How does a twin pregnancy happen? Do not leave having twins to chance. Increase the chances of getting pregnant with twins by getting pregnant in your 30s or later; finding a partner with a family history of twins; increasing your weight; breastfeeding regularly; consuming dairy products; and getting pregnant repeatedly. You shouldn’t leave having twins …
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When you’re dealing with a summer pregnancy, it’s important to limit activities that raise your core temperature. The heat of summer can be uncomfortable for many people. But when you’re pregnant, summer heat waves can easily turn into overheating. This can lead to health risks for you and your baby. How can summer heat affect your pregnancy? Body changes during …
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Facts you should know about telogen effluvium Clinically significant shedding of hair can occur when most of the hair follicles are simultaneously in the telogen phase of normal hair growth. Telogen effluvium most often will resolve on its own and will not result in permanent hair loss. Severe illness (for example, COVID-19 or surgery), pregnancy, dietary triggers, and emotional trauma …
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What is Xywav, and what is it used for? Brand name: Xywav Generic: calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium oxybates Xywav is a prescription medicine used to treat the following symptoms in people 7 years of age or older with narcolepsy: sudden onset of weak or paralyzed muscles (cataplexy), or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) It is not known if Xywav is safe and …
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What is Rifadin (rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide), and what is it used for? Brand name: Rifadin Generic: rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide Rifadin is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis (TB). What are the side effects of Rifadin? Common side effects of Rifadin include: upset stomach, heartburn, nausea, menstrual changes, headache, drowsiness, tired feeling, or dizziness. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and …
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What is MoviPrep, and what is it used for? Brand name: MoviPrep Generic: PEG-3350, Sodium Sulfate, SodiumChloride, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Ascorbate MoviPrep is a prescription medicine used by adults to clean the colon before a colonoscopy. MoviPrep cleans your colon by causing you to have diarrhea (loose stools). Cleaning your colon helps your healthcare provider see the inside of your colon …
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What is Epzicom (abacavir sulfate and lamivudine), and what is it used for? Brand name: Epzicom Generic: abacavir sulfate and lamivudine Epzicom is a prescription medicine used with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 infection. HIV-1 is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Epzicom contains the prescription medicines abacavir and lamivudine. Epzicom should not be used in children weighing …
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What is Ayvakit (avapritinib), and what is it used for? Brand name: Ayvakit Generic: avapritinib Ayvakit is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a certain type of stomach, bowel, or esophagus cancer called gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that cannot be treated with surgery or that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and that is caused by certain …
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Labor and delivery practices Labor is the process that prepares a woman to deliver her baby into the world. Doctors tell a woman not to push during labor because she is not ready, there may be a problem with the baby or she may have had an epidural. Your doctor might tell you not to push during labor if you’re …
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Head injury or a ruptured brain aneurysm is the most common cause of a subarachnoid hemorrhage Head injury is the most common cause of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. In people without head trauma, however, a subarachnoid hemorrhage is usually caused by ruptured brain aneurysm. A brain aneurysm occurs when there is abnormal bulging or ballooning of a blood vessel that can …
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