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  • Peptic Ulcer Disease - Topic Overview

    Article
    01/07/08, Healthwise

    A peptic ulcer is a sore in the inner lining of the stomach or upper small intestine (duodenum). Ulcers develop when the intestine or stomach's protective layer is broken down. When this happens, digestive juices can damage the intest

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  • Peptic Ulcer Disease - What Happens

    Article
    01/07/08, Healthwise

    Many people who have peptic ulcers may not seek medical attention when their symptoms begin. Their symptoms, such as belly pain, may come and go for some time and may alternate with pain-free periods. Even without treatment, some ulce

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  • Mad Cow Disease

    Article
    04/23/07, Healthwise

    Mad cow disease is a fatal neurological disease that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) of cattle. It also is known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE.

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  • Diverticulitis - Topic Overview

    Article
    07/30/08, Healthwise

    Diverticulitis happens when pouches (diverticula) form in the wall of the colon and then get inflamed or infected.

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  • Pinworms - Topic Overview

    Article
    09/11/08, Healthwise

    What are pinworms?

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  • Pneumonia - Topic Overview

    Article
    04/02/07, Healthwise

    Pneumonia is a lung infection that can make you very sick. You may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. For most people, pneumonia can be treated at home. It often clears up in 2 to 3 weeks. But older adults, babies, and pe

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  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome - Topic Overview

    Article
    07/31/08, Healthwise

    Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (say "ghee-YAN bah-RAY") is a rare nervous system disorder that results from nerve damage caused by the body's own defenses (immune system), usually in response to an infection or other illness. GBS cause

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  • Sinusitis - What Happens

    Article
    08/15/08, Healthwise

    There are two types of sinusitis: acute (sudden onset) and chronic (long-term). Sinusitis often develops after a cold or viral infection. Most sinus infections improve on their own, but sometimes they develop into a bacterial infe

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  • Tuberculosis (TB) - Topic Overview

    Article
    05/16/07, Healthwise

    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria that grow best in areas of the body that have lots of blood and oxygen. That’s why it is most often found in the lungs. This is called pulmonary TB. But TB can also spr

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  • Tuberculosis (TB) - What Happens

    Article
    05/16/07, Healthwise

    Tuberculosis (TB) develops when Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are inhaled into the lungs. The infection usually stays in the lungs, but the bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body (extrapulmonary TB).

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