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These people should not get IPV: Anyone with a life-threatening allergy to any component of IPV, including the antibiotics neomycin, streptomycin or polymyxin B, should not get polio vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone...

These people should not get IPV: Anyone with a li...

A baby who has had a severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a dose of rotavirus vaccine should not get another dose. A baby who has a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any component of rotavirus vaccine should not get the vaccine. Tell you...

A baby who has had a severe (life-threatening) all...

A person should not get shingles vaccine who: has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to gelatin, the antibiotic neomycin, or any other component of shingles vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. has a weakened immune...

A person should not get shingles vaccine who: has...

Inactivated Typhoid Vaccine (Shot) Should not be given to children younger than 2 years of age. Anyone who has had a severe reaction to a previous dose of this vaccine should not get another dose. Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of ...

Inactivated Typhoid Vaccine (Shot) Should not be ...

Anyone with a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any component of the vaccine, including eggs, chicken proteins, or gelatin, or who has had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of yellow fever vaccine should not get yellow fever vaccine. T...

Anyone with a severe (life-threatening) allergy to...

People should not get chickenpox vaccine if they have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of chickenpox vaccine or to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin. People who are moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is s...

People should not get chickenpox vaccine if they h...

Control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking your medicine exactly as your doctor tells you and by staying away from things that can trigger an attack. Everyone with asthma does not take the same medicine. Some medicines can be breathed in, and ...

Control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking ...

An asthma attack can happen when you are exposed to “asthma triggers.” Your triggers can be very different from those of someone else with asthma. Know your triggers and learn how to avoid them. Watch out for an attack when you can’t avoid the trigge...

An asthma attack can happen when you are exposed t...

An asthma attack may include coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and trouble breathing. The attack happens in your body’s airways, which are the paths that carry air to your lungs. As the air moves through your lungs, the airways become smaller, lik...

An asthma attack may include coughing, chest tight...

It can be hard to tell if someone has asthma, especially in children under age 5. Having a doctor check how well your lungs work and check for allergies can help you find out if you have asthma. During a checkup, the doctor will ask if you cough a lo...

It can be hard to tell if someone has asthma, espe...

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. If you ...

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is...

Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean your garden has to be done displaying beautiful colors. While it’s important to do some routine maintenance on your garden in the fall, you can also plant some fall flowers. Fall flowers will give your garden...

Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean your gar...

No matter how many toys they have stowed in their rooms and strewn about the house, most kids have a tendency to play with ordinary household objects instead. Some of the most appealing are likely to be off-limits due to danger or their value, but th...

No matter how many toys they have stowed in their ...

From the time your child is born until the day she moves out of your house, storage space in her bedroom is likely to always be at a high premium. From the wide array of infant paraphernalia to the precious items collected by a teenager throughout he...

From the time your child is born until the day she...

It’s amazing how much space kids can manage to take up with all of their belongings, despite their small size. Closet space, especially, always seems to be at a premium in the bedrooms of children. Managing the never-ending cycle of new clothes versu...

It’s amazing how much space kids can manage to tak...

Eating organic produce has become a popular healthy living trend; however buying organic produce can get expensive quickly. To cut back on the amount of money you’re spending on produce you can grow your own organic vegetables instead. By keeping you...

Eating organic produce has become a popular health...

Between the ages of three and five children are eager to help out with household chores. Being tasked with chores actually helps children to feel that they are a necessary part of the family, boosts self-esteem, and leaves them feeling more competent...

Between the ages of three and five children are ea...

As the economy struggles to rebound after the financial crisis and recession, many household budgets are under a bit more strain than they once were. Finding ways to save money is a priority for most families these days, giving more people the inspir...

As the economy struggles to rebound after the fina...

As soon as your child is tall enough to reach the dials on the washer and dryer, it’s time to teach him how to do his own laundry. Learning to properly do laundry is an important life skill, and the younger he is when you start teaching him how to pr...

As soon as your child is tall enough to reach the ...

It’s never too early to start teaching children responsibility and good habits; even toddlers can benefit from pitching in. While they may be a bit too young to grasp the concept of regular chores, chore charts, or an allowance system, they are still...

It’s never too early to start teaching children re...

Finding the right housekeeper to fit your family’s needs can sometimes be a challenge and gets frustrating when things don’t work out. This is more likely to happen if the family doesn’t do due diligence before hiring their housekeeper, but even if t...

Finding the right housekeeper to fit your family’s...