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Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
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Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis is a disease in which abnormal blood cells and fibers build up inside the bone marrow.
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Chronic Kidney Disease Overview
Normal Kidneys and Their Function
The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs that lie on either side of your spine in the lower middle of your back.
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Chronic pancreatitis is most often caused by alcoholism and alcohol abuse, but sometimes the cause cannot be determined.
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Chronic leg pain
What is Chronic Leg Pain?
Usually affecting athletes (particularly runners), chronic leg pain can be a dull, nagging pain or a sharp, intense pain.
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Chronic disease: A disease that persists for a long time. A chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia: A chronic malignant disease in which too many white blood cells belonging to the myeloid line of cells are made in the bone marrow. Early symptoms of this form of leukemia include fatigue and night sweats.
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Chronic Pain
Visit a health spa for relief from chronic pain
Patients suffering from chronic pain may do well visiting a reputable health spa according to new research.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Related Category: Pathology
(CFS), collection of persistent, debilitating symptoms, the most notable of which is severe, lasting fatigue.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complicated disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that doesn't improve with bed rest and may worsen with physical or mental activity.
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CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS - This is a form of continuing liver inflammation that results in liver cell death. Causes include viral infection (hepatitis D, hepatitis B, hepatitis C), autoimmune disease, drug ingestion, or metabolic causes.
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Chronic granulomatous disease
Definition
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder in which white blood cells lose their ability to destroy certain bacteria and fungi.
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is uncommon in children. Chronic myelogenous leukemia is a leukemia in which too many immature white blood cells are produced in the marrow. The white cells normally fight infection.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of long-term (chronic) lung diseases that makes it hard to breathe.
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Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair
On this page:
Who is at risk?
How can I find out if I have CKD?
What can I do to slow down or avoid kidney failure?
What can I do to avoid the complications of CKD?
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complicated illness characterized by at least six months of extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest, and a group of additional symptoms that also are constant for at least six months.
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Chronic back pain can be a sign of a bone fracture
Osteoporosis is often an overlooked cause of chronic back pain. Bone loss can weaken bones in the spine causing spinal fractures and compressions.
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Chronic Bronchitis
What is chronic bronchitis?
Bronchitis is swelling and irritation of the bronchi, the airways that connect the windpipe to the lungs. Chronic means the symptoms occur year after year for months at a time.
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Chronic Bilateral Obstructive Uropathy
Alternate Names
: Kidney Failure - Chronic Blockage, Obstructive Uropathy - Bilateral - Chronic
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dr Rob Hicks
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) describes some lung diseases that obstruct airflow and make breathing difficult. Here are the best ways to prevent it and how the symptoms may be treated.
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Chronic sinusitis is much less common than acute sinusitis. When sinusitis recurs frequently, or lasts for a prolonged period of time, it is classified as chronic.
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Chronic pain 'could be switched off'
21 July 2006
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre believe they may have come up with a way of 'switching off' chronic pain.
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Chronic Ulcerative Colitis (CUC)
Ulcerative Colitis
An inflammatory disease of the large bowel. It is not an allergic disease because is not mediated by IgE , but has an immunologic basis. See also Crohn Disease and Celiac Disease .
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which is also called CLL, is a kind of cancer that occurs in a specialized white blood cell called a lymphocyte. The cancerous change often takes place in the bone marrow, where all blood cells are made.
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Chronic swelling in the legs without inflammation can greatly increase the chance of having cellulitis. Two common causes of chronic leg swelling are poor circulation because of difficulty with veins, and poor circulation because of heart disease.
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Chronic cases: The pain is milder and pain attacks do not come on suddenly. There is excessive gas, muscle aches, and fever. Permanent damage to the pancreas can occur, because the constant inflammation can produce fibrosis in that organ.
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Chronic kidney failure can be caused by chronic diseases of the kidneys, such as nephritis. It also may be due to chronic infection (pyelonephritis) often resulting from malformations of the kidneys and urinary tract.
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Chronic: Pop-eye, along with skin lesions or open ulcers.
Acute: Dropsy, other types of "general" symptoms such as loss of appetite, gasping, lethargy, general wasting. Death is sudden.
Cause: Vibrio anguillarum.
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Chronic gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. It is sometimes caused by eating irritating substances. In elderly people, it is associated with pernicious anemia.
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Chronic inflammation of the colon that produces ulcers in its lining. This condition is marked by abdominal pain, cramps, and loose discharges of pus, blood, and mucus from the bowel.
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Chronic hepatitis B
HBV infection lasting longer than six months is said to be chronic. After this time it is much less likely for the infection to disappear.
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CHRONIC HEPATITIS - Prolonged inflammation and death of liver cells persisting for six months or more caused by hepatitis viruses, autoimmune factors, and on occasion, unknown conditions.
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Chronic lung disease characterized by loss of elasticity of lung tissue and resulting in trapped air in the lung.
empyema
Buildup of pus in a cavity of the body.
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Chronic foot pain
Foot deformity
Stiff foot
Hallux varus (occurs with surgical over-correction, where the toe points away from the second toe) ...
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Chronic hyperglycemia (high levels of glucose in the blood), the hallmark of diabetes mellitus, is believed to trigger the development of neuropathy, which, over time, may proceed to Charcot foot.
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Chronic skeletal pain
Skeletal deformities
Skeletal fractures, may occur without cause
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CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC DEMYELINATING POLY NEUROPATHY (CPID): Chronic, spontaneous loss or destruction of myelin. Myelin is a soft, white, somewhat fatty material that forms a thick sheath around the core of myelinated nerve fiber.
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chronic idiopathic urticaria - adults and children age 12 and over, 60 mg twice daily; children 6 to 11 years of age, 30 mg twice daily.
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In their chronicles and observations, philatelists and authors of the time therefore talk about the political conditions that surrounded their creation and consequent issue.
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This is a chronic pain syndrome which is difficult to treat. This article provides an in depth overview of the role of shingles and pain relief strategies.
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Preventing Chronic Disease
The Preventing Chronic Disease e-journal features prevention efforts from the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH 2010) program in a special Community Voices section in the July issue....more ...
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8. Do you have a chronic illness? If you have a chronic illness, or have been sick for an extended period, your menstrual cycle may be temporarily delayed. Once your body is well your period will usually return.
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - A syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent fatigue, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, and subjective cognitive impairment of 6 months duration or longer.
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Actinomycosis is a chronic infection, commonly of the face and neck, that produces abscesses and open draining sinuses.
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Children exposed to violence at home are likely to suffer from chronic depression and anxiety and may express their sadness and anger through acting out, defying people in authority and through other behavioral problems.
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Burkholder has been full-time faculty at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford (UIUC-R) where he collaborates with the UICOM-R Chronic Disease Management Team and the National Center for Rural Health Professions in varied research ...
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Natural menopause after 52
Hyperandrogenic chronic anovluation (Polycystic ovarian disease)
Prolonged exposure to estrogen
Obesity > 50 lbs ...
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study conducted by the Cornell-China-Oxford Project that surveyed more than 10,000 families in mainland China and Taiwan found that they have a significantly lower incidence of certain cancers, heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis and other chronic, ...
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An assessment of what commonly used measures of registered nurse shortage actually measure and how they should be interpreted. An analysis of characteristics of hospitals with chronic shortages of registered nurses.
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Chronic Persisting over a long period of time. Colonoscopy A procedure to look at the colon or large bowel through a lighted, flexible tube.
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