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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Industry: Government; Health care
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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 ...
An operation to widen the opening between the stomach and the small intestine, which allows stomach contents to pass more freely from the stomach.
Industry:Medical
Medicines used to treat nausea and vomiting. Examples are promethazine, prochlorperazine, and ondansetron. (Brand names: compazine, phenergan, zofran. )
Industry:Medical
When the body gets rid of waste.
Industry:Medical
A parasite that can cause gastrointestinal infection and diarrhea.
Industry:Medical
Upper abdominal discomfort, often provoked by eating, that may be accompanied by fullness, bloating, nausea, or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
Industry:Medical
A thin tube with a tiny video camera attached that is used to look inside the body to view the surface of organs.
Industry:Medical
A condition caused when the body does not have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in the blood that carries oxygen.
Industry:Medical
Medicines that help reduce muscle spasms in the intestines. Examples are dicyclomine and atropine. (Brand names: bentyl, donnatal. )
Industry:Medical
The condition of having a disease but none of its symptoms.
Industry:Medical
Partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine.
Industry:Medical