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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to keep the structure open.
Industry:Health care
A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkaloids. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
Industry:Health care
Inflammation of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis may be an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland over time, causing hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). A temporary form of thyroiditis may also occur after the birth of a baby, or when viral or bacterial infections spread to the thyroid.
Industry:Health care
The active ingredient in a drug used together with other drugs to treat several types of cancer, including advanced Hodgkin lymphoma and advanced testicular germinal-cell cancers. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Vinblastine comes from the periwinkle plant Vinca rosea Linn. It blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of vinca alkaloid and a type of antimitotic agent.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness. There are many different types and causes of cataracts. They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly.
Industry:Health care
An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called macrolides.
Industry:Health care
A condition caused by the loss of too much water from the body. Severe diarrhea or vomiting can cause dehydration.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which a sample of tissue is taken from the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) for examination under a microscope. A thin tube is inserted through the cervix into the uterus, and gentle scraping and suction are used to remove the sample.
Industry:Health care
A hormone made in the pituitary gland. In females, it acts on the ovaries to make the follicles and eggs grow. In males, it acts on the testes to make sperm. Also called follicle-stimulating hormone and FSH.
Industry:Health care
An enlarged or swollen blood vessel, usually located near the anus or the rectum.
Industry:Health care
