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… your level of risk and your overall eye health. People at higher risk for glaucoma include those who: footnote 2 Are … middle-aged and older. The chance of getting glaucoma gets higher as you age. Have a family history of glaucoma. Have high eye pressure (high intraocular pressure). Are people of …
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… heart is not pumping blood to the lungs as well as normal. High-output heart failure High-output heart failure can happen when the body's need for blood is unusually high. The heart may be working well otherwise, but it cannot …
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… your doctor right away. Uses Eprosartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, … condition and response to therapy. For the treatment of high blood pressure, it may take 2 to 3 weeks before you get …
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… your doctor right away. Uses Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the … is also used to lower the risk of strokes in patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged heart. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, …
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… switch surgery unless you are super obese (BMI of 50 or higher) and your weight is causing serious health problems. … to the lower portion of the small intestine. This is a high-risk surgery that can cause long-term health problems, … controls food drainage from the stomach. This surgery is high-risk and can cause long-term health problems. That's …
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… program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, … changes such as diet and exercise to keep people who are at high risk for diabetes from becoming diabetic. It may also …
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… is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, … or if it worsens (such as blood sugar measurements are too high or too low). Side Effects See also Warning section. …
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… stones are made of calcium compounds. Conditions that cause high calcium levels in the body, such as … have uric acid stones if you have: Low urine output. A diet high in animal protein, such as red meat. An increase in how … stones are made of calcium compounds. Conditions that cause high calcium levels in the body, such as …
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… of a pea, usually is not painful. Testicular cancer has a high cure rate. The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) recommends … self-examinations may be recommended for those who are at high risk for testicular cancer. This includes anyone who … of a pea, usually is not painful. Testicular cancer has a high cure rate. The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) recommends …
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… or not you will proceed with treatment. If you are taking high-dose corticosteroids, the biopsy result may not be … Biopsies done more than about a week after the start of high-dose corticosteroids may be falsely normal ( … or not you will proceed with treatment. If you are taking high-dose corticosteroids, the biopsy result may not be …