Saturday, May 18, 2013
Disease
Applied Science II


Digestive Diseases
(Cooley / Willis)
 

Acid Reflux (see GERD)
Anorexia
Appendicitis
Bulimia

Cholera
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Colon Cancer
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Cystic Fibrosis*

Diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Food Poisoning
Gallstones

Heartburn (see GERD)
Hemorrhoids
Hernia
Hepatitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Lactose Intolerance
Pancreatic Cancer

Ulcers


Cirrhosis (of the Liver)

Cirrhosis - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cirrhosis/

Cirrhosis - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001301/

Cirrhosis (Cirrhosis of the Liver) - MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/cirrhosis/article.htm

Cirrhosis of the Liver - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver

Cirrhosis of the Liver (Hepatic Fibrosis) - MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cirrhosis.html

Cirrhosis of the Liver (Causes) - MedlinePlus Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000255.htm

Cirrhosis - Medscape
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/185856-overview


Cholera

Cholera - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001348/ 
 
Cholera - World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/

Cholera - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/index.html

Cholera - MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/cholera/article.htm

Cholera - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholera/DS00579

Cholera - New York State Dept. of Health
http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/cholera/fact_sheet.htm

Cholera - MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000303.htm

Cholera - Medscape
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/962643-overview


Crohn's Disease

 

Crohn's Disease - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/crohns-disease/DS00104

Crohn's Disease - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000249.htm

Crohn's Disease - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001295/

Crohn's Disease - Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/crohns

Crohn's Disease - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/

Crohn's Disease - MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/crohns_disease/article.htm

Crohn's Disease - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/tc/crohns-disease-topic-overview


Colon Cancer


Colon Cancer - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cancer/DS00035

Colon Cancer - eMedicineHealth
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/colon_cancer/article_em.htm

Colon Cancer - American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=10

Colon Cancer - PubMed Health 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001308/

Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer) - MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm

Colon Cancer - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/000262.htm

Colorectal Cancer - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/default.htm

Colon and Rectal Cancer - National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal


GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) / Heartburn / Acid Reflux

Heartburn / GERD - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/

Heartburn - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartburn.html

Heartburn - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heartburn-gerd/DS00095

Understanding Heartburn and Reflux Disease - American Gastroenterological Association
http://www.gastro.org/patient-center/digestive-conditions/heartburn-gerd

Heartburn / GERD - eMedicineHealth
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/heartburn/article_em.htm

GERD - KidsHealth - Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/stomach/gerd.html

GERD Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease- eMedicineHealth
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/reflux_disease_gerd/article_em.htm

Hepatitis

Hepatitis - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002139/

Hepatitis - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/default.htm

Viral Hepatitis - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/

Hepatitis - New York Times
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis/overview.html

Hepatitis - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitis.html

Hepatitis - World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/topics/hepatitis/en/

Hepatitis - MedicineNet.com 
http://www.medicinenet.com/viral_hepatitis/article.htm

Hepatitis - KidsHealth / Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/hepatitis.html


Inflammatory Bowel Disease


Inflammatory Bowel Disease - eMedicineHealth
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/inflammatory_bowel_disease/article_em.htm

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Medscape Reference
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/179037-overview

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Web MD
http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/default.htm

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - American Gastroenterological Association
http://www.gastro.org/patient-center/digestive-conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/inflammatory-bowel-disease/DS01195

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's Disease) - Cleveland Clinic
http://s3.gi.org/patients/gihealth/pdf/ibd.pdf

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - KidsHealth-Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/stomach/IBD.html

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001321/


Lactose Intolerance - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/lactose-intolerance-topic-overview

Lactose Intolerance - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lactoseintolerance/

Lactose Intolerance - Medscape
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187249-overview

Lactose Intolerance - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lactose-intolerance/DS00530

Lactose Intolerance (Lactase Deficiency) - MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/lactose_intolerance/article.htm

Lactose Intolerance - TeensHealth / Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/lactose_intolerance.html

Ulcers 

Ulcers - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/003228.htm

Ulcers - KidsHealth - Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/digestive/ulcers.html

Peptic Ulcer - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peptic-ulcer/DS00242

Peptic Ulcer Disease - WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-peptic-ulcer-disease

Peptic Ulcer Disease - MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/peptic_ulcer/article.htm

Peptic Ulcer Disease - PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001255/

Peptic Ulcer - New York Times
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/peptic-ulcer/overview.html

Peptic Ulcer - Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pepticulcer.html

What I Need to Know About Peptic Ulcers - National Digestive Diseases
Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pepticulcers_ez/


 

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