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… health. It could increase your risk of getting a variety of diseases such as: Asbestosis (scarring of the lungs) Lung … history, such as if you smoke or have pre-existing lung diseases How much asbestos was in the air How long your … type, size and shape of asbestos fibers you were exposed to Diseases from asbestos exposure can take many years to …
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… baby immunized is the best way to protect them from serious disease. Yes No I know how the immune system works. Yes No I … immune system respond quickly to an infection and prevent disease. How does a vaccine work? Vaccines help your baby’s … system to make antibodies without your baby getting the disease. Vaccines also allow your baby’s immune system to …
Medical tests
… adrenal glands ( Conn's syndrome ). Heart failure. Kidney disease. Liver disease. A condition during pregnancy that causes high blood … values Low aldosterone levels can be caused by: Addison's disease . Kidney disease, such as the types of kidney …
Medical tests
… you. Your doctor may recommend this testing if: You have a disease that can affect the brain, such as: Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Stroke. Multiple sclerosis. Brain tumour. Parkinson's disease. Epilepsy. AIDS. You have an injury that may have …
Health topics
… to strongly recommend statins if you: Have coronary artery disease . Have peripheral arterial disease . Had a heart attack . Had a stroke or transient … or had an abdominal aortic aneurysm . Have chronic kidney disease . Statins recommended for these people Your doctor …
Medications
… (possibly fatal) blood clots (such as stroke), liver disease, and increased pressure on the brain (benign … due to a certain breast condition (fibrocystic breast disease). It is also used in both men and women to prevent … abdomen/arms/legs/face/airway due to a certain congenital disease (hereditary angioedema). Danazol is an androgen …
Medical tests
… kidneys are working normally. To find out if your kidney disease is changing. To see how well the kidneys work in … levels. This causes a high BUN-to-creatinine ratio. Kidney disease or blocked urine flow from your kidney causes both … can be caused by: Serious kidney damage or chronic kidney disease. Kidney damage can be caused by a life-threatening …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … who will be travelling to countries where there is measles disease or are known to have been in contact with someone … people born before 1970 will have had measles and mumps disease when they were younger (before vaccination was …
Health topics
… Coronary artery bypass is surgery to treat coronary artery disease. It helps blood make a detour, or bypass, around one … or blocked artery. The new blood vessel bypasses the diseased artery to increase blood flow to the heart muscle. … 5, Blood flow is rerouted, To reroute blood flow around the diseased blood vessel, surgeons use a blood vessel taken …
Medications
… for long-term treatment in people with a certain inherited disease (Fabry disease). In Fabry disease, a certain enzyme in your body (alpha-galactosidase) …
