Oct 10, 2024 · Choking prevention The way food is prepared may increase the risk of choking. For example, some foods served uncooked, whole, or in certain shapes or sizes can be choking hazards. Cutting food into smaller pieces and mashing foods can help prevent choking. Ways to help prevent your child from choking Foods and preparation Cook and prepare food to the …

Jun 4, 2024 · Pubic lice, also known as "crab" lice, are parasitic insects found in the pubic or genital area.

Jan 7, 2025 · Fungal meningitis is a rare fungal infection of areas around the brain and spine. In people with weak immune systems, fungal infections anywhere in the body can develop into fungal meningitis. Rarely, it can be caused by contamination during medical procedures. It is difficult to diagnose and requires antifungal treatment.

May 15, 2024 · When you first found out you had diabetes, you tested your blood sugar often. This helped you understand how food, activity, stress, and illness could affect your blood sugar levels. Even now that you know the ups and downs, some causes of …

Dec 26, 2024 · Anophthalmia (an-off-thal-mia) and microphthalmia (mic-roff-thal-mia) are birth defects of a baby’s eye (s). Anophthalmia and microphthalmia often result in blindness or limited vision. Researchers estimate that 1 in every 5,100 babies has anophthalmia or microphthalmia at birth in the United States.

Aug 5, 2025 · Provide your child with age-appropriate play equipment, like balls and plastic bats, but let your preschooler choose what to play. This makes moving and being active fun for your preschooler. Make sure your child gets the recommended amount of sleep each night: 10–13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) for preschoolers 3–5 years old.

The woman, her 4-year-old daughter, and seven relatives living in two other households where mothballs were extensively used, had symptoms and medical findings compatible with naphthalene exposure--headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, malaise, confusion, anemia, icterus, and renal disease. Headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and malaise …

For example, wisps from cotton balls tend to cling to tongs in some kits, so that a new cotton swab becomes contaminated by wisps from the previous swab, so many inserters just discard the tongs without using them. Remember that tongs provide an additional barrier between the inserter’s hand and the patient.

Nov 12, 2024 · Treatment You can treat pubic lice with a lice-killing lotion containing 1% permethrin or a mousse containing pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide. Shaving and other hair removal methods (waxing, sugaring) will not get rid of pubic lice. These products are available over-the-counter, without a prescription at a local drug store or pharmacy. These medications …

Acute epididymitis is a clinical syndrome causing pain, swelling, and inflammation of the epididymis and lasting <6 weeks (1191). Sometimes a testicle is also involved, a condition referred to as epididymo-orchitis. A high index of suspicion for spermatic cord (testicular) torsion should be maintained among men who have a sudden onset of symptoms associated with …