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Adenocarcinoma of the Kidney
ALSO KNOWN AS Kidney cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, or Hypernephroma DESCRIPTION * The cause of Kidney Cancer is unknown. Cigarette smok...
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Addison's Disease
ALSO KNOWN AS Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency DESCRIPTION * Addison's disease is caused by the destruction of the central part ...
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Acute Subdural Hematoma
ALSO KNOWN AS Subacute subdural hematoma DESCRIPTION * The brain is covered by a membrane (layer of tissue) called the dura. If the vei...
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Acute Sinusitis
DESCRIPTION * Sinuses are open cavities. An infected sinus is known as sinusitis. The maxillary and frontal sinuses are the two main s...
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Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
ALSO KNOWN AS APSGN DESCRIPTION * This is the most common form of glomerulonephritis, a disorder marked by inflammation of the kidneys...
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Acute Peritonitis
DESCRIPTIONS * Acute peritonitis is an inflammatory process within the abdominal cavity. It is usually due to a bacterial infection and...
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Acute Nonsuppurative Pericarditis
ALSO KNOWN AS Pericarditis, ANP, Constrictive Pericarditis, CP, or pericardial tamponade DESCRIPTION * The heart and the blood vessels e...
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Acute Necrotizing Gingivitis
ALSO KNOWN AS Vincent's infection or trench mouth DESCRIPTION * This condition is due to a severe bacterial infection (Treponema vin...
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Acute Leukemia
ALSO KNOWN AS Leukemia DESCRIPTION * Leukemia is a life-threatening cancer of the white blood cells in the bone marrow. White blood cells...
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Women and Smoking
Description # Smoking is an addiction. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, a drug that is addictive and can make it very hard, but not impossib...
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Vaginal Infection
Description # Vaginitis is an inflammatory condition of the vagina. It is the most common problem found in women of all ages. It causes dist...
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Uterine Fibroids
Description # Uterine fibroids are benign smooth muscle tumors known as leiomyoma. # About 20% of women develop uterine fibroids by age 40. ...
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Uterine Atony
Also known as The failure of the uterus to contract maximally after the delivery of the baby and placenta, resulting in heavy uterine bleedi...
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Uterine Anomalies
Description Uterine anomalies occur in 0.1 to 0.5% of women, depending on the population. Uterine anomalies that are large enough to decreas...
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Urinary Incontinence
Description Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine, sufficient enough to cause a social or cleanliness problem. By age 65, 1 ...
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Secondary Dysmenorrhea
Also known as # Secondary dysmenorrhea is also known as painful or difficult menstruation. Description # Secondary dysmenorrhea is related t...
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Primary Amenorrhea
Description Amenorrhea means a woman is not menstruating. A female who has not had her first period by age 16 has primary amenorrhea. This s...
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Painful Menstruation
Description Dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation, is experienced by approximately 50% of woman; it is severe or disabling in 10%, causing a...
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Ovarian Cancer
Description There are many types of ovarian cancer, and cure and treatment success depends on how early ovarian cancer is detected. Ninety-f...
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Osteoporosis
Description # Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures. It literally means 'por...
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Menstruation
Description # Menstruation is the periodic discharge of blood, mucus, and tissue from the uterus due to the change of the uterine lining (en...
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Also known as # Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called Stein-Leventhal syndrome, polycystic ovarian disease, or hyperandrogenic chron...
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Genital Fistula
Description Genital fistula is a condition in which the genital tract and the urinary and intestinal tract become connected (usually in the ...
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