- Industry: Government; Health care
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
Un virus se transmet habituellement par des rapports sexuels, la transfusion sanguine, le partage de seringues avec des personnes infectées, ou de la mère au nouveau-né à la naissance. L'hépatite B est plus fréquente et beaucoup plus facilement que la propagation du virus du sida et peut conduire à la cirrhose et le cancer du foie.
Industry:Medical
A thin tube with a tiny video camera attached that is used to look inside the body to view the surface of organs.
Industry:Medical
A condition caused when the body does not have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in the blood that carries oxygen.
Industry:Medical
Medicines that help reduce muscle spasms in the intestines. Examples are dicyclomine and atropine. (Brand names: bentyl, donnatal. )
Industry:Medical
An inherited disease characterized by the presence of 100 or more polyps in the colon. The polyps lead to colorectal cancer if not treated.
Industry:Medical
A test that takes pictures of the body’s soft tissues. The pictures do not use x rays.
Industry:Medical
An acute or chronic infection caused by amoebas, a type of parasite. Symptoms vary from mild diarrhea to frequent, watery diarrhea and loss of water and fluids in the body.
Industry:Medical
