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The world stands on the edge of a flu pandemic, according to the world’s leading experts. The results, they predict, will be catastrophic. Millions of deaths, economies and civil society in chaos, political life undermined or destroyed. A doomsday scenario! Such outbreaks happen two or three times every hundred years. We are due one now—and the avian flu strain H5N1 is the most likely candidate for a future pandemic. The last catastrophic flu...
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[2004]
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Patients who require anticoagulation therapy, more commonly called blood thinners, have to be very careful when taking this medication. This program will teach patients which areas they need to monitor and how they can use this medication safely and effectively.
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[2018]
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English
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Scientists are developing a universal flu vaccine. A brand new vaccine against seasonal flu has to be created once a year for both the northern and southern hemispheres. The constant and rapid evolution of the virus means an effective vaccine this year, can be useless by the next. Scientists in Belgium are determined to beat the virus by producing a vaccine that works long-term, against many types of flu, including pandemic strains. Professor Saelens...
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[2018]
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English
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Robotic surgery is transforming modern medicine. Large movements of the surgeons hands in the operating theater translate into very small movements of the robotic instruments. It is less tiring for the surgeons and for the patient, it means less scarring, a quicker recovery, and reduced risk of infection. It is cutting edge medicine. Robotic arms – including a powerful camera – are slid into the patient through small incisions. At the end of the...
15) Ultram
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[2014]
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English
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Learn how Ultram works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain, possible side effects to be aware of, and how to properly use and store this medication.
17) Ambien
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[2015]
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English
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Learn how Ambien works to calm the signals that are firing in your brain to help you sleep, the possible side effects to be aware of, and how to properly use and store this medication.
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[2012]
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English
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While more than 250 drugs were declared in short supply in the U.S. this past year, the latest worries centered on one called Methotrexate, considered essential for children battling leukemia. Ray Suarez discusses the problem and latest developments with Dr. Peter Adamson of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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