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… Early disease screening for newborn Last updated August 12, 2013 Early disease screening is a quick blood test for all newborn … About one in 750 babies born in B.C. has one of these rare diseases, which include metabolic, endocrine and blood …
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… Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines? Decision Point You may … the ability to do daily activities. They can be used in all stages of the disease. Memantine (Ebixa) can relieve … thinking problems. It may help you in the middle and late stages of the disease, when your symptoms are severe. You …
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… Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why … can be fatal if not treated with blood transfusions. Chronic severe anemia from kidney failure may need treatment with periodic blood …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management On this page: Overview Related … in pain. A pain management plan can help a person cope with chronic pain and with pain caused by a sickle cell crisis . … morphine at home. For more information, see the topic Chronic Pain . How is pain treated in the hospital? If you …
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… Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the … choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the … choice may be lithotripsy. Lithotripsy may work best for kidney stones that are still in the kidney or in the part of …
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… Coronary Artery Disease: Family History On this page: Overview Related … Overview You're more likely to have coronary artery disease if you have one or more close relatives who had early coronary artery disease. For men, this means being diagnosed before age 55. …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Aplastic Crisis On this page: Overview Related … in which the bone marrow of someone with sickle cell disease suddenly stops producing red blood cells. This … with parvovirus. This is the virus that causes fifth disease in children. Blood transfusions might be done to …
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… Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … for several days or as long as 2 weeks. Learn more Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy Why It Is Done The main use of this surgery is for inflammatory bowel disease. It may be used in several situations, such as when …
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… Conserving Energy When You Have COPD or Other Chronic Conditions On this page: Overview Related … when you have COPD, heart failure, or another long-term (chronic) condition. You may feel at times as though you've … COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Heart Failure Lung Problems: Learning to Breathe …
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… Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Overview Things that put you at risk for coronary artery disease are the things that lead to a problem called … Smoking. Being overweight. A family history of early heart disease. Early heart disease means you have a male family …
