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Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease or osteoarthrosis, is the most common form of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is characterized by the breakdown of joint cartilage and may affect any joint in ... [... more]
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Asthma, Occupational
With treatment, occupational asthma is usually reversible. But the only sure way to prevent its worst consequence -- permanent lung damage -- is to completely avoid the substance that's causing the disease. If that's ... [... more]
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Avascular Necrosis
Blood supply to the bone can be temporarily interrupted or completely cut off for a number of reasons, but the most frequent cause is a broken bone (fracture). Your doctor might use other terms to describe avascular ... [... more]
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
People with personality disorders have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, which often limit their ability to function in relationships and at work. Depending on the disorder, ... [... more]
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Bone Infection
Osteomyelitis is the medical term for an infection in a bone. Infections can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Infections can also begin in the bone itself if trauma ... [... more]
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Bone Loss
A common result of osteoporosis is fractures -- most of them in the spine, hip or wrist. Although it's often thought of as a women's disease, osteoporosis also affects a significant number of men. And compared with ... [... more]
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Bone Spurs
Most bone spurs cause no signs or symptoms and may go undetected for years. Other bone spurs form in places where they might rub against other bones or push against nerves, causing pain and disability. What treatment ... [... more]
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Cancer, Eye Melanoma
Melanoma develops in the cells that produce melanin -- the pigment that gives your skin its color. Your eyes also have melanin-producing cells. Eye melanoma most commonly develops in the uvea, the vascular layer of ... [... more]
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Cancer, Hurthle Cell
Hurthle cell cancer can be aggressive, and surgery to remove the thyroid is the most common treatment. Most people with Hurthle cell cancer have a good prognosis and excellent long-term survival. However, if Hurthle ... [... more]
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Cancer, Throat
Periodic self-examination of your mouth is the best way to detect the early signs of oral and throat cancer. And, when detected early, oral cancer is almost always successfully treated. Unfortunately, many oral and ... [... more]
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Cancer, Ovarian
Your chances of surviving ovarian cancer are better if the cancer is found early. But because the disease is difficult to detect in its early stage, only about 20 percent of ovarian cancers are found before tumor ... [... more]
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