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An Unna’s boot [1] (also Unna boot) is a special gauze (usually 4 inches wide and 10 yards long) bandage, which can be used for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers and other venous insufficiencies of the leg. It can also be used as a supportive bandage for sprains and strains of the foot, ankle and lower leg.
Ergonovine, also known as ergometrine and lysergic acid propanolamide is a medication used to cause contractions of the uterus to treat heavy vaginal bleeding after childbirth.
Fetal warfarin syndrome is a disorder of the embryo which occurs in a child whose mother took the medication warfarin (brand name: Coumadin) during pregnancy.Resulting abnormalities include low birth weight, slower growth, intellectual disability, deafness, small head size, and malformed bones, cartilage, and joints.
[23] [30] If planning to conceive while using contraindicated medications, a washout and waiting period before conception is advised. [24] A herbal product, vitex agnus-castus should not be used during gestation due to undesirable hormonal effects. [32] Safety data supports the use of blue and red light therapy as non-drug treatments to consider.
Lordn/Getty Images Doctor talking with patient at desk in medical office via Getty. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update its recommendations for screening for cervical cancer.
An 88-year-old man stabbed his elderly wife to death in front of her horrified family inside their Staten Island home Thursday night, police sources said.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s life changed forever one year ago.. On Nov. 16, 2023, Cassie Ventura — the “Me & U” singer with whom Combs had an off-and-on relationship that spanned a decade ...
The book was often cited as presenting the first images of a live fetus in utero. [14] In fact, Geraldine Flanagan's The First Nine Months Of Life had in 1962 compiled a similar set of fetal images from medical archives. [15] The images played an important role in debates about abortion and the beginning of human life. [16]