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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
Unexplained kidney failure seen in people with severe liver or biliary tract disease.
Industry:Medical
A doctor who treats children who have digestive diseases.
Industry:Medical
A test for lactose intolerance that measures breath samples for hydrogen levels. The body makes too much hydrogen when lactose is not broken down properly in the small intestine.
Industry:Medical
A way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, stomach, or small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoenteral tube. A tube may be placed into the stomach or small intestine through a hole called a gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg), jejunostomy, or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (pej).
Industry:Medical
The opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum.
Industry:Medical
A hormone released after eating that causes the stomach to produce more acid.
Industry:Medical
Hepatitis caused by a virus. Five different viruses (a, b, c, d, and e) most commonly cause this form of hepatitis. Other rare viruses may also cause viral hepatitis. See hepatitis. The following lists the types of hepatitis and their mode of transmission. : hepatitis a
:: contaminated food and water
: hepatitis b
:: sexual intercourse
:: sharing infected needles
:: blood transfusion
:: mother to newborn at birth
: hepatitis c
:: sexual intercourse
:: sharing infected needles
:: blood transfusion
: hepatitis d
:: sharing infected needles
: hepatitis e
:: contaminated water from poor sanitation.
Industry:Medical
A condition that occurs when a child grows at a slower-than-normal rate.
Industry:Medical
A condition that occurs when air or gas collects in the upper parts of the colon and causes pain in the upper left abdomen. The pain often moves to the left chest and may be confused with heart problems.
Industry:Medical
These drugs help the muscles in the intestines work correctly when a slow-moving digestive system is caused by low levels of serotonin. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter found mostly in the digestive tract.
Industry:Medical
