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- Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotension Information Page
Multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension is the current classification for a neurological disorder that was once called Shy-Drager syndrome. A progressive disorder of the central and autonomic nervous systems, it is characterized by orthostatic hypotension (an excessive drop in blood pressure when standing up) which causes dizziness or fainting. Multiple system atrophy can occur without orthostatic hypotension, but it is rare. Doctors classify the disorder into 3 types: the...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Multiple System Atrophy Information Page
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) refers to three slowly progressive related disorders that affect the central and autonomic nervous systems. The disorders are characterized by their foremost symptoms: olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), which primarily affects balance, coordination, and speech; a parkinsonian form (striatonigral degeneration), which can resemble Parkinson's disease because of slow movement and stiff muscles; and a form with predominant autonomic nervous system involvement...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Your Urinary System and How It Works
The organs, tubes, muscles, and nerves that work together to create, store, and carry urine are the urinary system. The urinary system includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, two sphincter muscles, and the urethra. Front view of urinary tract Your body takes nutrients from food and uses them to maintain all bodily functions including energy and self-repair. After your body has taken what it needs from the food, waste products are left behind in the blood and in the bowel. The urinary...
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Research Reveals How Strep Bacterium Evades Immune System
Like a well-trained soldier with honed survival skills, the common bacterium, Group A Streptococcus (GAS), sometimes can endure battle with our inborn (innate) immune system and cause widespread disease. By investigating the ability of combat-ready white blood cells (WBCs) to ingest and kill GAS, researchers have discovered new insights into how this disease-causing bacteria can evade destruction by the immune system. The research is being published this week in the Online Early Edition of the...
National Institutes of Health
- Smoking and Your Digestive System
Cigarette smoking causes a variety of life-threatening diseases, including lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease. An estimated 430,000 deaths each year are directly caused by cigarette smoking. Smoking is responsible for changes in all parts of the body, including the digestive system. This fact can have serious consequences because it is the digestive system that converts foods into the nutrients the body needs to live. Current estimates indicate that about one-third of all adults smoke....
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Organizations
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- Jefferson Health System - http://www.womenshealthlink.net/
- TRICARE/Military Health System - http://www.tricare.osd.mil/
- National Cemetery System, VA - http://www.va.gov/cemetery/
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News
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- Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Haemonetics(R) Launches Next Generation Mobile Blood Donation System
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- California Senator Reintroduces Single-Payer Health System Legislation
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
- MedPAC Releases Reports With Recommendations On U.S. Health Care System Changes, Medicare Physician Payments
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- MR-Lymphography and Lymph Node Staging in Prostate Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00185029 - Active, not recruiting
Prostatic Neoplasms; Lymphatic Metastasis
- Laparoscopic Staging in Patients With Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Other Primary Abdominal Cancers
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002538 - Active, not recruiting
ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma; stage III ovarian epithelial cancer; ovarian clear cell cystadenocarcinoma; stage I ovarian epithelial cancer; ...
- Clinical Impact of EUS in Staging NSCLC
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00577746 - Recruiting
Non Small Cell Lung
- Selective COX-II Inhibitor as an Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Resectable Advanced Stomach Cancer ( Histological Staging ≥ T2N1) - A Multi-Centre Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00164892 - Active, not recruiting
Cancer of Stomach
- Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody in the Detection and Staging of Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003337 - Active, not recruiting
Lymphoma

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