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… Resources to help you manage a medical condition or chronic disease with diet and lifestyle changes. Image Anemia Image … Kidney and liver Image Multiple sclerosis Image Parkinson's disease Image Spinal cord injuries and back pain … …
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… arthritis (JIA)? Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a disease that happens to children. It causes inflamed, … and a urine test. How is JIA treated? JIA is treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDS) and other … Or your child may have trouble walking. Children with this disease can also get inflammatory eye disease . This can …
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… Overview What is diabetic retinopathy? Retinopathy is a disease of the retina . The retina is the nerve layer that … kind of retinopathy is called diabetic retinopathy (retinal disease caused by diabetes). Diabetic retinopathy can lead … vision. On your own, you may not notice symptoms until the disease becomes severe. Can diabetic retinopathy be …
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… Proper Lifting Severity of Back Injuries Degenerative disc diseases Acute Flaccid Myelitis Brace (Orthotic) Treatment … for Scoliosis Cervical Spinal Stenosis Degenerative Disc Disease Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: … Disorders: Having Good Body Mechanics Juvenile joint diseases Spina Bifida Spondyloarthropathies … Joints and …
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… problems such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). Airway abnormalities. Obesity. Diabetes. Sleep apnea. Neuromuscular disease, such as muscular dystrophy. Liver disease. Anesthesia Navigating Your …
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… a gland in the front of your neck . What causes it? Graves' disease causes most hyperthyroidism. In Graves' disease, the body's natural defence (immune) system attacks … thyroid reacts by making too much thyroid hormone. Graves' disease often runs in families. Sometimes hyperthyroidism is …
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… schedule in B.C. However, a vaccine for meningococcal C disease is routinely provided to infants and a vaccine that … have been in close contact with a case of meningococcal B disease. The vaccine is recommended, but not provided free, … traveling to an area where the risk of meningococcal B disease is high For information on high risk travel areas, …
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… deficiencies are available. Help identify a rare inherited disease ( homocystinuria ) that causes a deficiency of one … B6, or vitamin B12 in your diet. Other conditions or diseases, such as homocystinuria , kidney disease, hypothyroidism , Alzheimer's disease , or certain …
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… self-limiting and usually does not progress to chronic disease. It is a vaccine-preventable illness. Learn more … B, a lifelong illness, which can cause serious liver disease. Most (95%) adults who are exposed to hepatitis B … Some people have no symptoms or not realize they have the disease. Others may experience symptoms that appear 6 to 12 …
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… . Accessed May 22, 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015. MMWR , 64(RR-03): … . Accessed May 22, 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). Sexually transmitted …