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Medications
… improve muscle strength in patients with a certain muscle disease (myasthenia gravis). It works by preventing the … vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, increased saliva/sweating, runny nose, decreased pupil size, or increased … vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, increased saliva/sweating, runny nose, decreased pupil size, or increased …
Medications
… dizziness, flushing, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, or sweating may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, … pain muscle weakness easy bruising/bleeding signs of liver disease (such as nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop, loss of … dizziness, flushing, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, or sweating may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, …
Medications
… This medication is used to treat a certain type of nerve disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease). Riluzole helps to slow down the worsening of this disease and prolong survival. How To Use Read the Patient …
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… so you can have them without knowing. Finding and treating an STI early has benefits: It reduces the chances of … likely to develop complications like pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility from STIs, or immune system failure … of getting or passing on HIV to someone else increases. Treating STIs and HIV lessens the chance of HIV being …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … get chickenpox again. People who had chickenpox or shingles disease at 1 year of age or older do not need to get the vaccine if: They had the disease before 2004 or The disease was confirmed by a lab …
Medical tests
… Why It Is Done Stool analysis is done to: Help identify diseases of the digestive tract, liver , and pancreas . … Risks Any stool sample may contain germs that can spread disease. Make sure to carefully wash your hands and use … values High levels of fat in the stool may be caused by diseases such as pancreatitis , sprue (celiac disease) , …
Medications
… This drug may rarely cause serious (possibly fatal) liver disease. Most cases occur within 6 months of taking this drug. If you already have liver disease (such as hepatitis B or C), leflunomide should not … as tuberculosis) cancer bone marrow/blood disorder kidney disease liver disease (such as hepatitis B or C) alcohol …
Medications
… pneumonia, skin infections, shingles, a certain bowel disease (diverticulitis), swelling of the appendix … breath/rapid breathing, chest/jaw/left arm pain, unusual sweating, confusion, sudden dizziness/fainting, … breath/rapid breathing, chest/jaw/left arm pain, unusual sweating, confusion, sudden dizziness/fainting, …
Health topics
… What is angina? Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease , or heart disease. For most people, it feels like chest pain or … or get help right away. Coronary Artery Disease Heart Attack and Unstable Angina Current as …
Health topics
… Document Vietnamese Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a disease caused by the mpox virus. It enters the body through … on the situation in B.C., please visit BC Centre for Disease Control: Mpox . For information on the situation in … or possible exposure to mpox or other communicable diseases. If you become ill If you become ill and have had …
