Definitions

1. Yet The Chronic is first and foremost a party album, rooted not only in '70s funk and soul, but also that era's blue party comedy, particularly Dolemite.

Chronic Asthma

1. Montelukast, a once-daily leukotriene receptor antagonist, in the treatment of chronic asthma: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial.
2. In March 1995, Eazy-E checked himself into Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with what he believed at the time was chronic asthma. (Web site)

Asthma

1. Patients with delayed pattern food allergy have the most severe and persistent inflammatory form of chronic asthma. (Web site)
2. Patients taking SINGULAIR daily for chronic asthma or allergic rhinitis should speak to their physician about treatment for their EIB. (Web site)
3. Chronic asthma produces symptoms on a frequent basis, in some cases almost constantly. (Web site)

Chronic Alcoholism

1. The most common causes of pancreatitis, accounting for more than 85% of all cases of pancreatitis in Western countries are chronic alcoholism and gallstones.
2. In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common causes. (Web site)
3. This is the most common form of cirrhosis and results from chronic alcoholism and malnutrition. (Web site)

Alcoholism

1. To many people, cirrhosis of the liver is synonymous with chronic alcoholism, but in fact, alcoholism is only one of the causes. (Web site)
2. Alcoholic liver disease:- Cirrhosis of the liver is synonymous with chronic alcoholism, but in fact, alcoholism is only one of the causes.
3. Risk factors for Cirrhosis of the Liver: Addictions Alcohol-related Problems To many people, cirrhosis of the liver is synonymous with chronic alcoholism. (Web site)

Long-Term Treatment

1. No effect of long-term treatment with pancreatic extract on recurrent abdominal pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. (Web site)
2. Medications that are prescribed for long-term treatment of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or asthma. (Web site)
3. Combined, these results indicate that a long-term treatment with SNMC prevents the development of HCC in the patients with chronic hepatitis. (Web site)

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

1. Primary biliary cirrhosis, or PBC, is a chronic, or long-term, disease of the liver that slowly destroys the medium-sized bile ducts within the liver. (Web site)
2. Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a type of chronic liver disease that is poorly understood. (Web site)
3. Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic liver disease that causes slow, progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver. (Web site)

Arthritis

1. NSAIDs may be prescribed to control pain or inflammation caused by long-term (chronic) diseases such as arthritis or headaches.
2. Some common uses of TENS treatment are acute and chronic pain, post operative pain, labor and delivery, headaches, arthritis, and others (10). (Web site)
3. It may also be used to treat depression, arthritis pain as well as chronic liver disease - although these claims are still under investigation. (Web site)

Psoriasis

1. Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting (chronic) disease.
2. Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin.
3. Psoriasis is considered a non-curable, long-term (chronic) skin condition. (Web site)

Chronic Ulcerative Colitis

1. Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer Chronic ulcerative colitis causes inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. (Web site)
2. Primary sclerosing cholangitis and colorectal carcinoma in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis: a case-control study. (Web site)
3. J ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis: complications and long-term outcome in 1310 patients. (Web site)

Ulcerative Colitis

1. The risk of colon cancer is much higher than average for patients with chronic ulcerative colitis of long duration. (Web site)
2. The surgical removal of part or all of the colon, performed to treat cancer of the colon or severe, chronic ulcerative colitis.
3. About 5% of patients with chronic ulcerative colitis develop PSC. (Web site)

Diabetes

1. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease marked by high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
2. GBS can cause illness in newborn babies, pregnant women, the elderly, and adults with other chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes or liver disease.
3. At such intakes, acute (flushing, headache, stomachache) and chronic (liver damage, diabetes, gastritis, eye damage, and possibly gout) toxicity may occur.

