After a blocked artery is treated with angioplasty to restore blood flow, the artery may become blocked again. This is called restenosis. One way to prevent restenosis is to place a stent inside the artery at the spot where the blockage was cleared by angioplasty. A stent is a tiny, metal mesh tube that is placed with a catheter and permanently embedded within the artery wall to prop open and prevent it from collapsing.
Associations between Agent Orange and other dioxin-contaminated herbicides and structural birth defects like spina bifida, oral clefts, heart defects and hypospadias may be just the âtip of the icebergâ.
Why Did Lime Juice Cause Severe Burns In 5 California Girls? Five girls in California were rushed to the hospital in August because of blisters and second-degree burns all over their bodies. But it wasn't because of a bad sunburn, or a really bad allergic reaction. According to news reports, the unexpected culprit was a coupling of lime juice and sun exposure.