Heart attack, kidney failure, stroke. These are just a few of the life-threatening complications that patients are at risk for following surgery. Now Jefferson researchers have developed an easy-to-use, web-based tool that predicts the risk of post-surgical complications such as…
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Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood
Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments in adulthood, according to a new Stanford-led study. The analysis,…
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Good for your heart: Heart health tips for a long life
It’s only about the size of your fist. Yet every day your heart pumps the amount of blood that could fill a 2,000 gallon tank. Its job? To keep a constant supply of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood flowing through 60,000…
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Higher blood pressure from childhood may put Black people at risk for congestive heart failure
Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show signs of slightly diminished heart muscle strength and a slightly higher blood pressure than their white counterparts, factors which may put them on a course for early development of congestive heart…
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Firmagon
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. Firmagon® Degarelix (as acetate) Powder and Solvent for Injection, depot Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Firmagon. It…
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Abacavir/Lamivudine 600/300 APOTEX
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ABACAVIR/LAMIVUDINE 600/300 APOTEX TABLET Contains the active ingredients abacavir (as sulfate) and lamivudine Consumer Medicine Information PATIENTS TAKING ABACAVIR AND LAMIVUDINE COMBINATION TABLETS, WHICH CONTAINS ABACAVIR, MAY…
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Zocor (MK)
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ZOCOR® Simvastatin Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about ZOCOR.It does not contain all the available information. It does…
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Amlodipine/Valsartan/HCT Novartis
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. VALSARTAN/AMLODIPINE/HCT NOVARTIS® 5/160/12.5, 5/160/25, 10/160/12.5, 10/160/25, 10/320/25 amlodipine besilate/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about AMLODIPINE/VALSARTAN/HCT NOVARTIS. It…
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Tambocor
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TAMBOCOR® (tam-bo-core) Flecainide acetate (fleck-ain-ide-ass-e-tate) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Tambocor tablets. It does not contain all…
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Sudafed Sinus 12 Hour Relief Tablets
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. SUDAFED® SINUS 12 HOUR RELIEF TABLETS Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about SUDAFED® Sinus 12 Hour…
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