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Truth be told though you may prefer Battleship Earth or Diuretics to Notes from Underground or Idiot. sherifffruitfly says:
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"Diuretics remove excess fluid from the body so the heart and other organs can function more efficiently," says Dr. Rosser.
10 Things That Can Make Incontinence Worse health.com 2010
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Diuretics (water pills) help the body to get rid of excess fluids, lower blood pressure, and reduce swelling (edema).
The 10 Best Questions™ for Recovering from a Heart Attack Ph.D. Dede Bonner 2009
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Diuretics are best decreased over a period of four weeks or more.
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Diuretics may rapidly fill the bladder, for example, and the blood-pressure drug terazosin (Hytrin) may relax the bladder outlet muscle.
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Diuretics may then be administered intravenously to prevent further swelling and, in extreme cases, a craniectomy can be performed.
Archive 2008-01-01 Dave 2008
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Diuretics, or water pills, are one of the oldest types of blood-pressure lowering medicines, ridding the body of unneeded water and salt.
Combined Pill 2008
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Diuretics can be used to "remove the evidence" of the use of performance enhancing substances.
kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2000
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Diuretics such as Lasix will be prescribed to take fluid out of the body by permitting the kidneys to excrete more salt and water.
Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996
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Diuretics such as Lasix will be prescribed to take fluid out of the body by permitting the kidneys to excrete more salt and water.
Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996
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