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• Health Canada Gives Approval on AVACEN 100 for Fibromyalgia Treatment

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• Nausea During Pregnancy: What Causes Nausea and How to Treat it

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• What Is an Arrhythmia?

  An arrhythmia is the violations of the frequency, rhythm, and sequence of heart contractions.Why do arrythmias occur?...

• For Children with Crohn's, New Approach Is Safer than Steroids, Study Finds

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• Atelectasis: The Collapse of a Lung or the Lobe

  What Is Atelectasis?Atelectasis refers to the partial or complete collapse of a lung or its lobe. It develops when alveoli i.e. tiny sacs of air present in the lung deflates. It is a type of respiratory or breathing complication that takes place after a surgical process. The problem of lung collapse...