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It might seem overwhelming to try to prevent colds, but you can do it. Children average three to eight colds per year.
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Immunization(vaccination) is a way to trigger your immune system and prevent serious, life-threatening diseases.Our bodies are designed to protect us from infections. When you are exposed to a virus or bacteria, your immune system actually learns ...
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The vaccines used in immunization are actually weakened doses of the organism that causes the disease. These organisms trigger the person''s own immune system to produce antibodies against the disease.
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Detailed information on newborn immunizations and the hepatitis B vaccine According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccine-preventable childhood diseases in the United States are near an all-time low. But, some viruses and bacteria are still active and can cause serious illness. It is important that all children, especially infants and young children, receive recommended immunizations on time. In other countries, many vaccine-preventable diseases are relatively common. Because of travel, these diseases could return to the US, resulting in increased, and unnecessary, illness, disability, and death among children.
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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Immunizations aren't just for children. Adults need immunizations, too. Ask your doctor which of the following shots you may need.
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Detailed information on immunizations for adults and children, including a current immunization schedule
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For a variety of reasons every year, nearly one million children under age 2 aren't fully immunized.
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Vaccine How often? Disease Prevented Who needs it? Hepatitis (Hep B)
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A vaccine can help head off meningococcal meningitis for 11- and 12-year-olds, teens entering high school, and college freshmen in dormitories.
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This guide can help you determine if you need to be immunized. Talk to your health care provider to be sure your immunizations are up to date.
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Cigarettes- tips on how to quit; Smoking cessation.There are a lot of ways to quit smoking and many resources to help you. Family members, friends, and coworkers may be supportive or encouraging, but the desire and commitment to quit must be your ...
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Most users make four to six quit attempts before they are able to remain nicotine-free. Smoking cessation produces major and immediate health benefits by reducing mortality and morbidity from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and various lung disease...
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1. How important is it to stop smoking? It is very important. Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking accounts for nearly one-third of all cancer deaths in this country each year.
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Smoking cessation is the medical term for quitting smoking. It is a vital part of cancer prevention because smoking is the single most preventable cause of death from cancer.
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When you are trying to quit, the support of friends, coworkers and family members can make a big difference.
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Learn how to get help to quit smoking and improve your chances of quitting. This document explains the best ways for you to quit as well as new treatments to help. It lists new medications that can double or triple your chances of quitting and quitting for good. It also tells about ways to avoid relapses and talks about concerns you may have about quitting, including weight gain.
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You may think that willpower is all it takes to quit smoking. But the truth is that it takes much more. It also takes planning, support, coping, and changes to your daily routine.
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Smoking cessation means"to quit smoking," or"withdrawal from nicotine." Because smoking is highly addictive, quitting the habit often involves irritability, headache, mood swings, and cravings associated with the sudden cessation or reduction of t...
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If you're ready to stop smoking, then you must be ready for the challenge when your quit date arrives. Clean out your ashtrays, and throw away any lighters and old packs lying around. Doing so can help you get smoke-free for good.
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Know your triggers for wanting a cigarette and figure out a plan to deal with them.
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Life may seem out of control, but you're really making progress. You're going through withdrawal, which is how your body recovers from smoking.
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Once you're addicted to smoking you will always be addicted. The strength of the addiction will gradually decrease, however, and now you are a recovering addict. Many recent ex-smokers have been lulled into a false sense of security.
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When you've been diagnosed with cancer--particularly lung cancer--it may be hard to think or talk about quitting smoking. Why? Because you smoke even though everybody knows that smoking is bad for your health. And everyone knows that it can cause cancer. Plus, we also know that quitting is hard.
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Teens who smoke are more likely to quit if they can be convinced to participate in a cessation program that emphasizes the health risks of smoking, provides motivational encouragement and coping skills, and encourages a healthy overall lifestyle.
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In the short term, quitters just feel better, and in the long run, their health is better than those who keep smoking.
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Is there a safe treatment for a pregnant woman to help stop nicotine cravings?
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Quitting is difficult, but people do quit. Each year, three million Americans give up smoking for good.
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I stopped smoking several weeks ago, and now I find that I'm coughing a lot. Is that normal?
