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Immunotherapy is a way to treat allergies. It helps your child’s body react less to the things that cause allergy symptoms. It is also known as desensitization, hyposensitization, or allergy shots.

After hip replacement, it's important to learn how to correctly and safely use your crutches or cane.

Your health care provider advises that you have cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). This is a procedure to place a small device in your chest and wires in your heart. CRT improves the timing of your heart's contractions. This helps your heart pump better. Read on to learn what to expect before, during, and after CRT.

Your CRT device needs special care. You will also need to make some lifestyle changes. Find out how to take care of the device and your health.

Print this chart to keep track of your blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipids, urine albumin, and weight to help control your diabetes.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a problem with the inner ear. BPPV causes a feeling of spinning. It is a common problem of the vestibular system.

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a cleaning product that kills germs. Daily bathing with CHG in the hospital helps keep infections from spreading. CHG bathing is especially helpful for patients in intensive care units (ICUs).

Dysphagia is trouble swallowing normally. A dysphagia diet is a way of eating and drinking that is safer for a person who has trouble swallowing. It helps to prevent aspiration. On a dysphagia diet, only certain kinds of liquids are safe to drink.

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