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… Cryptococcal disease (C. gattii) Last updated February 1, 2018 HealthLink … virus (HIV), cancer, or have had organ transplants Have chronic lung disease Smoke How is this disease diagnosed? If … in a blood, lung or spinal fluid sample. Is there a treatment available? Yes. Treatment consists of 6 to 12 …
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… Pressure Injuries: Prevention and Treatment On this page: Overview … your elbows or other body parts. Medical equipment such as oxygen masks or oxygen tubing. Good health habits can also help protect your …
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… Peripheral Arterial Disease On this page: Health Tools Cause … Symptoms When to Call a Doctor Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview Self-Care Medicines Surgery Related … feed your legs. The plaque narrows the space through which oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood can flow. Poor blood flow …
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… Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Hyperthyroidism On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It … If you have Graves' ophthalmopathy, also called thyroid eye disease, it may get worse temporarily after radioactive …
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… Lyme Disease Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How … stay in your system for many years, even after successful treatment of the disease. Finding antibodies to the Lyme … results of an ELISA test. It is most often done to detect a chronic Lyme disease infection. Antibody testing should be …
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… Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer On this page: Overview Related … progesterone-receptor-positive (PR+) breast cancer. Hormone treatment keeps these cancers from getting the hormones they … less interest in sex. And it raises your risk for other diseases, like heart disease and osteoporosis. When your …
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… Tick bites and disease Last updated June 1, 2024 HealthLink BC File number … a few hours to a day or two days after the bite What is the treatment? There are currently no vaccines licensed in … can be treated with antibiotics. Early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent complications. … Tick bites and …
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… Pelvic Inflammatory Disease On this page: Prevention Symptoms When to Call Exams and Tests Treatment Overview Self-Care Condition … later on. Learn more Pelvic Examination Pelvic Ultrasound Treatment Overview To treat PID, you will take antibiotics. …
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… Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea On this page: Overview Related … Diarrhea is a common problem for people getting cancer treatment. Diarrhea can be caused by: Some medicines that … effect of bone marrow transplants called graft-versus-host disease. Some infections that affect your bowels. Severe …
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… Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease On this page: Overview Overview … sometimes closely resemble those of other illnesses. Chronic Lyme disease, for instance, has symptoms very similar to those of several other chronic illnesses, such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis , …
