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Calcium

| .pdf | PRINT CODE LC85-0571

Your body needs calcium for strong bones and teeth, normal blood clotting, and for your muscles, nerves, and heart to work well. Topics include: osteoporosis, how much calcium you need, and how much calcium is too much. Excellent, good, and fair food sources of calcium are listed.

Calcium Channel Blockers

| .pdf | PRINT CODE QV85-0295

Calcium channel blockers are medications used to treat chest pain and control high blood pressure. This pamphlet explains how to take calcium channel blockers. Symptoms that require a trip to the Emergency Department are listed.

Calluses

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WE85-2353

This pamphlet explains what a callus is and what causes it, including what makes some people at a higher risk for a callus and treatment.

Can I Have a Diagnostic Imaging Test While I am Pregnant?

| .pdf | PRINT CODE WN85-2317
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This pamphlet looks at why you may need to have a diagnostic imaging test, whether you can have a different test that does not use radiation, how much radiation is safe during pregnancy, what to do if you refuse to have the test, and what to do if you find out you are pregnant after a test.

Cancer and the Risk of Blood Clots

| .pdf | PRINT CODE NSHCCP-4098

Cancer patients may be more at risk of developing blood clots (also called Cancer Associated Thrombosis or CAT). This pamphlet explains what blood clots are, who is at a higher risk, and what conditions CAT may cause.

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