Long-Term

1. Having a long-term, or chronic, disease like asthma, heart disease, cancer, or diabetes also makes you more likely to get pneumonia.
2. In long-term (chronic) HBV infection, treatment includes monitoring the condition and using antiviral medications to prevent liver damage.
3. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, or long-term, disease that slowly damages the bile ducts inside and outside the liver. (Web site)

Ribavirin

1. Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are frequently treated with a combination of pegylated interferon (peginterferon) and ribavirin. (Web site)
2. Ribavirin as therapy for chronic hepatitis C. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. (Web site)
3. Peginterferon-alpha-2a (40KD) and ribavirin for 16 or 24 weeks in patients with genotype 2 or 3 chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology 2005;129:522-527.

Interferon Alfa

1. Sheperd J, Waugh N, Hewitson P. Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid and systematic review.
2. Prognostic factors for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase treated with imatinib mesylate after failure of interferon alfa. (Web site)
3. Long-term follow-up of patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with interferon alfa. (Web site)

Chronic Pericarditis

1. Although rare, chronic pericarditis may be caused by a chronic infection such as tuberculosis. (Web site)
2. Pericardial disorders occurring in connective tissue diseases are not uncommon and may present as acute or chronic pericarditis with or without an effusion. (Web site)
3. Acute pericarditis (sudden and short-lived) is more common than chronic pericarditis (when symptoms develop more gradually or persist).

Portal Hypertension

1. Hypersplenism secondary to portal hypertension is another mechanism of anemia in patients with chronic liver disease. (Web site)
2. Portal hypertension is a frequent complication of chronic liver disease, detected not only in schistosomiasis, but also in cirrhosis of any etiology.
3. Chronic liver disease may result in portal hypertension, cholestasis (suppression of bile flow), extrahepatic manifestations, or liver cancer. (Web site)

Fibrosis

1. Chronic liver diseases include cirrhosis, fibrosis and hepatitis.
2. In the study, Dr. Chan and colleagues evaluated the accuracy of LSM to detect severe liver fibrosis in 133 patients suffering from chronic liver diseases. (Web site)
3. Over a period of decades, about 50%- 60% of chronically infected people develop a mild to moderate form of chronic liver disease that can result in fibrosis.

Fatigue

1. Chronic liver disease has been associated with chronic fatigue. (Web site)
2. Classic symptoms include: diarrhea, bloating, weight loss, anemia, chronic fatigue, weakness, bone pain, and muscle cramps.
3. Symptoms include chronic fatigue, apathy, dry skin, intolerance to cold, weight gain and enlargement of the thyroid (goiter). (Web site)

Chronic Anemia

1. Chronic anemia and fatigue in elderly patients: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover exploratory study with epoetin alfa.
2. If you have anemia If you have sickle cell disease or a similar type of chronic anemia, parvovirus infection can lead to severe anemia.
3. The patients show up with the uncharacteristic picture of chronic anemia with fatigue, with dysphagia, abdominal pain or headache. (Web site)

Present

1. Patients usually present in the third to fifth decade but PSC is recognised as a cause of chronic liver disease in children. (Web site)
2. In cases of significant iron overload, individuals may present with organ specific symptoms such as those related to chronic liver disease. (Web site)
3. Imaging Treatment of liver diseases The only real treatment for chronic liver disease at present is a liver transplant.

Subacute

1. Leptospirosis in dogs can be a very serious disease, and the disease may present as peracute, acute, subacute or chronic (Box 1).
2. Given her history, the most likely diagnosis was subacute or chronic deep vein thrombosis with acute exacerbation. (Web site)
3. The weakness can be characterized as subacute or chronic, often progressive, and is a manifestation of many muscle and neuromuscular diseases.

Interferon

1. Symptoms are identical to those of hepatitis B. Chronic infection with HDV is currently treated with interferon, although it is not very successful.
2. Many studies reported that interferon reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C. (Web site)
3. Chronic hepatitis B can now be treated with interferon (trade name: Intron A). Some patients, however, are not good candidates for interferon therapy.

