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… lowers the amount of thyroid hormone in your body. Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. If your hyperthyroidism is not caused by Graves' disease, this information may not apply to you. Key points … Radioactive iodine is often recommended if you have Graves' disease and are older than 50, or if you have thyroid …
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… Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ (2015). Treatment of gallstone disease. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease , 10th ed., vol. 1, pp 1134–1138. Philadelphia: … Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ (2015). Treatment of gallstone disease. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and …
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… What is whooping cough? Whooping cough (pertussis) is a disease that causes very severe coughing that may last for … Getting the pertussis vaccine can help you avoid the disease, make it less severe, and prevent you from spreading … medicines make it less likely that you will spread the disease. If you start taking antibiotics when you first get …
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… organs . Health problems in your family, such as heart disease or genetic conditions . Your general health. This … families. These include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and Tay-Sachs disease. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as …
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… often the cause. Other causes include hernias and Crohn's disease , which can twist or narrow the intestine. Or a … intestine caused by diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease . What are the symptoms? Symptoms of a bowel … You may need a colostomy or an ileostomy after surgery. The diseased part of the intestine is removed, and the remaining …
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… treatment for pelvic cancer. A period of inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis ) or diverticulitis . A deep … talk about your symptoms and about any surgery, trauma, or disease that could have caused a fistula. For a physical …
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… Overview Opportunistic infections and diseases occur in people whose immune systems have been weakened by a disease such as HIV infection. Opportunistic infections that … our content . … Overview Opportunistic infections and diseases occur in people whose immune systems have been …
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… Then it rises to about the same level as in men. Some diseases, such as hypothyroidism and chronic kidney disease. Your family history. If family members have or had … is called atherosclerosis . It can lead to coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke or transient ischemic attack , …
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… Overview If you know that you are not at risk for eye disease and you don't have signs of vision problems, get a complete eye examination to check for eye disease and vision problems: footnote 1 At least every 10 … farsightedness. If you are at risk for or have signs of eye disease, such as glaucoma or age-related macular …
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… a fungal nail infection . This technique removes only the diseased and damaged nail, not the healthy part of the nail. … the nail away from the nail bed or by cutting out the diseased portion of the nail. What To Expect Fingernails may … bandage as needed. It should heal within 2 weeks. After the diseased and dead tissue has been removed, the infection can …
