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… term for high blood pressure is hypertension. What dietary changes can help lower blood pressure? Healthy eating can … your overall health. Here are the most important dietary changes you can make. Limit sodium intake Most adults only … you eat. Speak to your health care provider before you make changes to the way you eat. Follow the DASH diet DASH stands …
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… it every day. Check with your doctor before you make big changes in what you eat, such as starting a diet to lose … it safely. Also check with your doctor before you add or change any natural health products. Some of these may … in a safe range—not too high and not too low. Vitamin K can change how warfarin works, and this changes your INR. …
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… Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Mental changes. These may include sleepiness, trouble thinking … their kidney failure and instead make end-of-life plans. Making these treatment decisions when you are very ill is … yourself? When you're living with end-stage renal disease, making healthy choices can help you feel better. These steps …
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… Information Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) changes (mutates) often. Sometimes these changes make the virus resistant to a medicine or class of … mutates and stops responding to the medicines. There is a change in the way your body absorbs a medicine. There are …
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… eye pain difficulty urinating fast heartbeat mental/mood changes (such as hallucinations, confusion) A very serious … (cannabis). This medication may make you sweat less, making you more likely to get heat stroke. Avoid doing … (cannabis). This medication may make you sweat less, making you more likely to get heat stroke. Avoid doing …
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… Lowering Your Risk A screening test can find cervical cell changes that can lead to cervical cancer. Regular screening … stating your wishes can make it easier for your loved ones. Making plans while you are still able may also ease your … stating your wishes can make it easier for your loved ones. Making plans while you are still able may also ease your …
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… increased appetite, breast tenderness/swelling, headache, change in vaginal discharge, mood swings, dizziness, … (such as spotting, breakthrough bleeding) mental/mood changes (such as depression, memory loss) swelling of the … on one side of the body trouble speaking sudden vision changes (such as blurred/double vision, loss of vision, …
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… loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or changes in taste may also occur. If any of these effects … new or worsening eye pain decrease in vision mental/mood changes (such as confusion, difficulty concentrating) signs … problems (such as painful urination, pink/bloody urine, change in the amount of urine) signs of infection (such as …
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… clumsiness, loss of coordination/balance, weakness, sudden change in your thinking (such as confusion, difficulty … memory loss), difficulty talking/walking, seizure, vision changes. Rituximab may cause serious (possibly fatal) liver … problems (such as painful urination, pink/bloody urine, change in the amount of urine) muscle spasms/weakness This …
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… and is given to replace the hormone when your body is not making enough of it. In women who are not pregnant and not … Side Effects Nausea, bloating, breast tenderness, headache, change in vaginal discharge, mood swings, blurred vision, … and is given to replace the hormone when your body is not making enough of it. In women who are not pregnant and not …
