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Vitamin A and Eye Health

Your child needs vitamin A to be healthy. It plays a key role in their vision and how it develops. Vitamin A deficiency is when you don’t have enough vitamin A. This can lead to permanent blindness. However, vision loss from vitamin A deficiency can be reversed if treated quickly.

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Anemia: Iron Deficiency

This Helping Hand™ covers iron deficiency, which is a condition where the body lacks sufficient iron to produce hemoglobin, which can lead to anemia. Symptoms include fatigue, weakness, pale skin, and shortness of breath.

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How to Care for Face Masks

Knowing how to take care of your face masks is vital in order to ensure they provide the best protection from COVID-19 and other germs and helps them last longer.

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Colic

This Helping Hand™ covers colic, which is when a healthy baby cries more than 3 hours a day for 3 or more days in a week. If this happens 3 weeks in a row, your baby may have colic.

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Bronchiolitis

Learn how to care for your child with bronchiolitis at home. Find out how to ease symptoms and when to get medical help.

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IV: PICC Line

The PICC line is a plastic tube that is inserted into a large vein to give intravenous therapy.

Moles

Moles are areas of the skin where there are more cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are the cells in the body that produce pigment, or color.

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Vitamin D Deficiency

This Helping Hand™ covers vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D keeps our bodies healthy and builds strong bones. It does this by helping the body absorb calcium and phosphorous from foods and supplements. If your child has a vitamin D deficiency it means they do not have enough vitamin D in their body.

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Syphilis

Syphilis (SIF-i-lis) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Anyone who is sexually active has a chance of getting syphilis.