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Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.

