Metabolic diseases
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Metabolic syndrome - MyDr.com.au
Metabolic syndrome is a condition that increases your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Lifestyle changes are the first step in its treatment.
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Metabolic syndrome - Better Health Channel
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of conditions that can increase your risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease.
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Metabolic associated fatty liver disease
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and a common type of liver cancer.
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LiveLighter - Facts About Toxic Fat
Fat is stored throughout the body and that it produces chemicals and hormones which can be toxic to the body. View our facts on toxic fate to find out more.
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Metabolism - Better Health Channel
Your metabolism is influenced by your age, gender, muscle-to-fat ratio, the food you eat, physical activity and hormone function.
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Crohns Disease | Gastroduodenal Disease - IBDclinic.mindovergut.com
Crohns disease is a form of IBD wherein inflammation can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus.
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Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease which causes inflammation in the small intestine.
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Crohn's disease: symptoms, causes and treatments
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes symptoms such as diarrhoea and cramping abdominal pain. While there is currently no cure, there are treatments available.
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Causes of Coeliac disease - Coeliac Clinic Mindovergut.com
Causes of Celiac disease Causes of Coeliac disease Coeliac disease is caused by an abnormal immune reaction in the body which is similar to autoimmune diseases
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Osgood-Schlatter disease - MyDr.com.au
The main symptom of Osgood-Schlatter disease - a common condition that affects children and teenagers during a growth spurt - is pain in the shin bone just below the knee.
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Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn’s disease is a chronic disorder causing inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Although it can involve any part of the GI tract, it commonly affects the small intestine or colon. Crohn’s disease, along with ulcerative colitis, falls under the umbrella of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Coeliac Disease: An Overview | Ausmed
Coeliac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition affecting about 1 in 70 Australians. It is characterised by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, rye, oats, triticale and barley. This may result in various symptoms that impair health and quality of life.
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Coeliac disease tests - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for Coeliac disease tests
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Interventions for prevention of post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There are insufficient randomised controlled trials of infliximab, budesonide, tenovil and interleukin-10 to draw conclusions
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Calprotectin faeces - Pathology Tests Explained
clinical utility of calprotectin testing
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HDL cholesterol - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for HDL cholesterol
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Gastroenteritis Symptoms, Spread and Prevention | Ausmed
Gastroenteritis is an infection and inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is a common illness with a variety of causes including viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, chemicals and drugs. There are many kinds of gastroenteritis, most of them contagious.
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Ova, Cysts and Parasites - Pathology Tests Explained
When you have diarrhoea that lasts more than a few days and/or have blood or mucus in your loose stools, especially if you have drunk unpurified water or have travelled recently
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Albumin/creatinine ratio urine - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and when to get tested for UACR or microalbumin
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