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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A tree native to China. Substances taken from the leaves and seeds have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. Maidenhair tree has been studied in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer disease, dementia, certain blood vessel diseases, and memory loss. It may cause bleeding or high blood pressure when used with certain drugs. Also called ginkgo and ginkgo biloba.
Industry:Health care
An antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of people with multiple myeloma and other types of plasma cell tumors. Also called M protein.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, watching a patient’s condition but not giving treatment unless symptoms appear or change.
Industry:Health care
A person who is trained to give spiritual and mental health advice.
Industry:Health care
A drug used in the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (a fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma). It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Pralatrexate may block the growth of cancer cells and cause them to die. It is a type of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor. Also called FOLOTYN.
Industry:Health care
A health professional with special training in the use of diet and nutrition to keep the body healthy. A registered dietitian may help the medical team improve the nutritional health of a patient.
Industry:Health care
A bandage-like patch that releases medicine into the body through the skin. The medicine enters the blood slowly and steadily.
Industry:Health care
A type of germ cell cancer that usually forms in the testes (testicles).
Industry:Health care
An enzyme that is made in the kidney and found in the urine. A form of this enzyme is made in the laboratory and used to dissolve blood clots or to prevent them from forming. Also called uPA, urokinase, and urokinase-plasminogen activator.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics.
Industry:Health care