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Have realistic expectations - quitting isn't easy, but it's not impossible either. More than 3 million Americans quit every year. Understand that withdrawal symptoms are temporary. They usually last only 1-2 weeks.
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Several new drugs, if approved for public use, may give smokers additional options to help them quit.
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I recently stopped smoking -- a month ago to be exact -- and now I find that I'm coughing a lot. Is this normal?
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Everyone who successfully quits smoking makes a commitment to stop smoking, then devises a plan to do so.
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Every day, about 3,000 U.S. teenagers start smoking. If you're a parent of a young smoker, you can take steps to help the child quit. But first, it helps to understand why teens light up.
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Fewer than a quarter of those who attempt to quit are able to make it beyond three months before resuming smoking. Women usually find it harder to quit than do men, even though women have a higher risk of smoking-related diseases. The following suggestions can help you kick the habit, again, for good.
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The personal motivation list will help you identify the benefits of quitting, for you, for your family, and for your friends.
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Stress is a common way to react to life events. Your body may become tense, your mood may shift, or you may feel worried. Stress is one of the biggest reasons people smoke. But you can let go of stress without lighting up. Do something else instead. Relax. Think about something nice. Exercise or lighten your outlook. The urge to smoke often passes in 3 to 5 minutes.
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The first day after you quit smoking, as the nicotine leaves your body, you're likely to notice symptoms of withdrawal. These are signs of your body recovering form smoking. For some people, withdrawal is mild. Others have a harder time. In any case, withdrawal should begin to lessen after the first few days. Use the Four D's listed below to beat withdrawal.
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Every cigarette you don't smoke is a benefit to you and your baby. Deciding not to smoke can be a tough choice, but you can change. Even if you've tried before, don't give up.
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By using nicotine replacement therapy to reduce withdrawal symptoms, smokers who try to quit have a better chance of succeeding.
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As you probably already know, quitting smoking isn't easy. But, millions of other people have done it, and you can, too.
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Having a plan helps you reach any goal. Your plan to quit smoking starts with a choice. First, pick a way to quit.
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This article can help you cope with the short-term discomforts that come with quitting. We also give suggestions on how to avoid or limit the situations that make you want to smoke and what to do if you start smoking again.
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You know you should quit smoking. But you just haven't gotten around to it yet. Here are some reasons to help you commit to quitting.
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Among other things, keep a personal benefits log. Write down the benefits you experience from being smoke-free (for example, I can smell flowers again!) Write the specific occurrence, the date it first happened, and your reaction.
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Saying good-bye to cigarettes for good can be difficult. To succeed, you need to make changes to your daily life. But, like the many others who have quit, you too can triumph.
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Summarizes studies that show benefits of quitting smoking at various ages.
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Decide what actions will help you quit. Think about the triggers around you. Then create a plan that works for you.
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A smoker's recovery plan includes listing those activities that you have chosen to help reduce the pressures of nicotine withdrawal and staying smoke-free.
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If you slip and smoke, don't be discouraged. Many former smokers tried to stop several times before they finally succeeded. Here's what to do.
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About one month after your baby is born he or she is given the first of three hepatitis B (hepB) vaccinations. Then comes the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine; haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (Hib); pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV); inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV); measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and so on..
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Vaccination introduces a vaccine into the body to produce immunity and prevent specific diseases.Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death are now prevented by vaccines in developed countries. Vaccines are medicines ...
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Detailed information on routine vaccination requirements for adults, adolescents, and children
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Vaccination is the use of vaccines to prevent specific diseases.Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death now can be prevented through the use of vaccines. Vaccines are medicines that contain weakened or dead bacteri...
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Where can you as a parent turn to for the facts about vaccine safety? The first place to go is your child's doctor.
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Detailed information on special vaccination requirements, including primary vaccine series, an influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, typhoid vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine
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Detailed information on special vaccination requirements, including primary vaccine series, an influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, typhoid vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine
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Detailed information on routine vaccination requirements for adults, adolescents, and children
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Vaccination is the use of vaccines to produce immunity to specific diseases.Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death now can be prevented through the use of vaccines. Vaccines are medicines that contain weakened or ...
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Parents usually know what vaccines their children need, but they may not be aware that they need shots as well. The CDC estimates that about 60,000 American adults die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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