Diuretics
Diuretics, also known as water pills, are medicines that help reduce the amount of water in the body. They treat the buildup of excess fluid in the body that occurs with some medical conditi...
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Two studies published in the journals Lancet (Elliott et al) and the Archives of Internal Medicine (Barzilay et al) help to answer questions about the effect some antihypertensive agents can have o...
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Two weightlifters from Uzbekistan tested positive for banned substances and were disqualified from the Asian Games on Sunday, a day after another weightlifter was tossed out of the competition.Elmi...
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A silver medalist became the fourth weightlifter at the Asian Games to fail a doping test, officials said Monday.Oo Mya Sanda of Myanmar, who finished second in the women's 165-pound class, tested ...
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Barcelona (dpa) - Guillermo Canas won his third straight match
against Argentine compatriot Agustin Calleri on Saturday, his 7-6
(7-1), 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 victory taking him to ...
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A Gift from
Rome
Stinging nettles were originally brought to
Britain
by the Romans, along with other, friendlier plants such as rosemary and sage.How They StingThe sting comes from a combinatio...
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It happens to everybody. You down a few extra beers with the boys or bypass
the gym for a week, and all of a sudden you’ve put on a few pounds. There’s no
quick fix when it comes to bei...
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The numbers are a shock: Almost 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and more than half a billion more will harbor this silent killer by 2025.It is not just a problem for the ever-f...
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The numbers are a shock: Almost 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and over half a billion more will harbor this silent killer by 2025. It's not just a problem for the ever-fatten...
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The blame in doping cases should not stop with athletes, a high-ranking Olympic official said in the wake of the fourth positive test at the Asian Games."Before we point the finger to say who's com...
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Diuretics
Diuretics
Meta-analyses addressing antihypertensive drugs and incident diabetes bring answers and questions
