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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Although this might come as bit of a shock for most of you, the habit of sitting, acquired or inherent can lead to a lot of physical complications. Even with adequate exercise, the practice or compulsion to sit for too long, more than six hours at a stretch to be scientifically precise, can prove to be fatal. Or in a sense, it can at least have a detrimental effect on your life span.
Studies have revealed that sitting in front of the television for an hour if you re above 25, can lessen...more
Studies have revealed that sitting in front of the television for an hour if you re above 25, can lessen...more
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Hi, thanks for your query.
Since you already had taken a tetanus toxoid inj. Recently, there is no need for a booster dose. If the wound isn't too deep and it's clean get a regular dressing done or if manageable with a bandage, use it. If the wound is contaminated or the cut was by an unclean instrument chance of infection is present. In such a case it would be advisable to start a antibiotic like amoxicillin. Else just keep the wound clean and paracetamol for pain would be enough. Kindly vi...more
Since you already had taken a tetanus toxoid inj. Recently, there is no need for a booster dose. If the wound isn't too deep and it's clean get a regular dressing done or if manageable with a bandage, use it. If the wound is contaminated or the cut was by an unclean instrument chance of infection is present. In such a case it would be advisable to start a antibiotic like amoxicillin. Else just keep the wound clean and paracetamol for pain would be enough. Kindly vi...more
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Injection gives one year protection. If you take 1 per month for a 3 month period you get immunity for 3 years.
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Hello,
There are 2 types of Pregnancy tests:
1)Urine test: It is not recommended to do a Urine Pregnancy test till the first day of your Missed period.
2)Blood test: This is more accurate than the urine test. This can detect pregnancy as early as 7-12 days after conception.
There are 2 types of Pregnancy tests:
1)Urine test: It is not recommended to do a Urine Pregnancy test till the first day of your Missed period.
2)Blood test: This is more accurate than the urine test. This can detect pregnancy as early as 7-12 days after conception.
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