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  • Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac - Topic Overview

    Article
    09/25/07, Healthwise

    Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are plants that can cause a skin rash called allergic contact dermatitis when they touch your skin. The red, uncomfortable, and itchy rash often shows up in lines or streaks and is marked b

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  • Winter Safety

    Article
    02/06/05, Children's Hospital Boston

    Whether sledding, skating, building snowmen or making snow angels, children love to play outdoors in the winter weather. With these basic winter safety tips, your child can enjoy a safe and fun winter.

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  • Healthwise Self-Care Checklist

    Article
    06/20/07, Healthwise

    Are you getting better or worse?

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  • Poisoning

    Article
    10/05/07, Healthwise

    A poison is a substance that has toxic effects and may injure you or make you sick if you are exposed to it. Poisons can be found everywhere, from simple household cleaners to cosmetics to houseplants to industrial chemicals. Even medi

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  • Your Home Health Center

    Article
    05/19/06, Healthwise

    More of your health care takes place in your home than anywhere else. Having the right tools, medicines, supplies, and information on hand will improve the quality of your self-care.

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  • Dealing With Emergencies

    Article
    05/19/06, Healthwise

    Review this topic before you need it. Then, when you are faced with an emergency or injury, you will know where to turn. Your confidence in dealing with both major and minor emergencies will be reassuring to an injured person.

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  • Heat-Related Illnesses

    Article
    12/12/06, Healthwise

    A healthy body temperature is maintained by the nervous system. As the body temperature increases, the body tries to maintain its normal temperature by transferring heat. Sweating and blood flow to the skin (thermoregulation

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  • Shock

    Article
    05/31/06, Healthwise

    Shock may develop as the result of sudden illness or injury, or bleeding. When the body cannot get enough blood to the vital organs, it goes into shock. Sometimes even a mild injury will lead to shock.

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  • How to Stop Bleeding From a Minor Head Wound

    Article
    09/19/06, Healthwise

    Minor cuts on the head often bleed heavily because the face and scalp have many blood vessels close to the surface of the skin. This bleeding is alarming, but often the injury is not severe and the bleeding will stop with treatment you

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  • Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation

    Article
    08/31/06, Healthwise

    Amputation is the removal of a body part. This can be done by a health professional in a hospital setting, such as when a foot must be amputated because of diabetes complications. However, amputation may also happen during an acci

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