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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 ...
The way cells change food into energy after food is digested and absorbed into the blood.
Industry:Medical
An x ray of the gallbladder and bile ducts. The patient takes pills containing a special dye that makes the organs show up on x ray.
Industry:Medical
A nonprescription medicine used to treat diarrhea, heartburn, indigestion, and nausea. It can be part of the treatment for ulcers caused by the bacterium helicobacter pylori.
Industry:Medical
A family of viruses divided into the noroviruses and the sapoviruses. They can infect people of all ages and are transmitted from person to person and through contaminated water or food—especially oysters from contaminated waters.
Industry:Medical
The space behind the mouth that serves as a passage for food from the mouth to the esophagus and for air from the nose and mouth to the larynx, or voice box.
Industry:Medical
A 4-inch pouch attached to the cecum, the first part of the large intestine. The appendix’s function, if any, is unknown.
Industry:Medical
A procedure that uses an electrical current passed through an instrument to stop bleeding.
Industry:Medical
The most common form of polyps, usually found in the sigmoid colon and rectum. These polyps are not thought to progress to cancer.
Industry:Medical
A narrowing of the esophagus often caused by acid flowing back from the stomach or cancer. This condition may require surgery.
Industry:Medical
