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… body stay healthy. If your bone marrow is attacked by a disease such as multiple myeloma, it can no longer make … stem cells. A stem cell transplant may be needed to treat diseases, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma … transplant usually are younger than 70, do not have other diseases such as heart disease or diabetes, and have a …
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… that the spread of smallpox was stopped and that the disease had been wiped out. Because there is a slight risk … Smallpox virus is known to exist in labs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. and at the … and infect people for up to a day. People who get this disease must stay away from others to help prevent it from …
Medications
… this medication before and you have risk factors for heart disease (see Precautions), you may be advised to take your … or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: heart disease (such as chest pain, heart attack, irregular … as stroke, transient ischemic attack) blood circulation disease (such as ischemic bowel disease, Raynaud's disease) …
Medications
… Deferasirox may rarely cause serious (even fatal) kidney disease, liver disease, and stomach/intestinal bleeding (see also Side Effects section). Kidney disease may be more likely to occur in people with kidney …
Medications
… may rarely cause serious (possibly fatal) kidney disease, liver disease, and stomach/intestinal bleeding (see also Side Effects section). Kidney disease may be more likely to occur in people with kidney …
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… chronic viral hepatitis . Other causes include autoimmune diseases , non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) , blocked bile ducts in the liver, and certain diseases. What are the symptoms? You may not have symptoms … heavy use of alcohol. Chronic viral hepatitis . Autoimmune diseases . These include autoimmune hepatitis and primary …
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… 75% of people living with stroke also have cardiovascular disease. Refer to this section for health care professionals … with stroke who have known symptomatic cardiovascular disease have a graded exercise test with ECG monitoring as … and there are no symptoms or history of cardiovascular disease, a clinically based submaximal test may be an option …
Medical tests
… When body tissue or an organ such as the heart or liver is diseased or damaged, additional AST is released into the … is done to: Check for liver damage. Help look for liver disease, such as hepatitis. Liver disease may cause symptoms. These may include pain in the …
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… Absence or low levels of certain digestive enzymes. Diseases of the pancreas, such as cystic fibrosis. Diseases caused by parasites, such as giardiasis, worms, or … in the bacteria normally found in the intestinal tract. Diseases that affect the intestine itself, such as celiac …
Medical tests
… A lipase test is done to: Check for pancreatitis and other diseases of the pancreas. See if the treatment for … for you. High values A high lipase level may be caused by: Diseases of the pancreas , such as pancreatitis or cancer of … and inflammation ( cholecystitis ). Chronic kidney disease . Problems with the intestines, such as bowel …
