Why do cuts, bites and injuries become swollen and red?
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Inflammation is a sign your immune system is doing its job.
Over-the-counter medicines such as Ibuprofen and Voltaren are not without some risk.
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Anti-inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen should no longer be available for sale in grocery stores, but instead restricted to pharmacies.
Just because it’s easily obtained, doesn’t mean it can’t be dangerous.
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Ibuprofen can be obtained easily from supermarkets without consulting a health care professional. While this may make it seem it's benign, it can have ill effects if used inappropriately.
A pair of lungs infected with TB.
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There is an increasing focus on alternative treatment strategies, developed to treat other diseases and conditions but re-purposed to tackle TB.