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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the general name for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The disease is characterized by swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the intestines.
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Traveling with children presents special challenges. It disrupts familiar routines and imposes new demands. Planning ahead - and involving children in the planning - may lessen the stress of travel.
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Detailed checklist for travelers to ensure a safe and healthy trip
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Detailed information on health considerations after returning home from traveling abroad
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Glossary of terms relating to travel medicine
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Detailed information on travel and planning to travel
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Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's
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Detailed information on traveling with HIV
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Detailed information on the most common types of diarrheal diseases, including cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea, salmonella infection, and giardiasis
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Detailed information on traveling while pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Detailed safety information for travelers
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Detailed information on health preparations before you travel and during travel
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Detailed information on healthy considerations for air travel, including ways to prevent motion sickness and jet lag
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Detailed information on common health problems associated with travel in developing countries
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Detailed information on traveling with diabetes
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Detailed medical information for Americans traveling abroad
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Detailed information for travelers with special needs
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List of online resources to find additional information on travel medicine
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Detailed information on how to respond if you become ill or injured while traveling
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Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's
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Detailed information on traveling with children
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Detailed list of what a traveler's first-aid kit should include
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Detailed information on taking special care when traveling with chronic conditions
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Detailed information on the most common high risk diseases for travelers, including African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), mad cow disease, HIV, AIDS, cholera, e. coli, dengue fever, diarrheal disease, cryptosporidiosis, diarrhea, traveler's
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Detailed information on special vaccination requirements, including primary vaccine series, an influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, typhoid vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine
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Detailed information on special vaccination requirements, including primary vaccine series, an influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, polio vaccine, measles vaccine, typhoid vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine
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Flying is a stressful experience, and it presents several health challenges. This article offers advice and suggestions on how to care for yourself while traveling by air.
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Jet lag is a condition marked by fatigue, insomnia , and irritability that is caused by air travel through changing time zones. It is commonplace: a 2002 study of international business travelers (IBTs) found that jet lag was one of the most common health problems reported, affecting as many as 74% of IBTs.
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Jet lag is a condition marked by fatigue , insomnia , and irritability that is caused by air travel through changing time zones.
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Taking a trip? Information about shots and other health precautions to consider before heading out, including several web sites.
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Parents need to be prepared to focus their energy on soothing, distracting or comforting their child during the flight.
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How to Enjoy Your Plane FlightBe sure it leaves you feeling rightThe ads are so inviting -- smiling attendants, comfortable seats, the "friendly skies." But flying can create a host of creature discomforts as well.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal condition characterized by abdominal pain and cramps; changes in bowel movements ( diarrhea , constipation , or both); gassiness; bloating; nausea ; and other symptoms. There is no cure for IBS; however, dietary changes, stress management, and sometimes medications are often able to eliminate or substantially reduce its symptoms.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) refers to a complex disorder of the lower intestinal tract. It is mainly characterized by a pattern of symptoms that is often worsened by emotional stress. It is not the same as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not a disease; it is a disorder that interferes with the normal function of the large intestine (colon) and is characterized by cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and diarrhea.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common intestinal condition characterized by abdominal pain and cramps; changes in bowel movements (diarrhea, constipation, or both); gassiness; bloating; nausea ; and other symptoms. There is no recognized cure for IBS. Much about the condition remains unknown or poorly understood; however, dietary changes, drugs, and psychological treatment are often able to eliminate or substantially reduce its symptoms. Normal and diseased (center) colons. Areas of constriction in the colon cause constipation, while areas of distention cause diarrhea. ( John Bavosi/Science Photo Library. Custom Medical Stock Photo . Reproduced by permission. )
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common intestinal condition characterized by abdominal pain and cramps; changes in bowel movements ( diarrhea , constipation , or both); gassiness; bloating; nausea; and other symptoms. There is no cure for IBS. Much about the condition remains unknown or poorly understood; however, dietary changes, drugs, and psychological treatment are often able to eliminate or substantially reduce its symptoms.
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Detailed information on irritable bowel syndrome, including causes, symptoms, triggers, diagnosis, treatment, and diet
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Those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome rarely talk about it. Yet it affects more than 15 percent of Americans, most of them women.
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Detailed information on irritable bowel syndrome, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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"There's no question that IBS can be managed successfully, once the disorder is properly diagnosed," she says.
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The FDA removed the drug Zelnorm, used to treat IBS, from the market due to concerns about increased risk of heart disease. Other mediciations and some over-the-counter products may help relieve discomfort from IBS, depending on the symptoms.
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A recent study suggests melatonin may have a beneficial effect on irritable bowel syndrome.
