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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 ...
Medicines that relieve long-term constipation.
Industry:Medical
Medicines that reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces. Histamine2 (h2) signals the stomach to make acid. Examples of h2 blockers include cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine, and ranitidine. (Brand names: tagamet, pepcid, axid, zantac. ) They are used to treat ulcer symptoms. Nonprescription h2 blockers are zantac 75, axid ar, pepcid-ac, and tagamet-hb.
Industry:Medical
Looking into the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with an endoscope.
Industry:Medical
Cells that line the liver. These cells remove waste such as bacteria from the blood.
Industry:Medical
An operation to remove the rectum.
Industry:Medical
An operation to remove the gallbladder.
Industry:Medical
An operation to remove the appendix.
Industry:Medical
An operation to remove hemorrhoids.
Industry:Medical
An irritation of the small intestine.
Industry:Medical
An irritated gallbladder.
Industry:Medical