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  2. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Heart palpitations and arrhythmias, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory system paralysis, death [4] [5] Aloe vera juice medicinal aloe Aloe vera "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Anthranoid laxatives

  3. Premature ventricular contraction - Wikipedia

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    A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a common event where the heartbeat is initiated by Purkinje fibers in the ventricles rather than by the sinoatrial node. PVCs may cause no symptoms or may be perceived as a "skipped beat" or felt as palpitations in the chest. PVCs do not usually pose any danger. [1]

  4. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The name of the condition includes the word "posterior" because it predominantly, though not exclusively, affects the back of the brain (the parietal and occipital lobes). Common underlying causes are severely elevated blood pressure, kidney failure, severe infections, certain medications, some autoimmune diseases, and pre-eclampsia.

  5. Drug delivery to the brain - Wikipedia

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    This can have many causes, the most simple being that the way the drug was produced only allows a small amount to pass through the barrier. Another cause of this would be the binding to other proteins in the body rendering the drug ineffective to either be therapeutically active or able to pass through the barrier with the adhered protein. [6]

  6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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    The most common treatments are medications and surgery to repair the damaged blood vessels in your brain. Valvular heart disease Heart valve problems may be treated with medications or surgery.

  7. List of adverse effects of olanzapine - Wikipedia

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    Weight gain (dose-dependent). Weight gain of over 7% of a person's initial body weight prior to treatment is in this category of very common too with some estimates of its incidence putting it at around 40.6%. This adverse effect is most likely the result of its potent 5-HT 2C receptor and H 1 receptor blockade (or more specifically inverse ...

  8. Neurotoxicity - Wikipedia

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    Aβ was found manipulating the level of nicotine in the brain along with the MAP kinase, another signaling receptor, to cause cell death. Another chemical in the brain that Aβ regulates is JNK; this chemical halts the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathway, which normally functions as memory control in the brain. As a result ...

  9. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    A number of drugs work against JC virus in cell culture, but no proven, effective therapy is known in humans. [22] For example, Brincidofovir (1-O-hexadecyloxypropyl-cidofovir /CMX001) available as Tembexa, suppresses JCV, [ 23 ] but has been found to have toxicity at therapeutic dosage. [ 24 ]