The names of some man-made satellites are Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, the International Space Station, ORBCOMM FM-107, Gonets-19 and SES-8. In 1957, Russia launched the first man-made satellite called Sputnik 1, and the United States sent Explorer 1 into orbit in 1958.
Many medications have been implicated in pedal edema, especially vasodilators, estrogens, NSAIDs, and calcium channel blockers. Dihydropyridine drugs are more likely than other calcium channel blockers to cause pedal edema.
NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). NSAID is an acronym for âNon-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug.â These are medications that can decrease pain and inflammation and which have a long history of use in various kinds of arthritis and other painful conditions. There are two enzymes (body chemicals) that these medications can block: COX-1 and COX-2.