Interferon Therapy

1. Influence of low iron diet on the efficacy of interferon therapy in patients with chronic liver disease. (Web site)
2. Interferon therapy may decrease the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C. (Web site)
3. Depression during interferon therapy for chronic viral hepatitis: early identification of patients at risk by means of a computerized test. (Web site)

Serious

1. Cirrhosis of the liver, also known as chronic liver disease, is a very serious and deadly form of liver disease.
2. Many people with chronic hepatitis C have no symptoms, even if there is serious liver damage. (Web site)
3. Although chronic hepatitis is generally the more serious condition, patients having either condition can experience varying degrees of severity.

Scarring

1. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic liver disease caused by progressive inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts of the liver. (Web site)
2. It's usually chronic, meaning it can last for years, and can lead to cirrhosis (scarring and hardening) of the liver and eventually liver failure.
3. Acute pancreatitis becomes chronic when pancreatic tissue is destroyed and scarring develops. (Web site)

Chronic Hbv

1. However, cirrhosis and hepatoma are two major long-term complications of chronic HBV infection that significantly increases morbidity and mortality. (Web site)
2. So, it is more difficult to select high risk patients for HCC in chronic HBV infection than that in HCV infection.
3. People who will spend more than 6 months in parts of the world where hepatitis B is common or where a large number of people have chronic HBV infection.

Hbv

1. An important consequence of chronic HBV infection is the development of HCC even in the absence of cirrhosis in some cases. (Web site)
2. Geographic distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in patients with chronic HBV infection in Japan.
3. During acute and chronic HBV infection, HBsAg is produced in excess amounts, circulating in blood as both 22-nm spherical and tubular particles. (Web site)

Study

1. Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician.
2. The investigators have planned to perform a trial to study the effect of antioxidant supplementation on pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis. (Web site)
3. The results of this study demonstrate that long-term treatment with carvedilol has substantial benefit in patients with severe chronic heart failure.

Fibromyalgia

1. Like fibromyalgia, CFS is associated with chronic pain, sleep and mood disturbances. (Web site)
2. Pregabalin is a relatively new AED widely used for the treatment of seizures and some types of chronic pain including fibromyalgia. (Web site)
3. Interstitial cystitis may be associated with other chronic pain syndromes, such as irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia. (Web site)

Hcv

1. RIBAVIRIN (COPEGUS, REBETOL): an antiviral medication that is used in combination with interferon for treatment of chronic HCV infection.
2. The emergence of several types of autoantibodies in patients with chronic HCV infection suggests concurrent autoimmune disorders.
3. Chronic HCV can cause progressive liver damage leading to inflammation, scarring and, in some cases, cirrhosis or liver cancer. (Web site)

Chronic Hcv

1. Chronic HCV significantly increases a person's risk for developing long-term infection, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis or death.
2. Blendis L, Wong F, Sherman M. 2000. Interferon therapy prevents hepatocellular carcinoma in some patients with chronic HCV: the role of fibrosis.
3. The goals of treatment of chronic HCV infection include the following: Eradicate HCV. Delay fibrosis and progression to cirrhosis. (Web site)

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

1. Imatinib induces hematologic and cytogenetic responses in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in myeloid blast crisis: results of a phase II study. (Web site)
2. A new prognostic score for survival of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with interferon alfa. (Web site)
3. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) occurs mainly in adults. (Web site)

Chronic Phase

1. Chronic. The chronic phase is the earliest phase and generally has the best response to treatment. (Web site)
2. Comparison of nilotinib and imatinib in patients (pts) with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP): ENESTnd beyond one year. (Web site)
3. Allogeneic marrow transplantation in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase: A randomized trial of two irradiation regimens.

Itp

1. The composition is an effective and safe medicine to treat all forms of chronic ITP in adults and children. (Web site)
2. In patients with chronic ITP, platelets - or blood elements needed to prevent bleeding - are destroyed by the patient's own immune system.
3. However, some teenagers and children can get this type of ITP. Chronic ITP affects women 2 to 3 times more often than men. (Web site)

Chronic Itp

1. Adults tend to get the chronic (long-lasting) type of ITP. Women are 2 to 3 times more likely than men to get chronic ITP. (Web site)
2. Although chronic ITP is most common in adult females, 10 to 20 percent of children with ITP have the chronic form. (Web site)
3. Chronic ITP is a long-lasting (6 months or longer) type of ITP that mostly affects adults.

