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Plavix Side Effects – What To Expect

July 11, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 46 Comments

Plavix Side Effects

Plavix is the trade name of the drug clopidogrel and is basically an anti-blood clotting agent. One of the ways blood clots form is by lots of little cells called platelets sticking together. Plavix acts on platelets to stop them sticking together so easily, therefore helping to prevent the formation of clots. Common reasons to […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, General Health

How Exercise Can Save Your Life

December 21, 2013 by Stephen Russell, MD 1 Comment

men running

I cut my teeth on country music in college. Having come from Alabama, one would think that country music was in my blood, but it took a move to Nashville to have the country melody course through my soul. In a line from a country music classic at that time, Clint Black sang: “Walking away, […]

Filed Under: Exercise, General Health, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), Stroke

Understanding Kidney Disease

September 8, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 6 Comments

Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys have been damaged and do not perform their primary functions at peak capacity. In addition to the aforementioned duties, the kidney’s most well-known function is to help filter the blood of various toxins and excess byproducts of metabolism.

Filed Under: General Health Tagged With: Blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, edema, Heart failure, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), shortness of breath

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