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How to Read a 'Drug Facts' Label
Every over-the-counter medicine you can buy at the store must include a ‘drug facts’ label. This label has information about what the medicine does and how to use it safely.
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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a lung infection that is usually caused by a virus or bacteria. This makes the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid (phlegm or mucus). Walking pneumonia is a non-medical word that describes a mild case of bacterial pneumonia. Pneumonia caused by bacteria is treated with an antibiotic.
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Supplemental Security Income
SSI is a government program that gives money to people who have low income and few resources and who are aged 65 or older, blind or disabled.
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Bowel Cleanout
Your child is constipated and needs help to clean out the large amount of stool (poop) in the intestine.
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Scaphoid Fracture
The scaphoid is one of 8 carpal bones located in the wrist. A scaphoid fracture is a break of the scaphoid bone.
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Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Baby
Feeding a baby with a cleft of the palate may not be easy at first. Most babies with a cleft of the palate may not be able to breast feed. They are not able to create the suction needed to express the milk from the breast.
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Food Allergy and Parenting
Parenting a child with food allergies can be tough. You have watched your child’s food and surroundings from an early age. You have also worked hard to speak to others, such as family, friends, and your child’s school, about keeping them safe from their allergen(s).
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Bone Marrow Transplant Acute Graft vs. Host Disease
Graft vs. Host disease (GVHD) often occurs after allogeneic bone marrow transplants (BMT). In GVHD, the donor’s bone marrow attacks the patient’s organs and tissues, making them less able to function well.
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Glucose Tolerance Test Collection Guidelines
Use this Helping Hand to prepare for your child's outpatient glucose tolerance test.
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Hives
In this Helping Hand™ we will discuss the causes and treatment of hives, as well as how to prevent them and when to seek help from a doctor.