your other medicines that will decrease the chance of … that was not prescribed by a doctor, stop taking it. Call your doctor if you feel that you need to continue taking the …
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… to urinate. This usually happens because something gets in your way or you aren't able to walk there on your own. Functional incontinence usually occurs because something blocks your way to the toilet. Or perhaps you can't walk there on …
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… redness, and peeling of the skin. It may also increase your sensitivity to sunlight and make you more likely to get sunburned. Be sure to protect your skin from exposure to the sun (or any other source of … topical tretinoin during pregnancy may not be safe for your baby. Tretinoin can also affect breast milk. If you are …
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… can respond to the same home treatment tips: Gently warm up your wrists and fingers before beginning an activity. Fan open your fingers. Stretch your wrists forward and back. Do some wrist circles. Repeat …
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… surgery (arthroscopy) is a surgical procedure that allows your doctor to look at the inside of a joint in your body through a thin viewing instrument called an … knee. During arthroscopy, the arthroscope is inserted into your joint through a small cut (incision) in the skin. The …
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… The deep brain stimulator (DBS) is implanted under your skin on your upper chest near your collarbone. A wire under the skin connects the device …
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… Getting Started Getting Started If your plate includes lots of colourful vegetables, your healthy meal is off to a good start. Include a type of … use healthy fats, such as olive or canola oil. Flavour your foods with herbs and lemon instead of salt. Here are a …
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… if you want to get pregnant in the future or want to keep your uterus. In some cases, it may improve chances of … be used to shrink fibroids and the uterus. This may allow your doctor to use a smaller cut during the surgery. And it … tube and surgical tools are put through small cuts in your belly. In an abdominal myomectomy, the fibroids are …
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… This makes the vein larger than normal. To fix the problem, your doctor ties off the end of the vein so the blood will … better during the surgery. The doctor makes small cuts in your groin. These cuts are called incisions. Or your doctor may choose to use a laparoscope. To do this type …
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… of ferritin in the blood shows how much iron is stored in your body. Why It Is Done A ferritin blood test is done to: … there's nothing you have to do before this test, unless your doctor tells you to. How It Is Done A health … Normal Each lab has a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should show the range that your lab uses for …
