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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 ...
One or more flaps of tissue in the lining of an organ that controls the flow of fluid and prevents backflow.
Industry:Medical
A group of rare, usually inherited disorders that affect the skin or nervous system and may cause abdominal pain. When a person has porphyria, cells fail to change porphyrins (body chemicals) into heme, the substance that gives blood its red color. Porphyrins then build up in the body and cause illness.
Industry:Medical
The condition of having too much bilirubin in the blood, which occurs when the liver does not work normally or blood breaks down too quickly. Symptoms include jaundice.
Industry:Medical
A buildup of galactose in the blood caused by the lack of one of the enzymes needed to break down galactose.
Industry:Medical
A sore in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, usually caused by the bacterium helicobacter pylori. An ulcer in the stomach is a gastric ulcer; an ulcer in the duodenum is a duodenal ulcer.
Industry:Medical
Irritation of the colon caused by decreased blood flow. It may cause bloody diarrhea.
Industry:Medical
An infection caused by the candida fungus, which lives naturally in the gastrointestinal tract.
Industry:Medical
