Valcyte
This medicine contains the active ingredient valganciclovir hydrochloride, which is an antiviral medicine related to another antiviral medicine called ganciclovir. It is used to treat infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV is a ... [... more]
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Vertigo versus dizziness
Vertigo is the illusion of movement. It's the feeling that our surroundings are spinning around us while we remain still, or that we are spinning within our surroundings. Vertigo is different to dizziness, which is usually a feeling of unpleasant ... [... more]
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Scurvy
Scurvy is the term for a severe vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency, caused by a severe shortage of vitamin C in the body. This vitamin can be found in a variety of fruits, especially oranges, lemons and grapefruits, vegetables such as brocoli ... [... more]
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Warts and verrucas
There are several types of warts and verrucas for which treatments are available, or they can just disappear. Warts and verrucas are small, non-cancerous growths within the skin caused by the human papilloma virus. Warts may occur on their own or ... [... more]
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Velo-cardio-facial syndrome
A guide to velo-cardio-facial syndrome, facts about the condition and where to go for support Shprintzen syndrome - also known as velo-cardio-facial syndrome - is a genetic condition that causes multiple abnormalities, ranging from very mild to ... [... more]
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Vomiting
Most of us have vomited at least once in our lives and don't consider it a problem. However, there are some instances when being sick is a serious condition. Vomiting is being sick or forcefully ejecting something from inside the stomach, up the ... [... more]
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Vision problems
Some people are short-sighted, others are long-sighted. Nowadays, people with visual problems are finding it easier to correct these difficulties as science advances and wearing glasses can be a fashion statement. To see clearly, light rays need ... [... more]
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Varilrix
This chickenpox vaccine contains a live, weakened form of the virus that causes chickenpox, varicella-zoster. It provokes the body's immune response without causing the disease.When the body is exposed to foreign organisms, the immune system ... [... more]
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Efexor XL (venlafaxine)
Efexor XL capsules contain the active ingredient venlafaxine hydrochloride, which is a type of antidepressant known as a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). This type of medicine acts on nerve cells in the brain. Venlafaxine ... [... more]
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Contraceptve injections
Worldwide, many millions of women use the contraceptive injection. In its early years (back in the 1970s and 1980s), this injection was highly controversial. That was partly because of the thoughtless way in which some doctors had used it - often ... [... more]
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Voltarol ophtha
Voltarol ophtha eye drops contain the active ingredient diclofenac sodium, which is a type of medicine called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to relieve inflammation and pain. Diclofenac eye drops act locally in ... [... more]
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Vitamins
The term 'vitamin' is derived from 'vital amine'. They are a group of substances required in small amounts for growth and development but which cannot be manufactured by the body. Without vitamins the human body would not survive. We all need ... [... more]
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