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Avoiding falls
If your bones are fragile from osteoporosis, an accidental fall can land you in the hospital with a fracture or worse. Learn easy ways to protect yourself from accidental falls from our experts.
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My male friend having weakness. Suffering with night falls. Age 18. Back pain. What is it? How to avoid and get rid of it?
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A 32-year old female asked:
My mother has sleep apnea and falls during the day. Her oxygenation drops at night to 60%. Why would they avoid adding oxygen to her cpap & daytime?
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What is time interval for masturbation to avoid night fall betwwen aged 20-22...
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A 28-year old female asked:
How can I avoid fall asleep so fast? Any pills out there?
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A 21-year old male asked:
How can i avoid my hair fall?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are tricks to avoid falling asleep while driving?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Having vigorous hair fall. Could u suggest some medication or diet to avoid the same.
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A 19-year old male asked:
Im boy,19. Having severe hair fall from past one month. My Parents say its common at age.Please help & please tell how to take good care of hair! How many times is safe to head bath&applying oil in a week to avoid hair fall and ensure hair growth?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I have a superficial wound on my face, caused by a fall...How many days should I avoid sun exposure?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I seem to have a lot of dandruff. Also how do I ensure that my hair stays strong, healthy, smooth and shiny?I also want to avoid breakage and hair fall.
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A 43-year old female asked:
What is average weight limit, restrictions for a period of time after a 2 levels acdf surgery? could this have been brought on from avoiding a fall?
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A 31-year old asked:
Any reasons why my legs fall asleep on bus rides and what can be done to avoid it?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have to be up at 5:30 for school tomorrow and i can't sleep. How can I fall asleep quickly to avoid a headache?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Lately I've been cognizant of the fact that whenever I fall asleep it feels like I'm losing my breath and I start being scared so my heart starts racing been avoiding to sleep lately. People have told me I sleep as if I'm dead and I've noticed that?
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A female asked:
Are these symptoms of dehydration? Today at softball practice i was working really hard when all of a sudden i felt extremely light-headed. This accompanied the urge to vomit and i had to sit down to avoid falling down. My vision seemed to turn black. I d
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A 38-year old asked:
Could I be more likely to have a fracture if fall on really narrow wrist? Should I avoid biking?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My friend is facing rapid hair falling has dandruff also has baldness in family history, how to stop this problem, what to do what to avoid?
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A 28-year old asked:
How can we check what type of hair do I have and what is the best thing to avoid hair fall. Does having short length hair help prevent hair loss?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Every time I try to go to sleep early I wake up 3 - 4 hours later completely unable to fall back asleep. Even when I'm so exhausted that I can't stay up any longer this happens. Are there any ways to avoid this?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Mom's hair fall a lot since she became diabetic, why is that? Any tips to stop that and avoid becoming bald? Thank you.
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A 34-year old female asked:
I'm trying to avoid caffeine due to my anxiety but I'm falling asleep at work without coffee! Is it possible to be sleepy and anxious at same time?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Will i lose my balance often with ataxic gait while pregnant? 3rd trimester is what scares me while carrying a huge belly. What can I do to avoid fall
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A 29-year old female asked:
I had a preterm birth on 2nd Oct 2019 I was 22 weeks and lost my baby Diagnosis was i had acute chorioamnionitis please explain what causes this, how can I avoid it in my next pregnancy, how long do I wait to fall pregnant again?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Just started strenuous job. Lot's of heavy lifting. Next day, arms feel swollen (no pain) and hands fall asleep really easily. I have to keep my arms down to avoid hands falling asleep. Hands also feel like I'm wearing thick gloves. What is this?
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A member asked:
My name is Wendy Stratman, I work for JCPS schools. I've been sent an email regarding needing accommodations for being at high risk for covid. 2 of the risk factors were obesity and caring for parents. I fall into both of these. They have asked for documents from a physician for these. I don't have a PCP at this time. I was trying to avoid having to go to a dr office as I am not sick and offices are swamped. Is there a virtual option for getting documents? thx! documentation for accommodations?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I keep having falls.I get no warning so I can break it or catch myself. I have no recollection of what happens before. all I know is I am on the ground and no clue how I got there. I have POTs and low bp. Whats happening to me? What should I do?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Toddler falls when to worry?
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How do I protect my 2-year-old from falls?
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How do I protect my 9-month-old from falls?
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