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Medications used to treat heart failure include diuretics, which reduce tissue swelling and can be administered orally or intravenously.

Jamie-Lee Cole from The Wallich said Charmaine's situation was an example of the bottleneck in temporary accommodation where there was a "swelling" of people needing it but with nowhere to move them on to.

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The “Fuller House” actor said he was diagnosed with the blood cancer in October after contracting an upper respiratory infection that caused major swelling in his lymph nodes.

Kayden had to go to hospital for his head wound to be glued, and he suffered bruising and swelling to his face.

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A few hours later, it said several rivers in the area were swelling up and urged people to move away from the banks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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