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  2. Doramad Radioactive Toothpaste - Wikipedia

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    The company promised radiantly white teeth and bacterial extraction due to the ionizing radiation of the radioactive substances. The toothpaste was considered at the time a milestone of technical achievement and was touted as a "miracle remedy". Consequential damage caused by ionizing radiation is mostly unknown.

  3. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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    The main groups of drugs involved are anti-resorptive drugs, and anti-angiogenic drugs. This condition was previously known as bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw ( BON or BRONJ ) because osteonecrosis of the jaw correlating with bisphosphonate treatment was frequently encountered, with its first incident occurring in 2003.

  4. Heat waves are extra dangerous if you’re taking these medications

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    Here are the medications that can cause greater heat-related health complications and some ways to protect yourself when temperatures become dangerously hot. Diuretics New Africa – stock.adobe.com

  5. Hyperthermia - Wikipedia

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    Other rare causes of hyperthermia include thyrotoxicosis and an adrenal gland tumor, called pheochromocytoma, both of which can cause increased heat production. [2] Damage to the central nervous system from brain hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus , and other kinds of injury to the hypothalamus can also cause hyperthermia.

  6. Explainer-How does extreme heat affect medicines and those ...

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    Medications for common conditions can increase patients' sensitivity to heat by impairing the body's response to high temperatures, including the ability to sweat and the rate of blood flow.

  7. Amid extreme heat, don't make these common mistakes when ...

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    "That would sort of cue you in that there may have been some heat exposure or moisture exposure to your medications," Savage says, "and it may not be effective if you take those medications."

  8. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    While DNA damage happens frequently and naturally in the cell from endogenous sources, clustered damage is a unique effect of radiation exposure. [41] Clustered damage takes longer to repair than isolated breakages, and is less likely to be repaired at all. [42] Larger radiation doses are more prone to cause tighter clustering of damage, and ...

  9. These Common Medications May Put You at Greater Risk ... - AOL

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    Thyroid replacement medications like levothyroxine are designed to raise low levels of natural thyroid hormones in the body, Medline Plus explains. The medication can also raise your temperature ...