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Lactose intolerance refers to the inability of the body to digest lactose.
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Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose (a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.
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Lactose intolerance refers to the inability of the body to digest lactose.
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Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest significant amounts of lactose, the primary sugar in milk. This inability results from a shortage of the enzyme lactase, which is normally produced by the cells that line the small intestine. Lactase breaks down lactose into simpler forms that can then be absorbed into the bloodstream during the digestive process. Common symptoms of lactose intolerance include nausea , cramps, bloating, gas, and diarrhea.
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Detailed information on lactose intolerance, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on lactose intolerance, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on lactose intolerance, including a list of foods that contain lactose
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In Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), a tumor (a gastrinoma) secretes the hormone gastrin, which stimulates the secretion of gastric acid. This leads to the development of ulcers in the stomach and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a condition that occurs with abnormal production of the hormone gastrin. A small tumor (gastrinoma) in the pancreas or small intestine produces the high levels of gastrin in the blood.
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Autonomic neuropathy is a group of symptoms that occur when there is damage to nerves that regulate blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, digestion, and other body functions.
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Roughly 18.2 million Americans deal with the challenges of diabetes every day. A percentage also face a challenge called diabetic autonomic neuropathy and never know it until the complication becomes severe. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is a sub-group of diabetic neuropathy, a group of nerve diseases affecting the peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
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If you have diabetes, controlling your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is important to help you feel well on a daily basis. It’s also vital to help prevent potentially serious complications such as nerve damage, or neuropathy.
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Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by many different germs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. This article discusses describes pneumonia that occurs in a person whose ability to fight infection is greatly reduced because their immune system is weakened and not working properly. Such disease is referred to as "pneumonia in an immunocompromised host." See also: Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Pneumonia - cytomegalovirus; Pneumonia; Viral pneumonia; Walking pneumonia.
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Discharge Instructions for Immunocompromised PatientsYou have either undergone a procedure or been diagnosed with an illness that has made you "immunocompromised." This means that your immune system is very weak, making it difficult to fight off i...
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Malabsorption is difficulty digesting or absorbing nutrients from food.
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Malabsorption syndrome is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream.
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Malabsorption syndrome is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream.
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What Happens During Subtotal or Partial Gastrectomy for Stomach CancerThis type of surgery works well for people whose cancer involves the lower part of the stomach. Also called the distal part of the stomach, this is the part near your small inte...
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Carcinoid syndrome is a group of symptoms associated with carcinoid tumors - tumors of the small intestine, colon, appendix, and bronchial tubes in the lungs.
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Drug interactions are changes in the effect of one drug due to the effect of either another drug taken at the same time (drug-drug interactions) or food consumed while the drug is being taken (drug-food interactions).
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Drug allergies are a group of symptoms caused by allergic reaction to a drug (medication.
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Detailed information on different types of drug rashes, including acne, exfoliative dermatitis, fixed drug eruption, hives, morbiliform/maculopapular rash, purpuric eruptions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome
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A drug allergy is an adverse reaction to a medication, often an antibiotic, that is mediated by the body's immune system. A drug sensitivity is an unusual reaction to a drug that does not involve the immune system.
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If you want to be fully informed, you should read the fine print connected with any drug that you intend to use.
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Drug metabolism is the process by which the body breaks down and converts medication into active chemical substances.
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Detailed information on food-drug interactions
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Can the high blood pressure drugs Vasotec and Toprol affect the libido?
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A guide to information available online and in print about the side effects of prescription drugs.
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Chemotherapy and radiation treatments save lives. They also can bring a variety of temporary but unpleasant side effects.
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Exploring the causes and treatment for loss of taste, which may result from years of taking high blood pressure medications.
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Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system in which the inside lining of the small intestine (mucosa) is damaged after eating wheat, rye, oats, or barley, resulting in interference with the absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.
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Detailed information on celiac disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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People with this disease can't tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, barley and rye.
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Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac disease, or celiac sprue, is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac disease occurs when the body reacts abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Gluten causes an inflammatory response in the small intestine, which damages the tissues and results in impaired ability to absorb nutrients from foods.
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Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
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Celiac disease is an intolerance to gluten that can cause anemia, osteoporosis, and other ailments. It often takes years to diagnose and can occur at any point in life.
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Celiac disease is an intolerance to gluten that can cause anemia, osteoporosis, and other ailments. It often takes years to diagnose and can occur at any point in life.
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I have celiac disease, and the disease has weakened my bones. But I'm male. I thought thin bones were primarily a problem for women? And why should a disease of my intestines affect my bones? Finally, what can be done about it?
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