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Tips and Suggestions for Taking Asthma Medicine
Here are some expert tips to help encourage and improve your child's experience when taking asthma medicine.
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Birth Control: Subcutaneous Shot
The birth control shot (Depo-SubQ Provera®) is given once every 13 weeks. The shot contains a small amount of progesterone, similar to the hormones that are naturally made in a woman’s body.
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Closed Reduction of a Fracture
This Helping Hand™ explains what to expect before, during, and after a closed reduction of a fracture procedure.
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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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Helping Very Young Children Cope after a Trauma
Most children do not have long-term emotional problems after a serious injury or traumatic event. However, behavior changes may occur while their brain tries to process what has happened.
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Lymphoma
Lymphoma is cancer which arises in the lymph system, the body’s circulatory network for filtering out impurities. There are two broad varieties, Hodgkin’s disease, and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Wilms' Tumor Treatment Options
The types of treatment used most often to treat childhood cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplantation. The goal of treatment is to destroy the cancer cells. Learn more about treating Wilms' tumor.
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Colonoscopy with General Anesthesia: Infants and Toddlers
This Helping Hand™ is about how colonoscopies are done, how to prep for one, and what to expect for infants and toddlers.
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Hospital Safety Guide for Self-Harm
Patients at risk of harming themselves or others are placed on safety precautions as soon as they enter the hospital. These safety rules remain in place throughout the child’s hospital stay.