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Before you stop...
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Ask family and friends not to smoke around you.
Wash your clothes to get rid of the smell of smoke.
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What is it?
Motion sickness occurs when repetitive small movements mean the brain is sent mixed messages. The eyes say one thing about the position of the body, while the delicate inner ear balance mechanisms are reporting something different. This confusion usually results in feelings of nausea, sometimes vomiting and becoming sweaty.
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What is it?
Smoking a cigarette involves inhaling a complex set of elements including gases and tars. Nicotine seems both to aid concentration and relax the user.
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Hay fever eyes
Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis is the eye equivalent of hay fever and affects up to 25 per cent of the general population. The eyes become itchy, watery and red in the summer pollen season - usually from exposure to grass and tree pollen.
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Autism is a lifelong neuro-developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates, and severely limits their ability to relate to others in a meaningful way, develop friendships or understand other people's feelings.
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The cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown. Both biological and social factors play a part. People in certain professions, such as modeling and ballet dancing, are especially at risk.
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Introduction
Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system. Your respiratory system is composed of your nose and mouth, your windpipe, your lungs, and a bunch of air tubes that connect your nose and mouth with your lungs.
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Nausea and vomiting are not considered diseases, but are rather symptoms and signs of many different conditions, such as infection, food poisoning, motion sickness, overeating, blocked intestine, illness, concussion or brain wounds or injuries, appendicitis, and migraines. Nausea and vomiting can sometimes be symptoms of critical diseases like heart attacks, kidney or liver disorders, central nervous system disorders, brain tumors, and some forms of cancer.
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Introduction
If blood pressure is very low, not enough blood reaches all parts of the human body; as a result, cells do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, and waste products are not adequately removed. Even so, having low blood pressure is generally better than having high blood pressure. Healthy people who have blood pressure that is low but still in the normal range, tend to live longer than those who have higher normal blood pressure.
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Introduction
Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure. It is a leading cause of death by disease in Canada.
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Introduction
If you have anemia, people may say you have tired blood. That's because anemia — a condition in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues — can make you feel tired.
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