Healthy Sperm: Optimizing Your Fertility
Adopting healthy lifestyle practices to preserve your fertility -- and avoiding things that can damage it -- may improve your and your partner's chances of conceiving a child. But you still may not become a father on your first -- or even 51st -- ... [... more]
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Eggs: Are They Good Or Bad For My Cholesterol? - ...
Here are the facts: One large egg has about 213 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol -- all of which is found in the yolk. If you are healthy, it's recommended that you limit your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 300 mg a day. If you have ... [... more]
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Exercise And Weight Loss
Exercise and diabetes: How a little activity can help you manage your condition ... [... more]
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Bedsores (Pressure Sores)
Dressings. A variety of dressings are used to help protect wounds and speed healing -- the type usually depends on the stage and severity of the wound. The basic approach, however, is to keep the wound moist and the skin surrounding it dry. Stage ... [... more]
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Duragesic
Using too much transdermal fentanyl, or taking too much of another narcotic while using transdermal fentanyl, may cause an overdose. If this occurs, get emergency help right away. An overdose can cause severe breathing problems (breathing may ... [... more]
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Atropine, Hyoscyamine, Methenamine, Methylene Blue, ...
Unusual excitement, nervousness, restlessness or irritability, and unusual warmth, dryness, and flushing of skin are more likely to occur in children, who are usually more sensitive to the effects of atropine and hyoscyamine (contained in this ... [... more]
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Children's Snacks: Don't Ban Them, Plan Them!
Promote independence. Make it easy for older children to help themselves. Keep a selection of ready-to-eat veggies in the refrigerator. Leave fresh fruit in a bowl on the counter. Store low-sugar, whole-grain cereal in an easily accessible ... [... more]
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Sperm: How Long Do They Live After Ejaculation? - ...
The life span of sperm after they're ejaculated depends on the environmental conditions. Sperm ejaculated into a woman's vagina remain alive in the mucus of the cervix and are able to fertilize an egg for three to five days. Sperm ejaculated ... [... more]
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Hepatitis B
Most people infected as adults recover fully from hepatitis B, even if their signs and symptoms are severe. Infants and children are much more likely to develop a chronic infection. Although no cure exists for ... [... more]
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Fulvestrant (Intramuscular Route)
Fulvestrant is usually given by a health care professional. However, medicines given by injection are sometimes used at home. If you will be using fulvestrant at home, your health care professional will teach you how the injections are to be ... [... more]
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Chewing Tobacco: Not A Risk-Free Alternative To Cigarettes
Betel quid. A product of India, Africa and Asia, betel quid is produced commercially or made at home. It consists of a dried paste that often includes tobacco, areca nuts, catechu, and scent or flavoring. Catechu is ... [... more]
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Captopril And Hydrochlorothiazide (Oral Route)
Captopril and hydrochlorothiazide combination is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the work load of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function ... [... more]
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