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Most people who have mitral valve prolapse don’t need treatment. However, some people who have troublesome mitral valve backflow may be treated with medicines such as blood thinners, digoxin, diuretics, heart rhythm regulators, and vasodilators. People with an abnormal valve and significant backflow may need surgery, such as a valve repair and valve replacement or a transcatheter valve therapy procedure.

Strategies to help you quit include getting ready to quit, using support, asking for medicine and using it correctly, learning new skills and behaviors, and preparing for withdrawal and relapse.

Ventilators are machines that blow air—or air with extra oxygen—into your airways and your lungs. Your airways are pipes that carry oxygen-rich air to your lungs when you breathe in. They also carry carbon dioxide (a waste gas) out of your lungs when you breathe out.

There are no specific symptoms of overweight and obesity. The signs of overweight and obesity include a high body mass index (BMI) and an unhealthy body fat distribution that can be estimated by measuring your waist circumference.

Breastfeeding rates continue to rise in the United States. Professional breastfeeding support can help mothers start and continue breastfeeding

An ear infection is an inflammation of the middle ear, usually caused by bacteria, that occurs when fluid builds up behind the eardrum. Anyone can get an ear infection, but children get them more often than adults. Five out of six children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. In fact, ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. The scientific name for an ear infection is otitis media (OM).

Take a moment from your daily routine to see the real consequences smoking has on real people. These TV ads can save your life.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca del tratamiento del cáncer de intestino delgado.

Las mejores formas de proteger la audición son evitar la exposición a sonidos fuertes, alejarse del ruido y bajar el volumen. Cuando estas opciones no son posibles, los protectores de oídos (tapones de oídos u orejeras con protección auditiva) pueden ayudar. Los protectores de oídos son aparatos portátiles que pueden reducir la intensidad del sonido que entra a los oídos.

Aprenda cuándo se debe usar protectores de oídos, cómo ayudar a los niños a usarlos y qué debe saber sobre los diferentes tipos de protectores oídos.