Pilot Study

1. Clinical effects of endothelin receptor antagonism with bosentan in patients with severe chronic heart failure: results of a pilot study.
2. The treatment of patients with symptomatic common bile duct stenosis secondary to chronic pancreatitis using partially covered metal stents: a pilot study. (Web site)
3. A pilot study of iron depletion as adjuvant therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients not responding to interferon. (Web site)

Chronic Heart Failure

1. The effect of carvedilol on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. (Web site)
2. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of carvedilol on nitrate tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure.
3. Thyroid imbalances cause chronic conditions such as clogged arteries and chronic heart failure. (Web site)

Prognosis

1. Chronic liver disease information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis.
2. It is easy to handle and an instrument to study and to compare the natural course, the prognosis and treatment of patients with chronic pancreatitis. (Web site)
3. The prognosis of the chronic form is acceptable compared to other chronic liver diseases. (Web site)

Chronic Renal Failure

1. Two patients died: one from chronic renal failure and the other (who had responded to iron therapy) from chronic liver disease.
2. Because chronic renal failure is progressive and irreversible, prognosis for dogs with this disease is poor.
3. Depending on how quickly the disease progresses, dogs with chronic renal failure may live anywhere from weeks to years.

Emphysema

1. They may not be appropriate for patients with type 1 diabetes, asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. (Web site)
2. More info Quibron-T Our price: $0.53 Quibron-T (Theophylline) is a bronchodilator used to treat the symptoms of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. (Web site)
3. Ventolin is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. They range from acute infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis, to chronic conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Web site)
2. Diseases that affect the lungs, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, sleep apnea, and pneumonia.
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is comprised primarily of three related conditions - chronic bronchitis, chronic asthma, and emphysema. (Web site)

Abdominal

1. The symptom complex of IBS include chronic abdominal pain, altered bowel habits, diarrhea, constipation, or both.
2. Patients with hereditary pancreatitis may have chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, malnutrition, or diabetes.
3. Considerable evidence suggests that patients with chronic abdominal pain have more symptoms of anxiety and depression than do community controls. (Web site)

Chronic Cholecystitis

1. Gall bladder disease can be either chronic (chronic cholecystitis) or acute (acute cholecystitis).
2. These symptoms of gall bladder disease are common in patients with chronic cholecystitis. (Web site)
3. The patient might develop a chronic, low-level inflammation which leads to a chronic cholecystitis, where the gallbladder is fibrotic and calcified. (Web site)

Constipation

1. Problems with Intestinal Function (Chronic Idiopathic Constipation) Some people have chronic constipation that does not respond to standard treatment.
2. Tegaserod, a 5HT(4) partial agonist, represents a novel mechanism of action in the treatment of IBS and chronic constipation.
3. Evans BW, Clark WK, Moore DJ, Whorwell PJ. Tegaserod for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation.

Chronic Constipation

1. Chronic constipation: If constipation becomes chronic (persistent), consulting with a doctor is necessary.
2. A randomized, multicenter comparison of polyethylene glycol laxative and tegaserod in treatment of patients with chronic constipation. (Web site)
3. Comparison of polyethylene glycol 3350 and lactulose for treatment of chronic constipation in children. (Web site)

Leukemia

1. When treatment for chronic leukemia is needed, it can often control the disease and its symptoms. (Web site)
2. Acute leukemia in children and adults, chronic leukemia in adults, and lymphomas can present with diffuse adenopathy.
3. Depending on the type of white blood cell that is involved, chronic leukemia can be classified as chronic lymphocytic leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia. (Web site)

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