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Diabetes in Older People - A Disease You Can Manage
- Diabetes is a serious disease. It happens when your blood levels of glucose, a form of sugar, are too high. Diabetes can lead to dangerous health problems. The good news is that high glucose levels can be managed to help control the disease and prevent or delay
future problems. (National Institute on Aging)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/diabetes.htm
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Kidney Diseases Dictionary
- This dictionary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about kidney diseases. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kdictionary/
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Kidney Stone Myths
- News in health about kidney stone myths. (Office of the Director)
http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/nov2002/kidneystones.htm
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Kidneys and Urinary System (MEDLINE plus)
- Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information related to the kidneys and urinary system. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneysandurinarysystem.html
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New Directions for Organ and Tissue Transplantation (Webcast)
- Dr. Allan Kirk will explain how diabetes, renal failure, and other end-stage organ diseases can be treated more successfully by immunologic strategies that make the body believe that the transplanted tissues are its own. A surgeon and authority on organ transplantation, Dr. Kirk will explore new methods to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and tissues, and the development of new drugs or techniques that may improve the success of organ and tissue transplants. (September 19, 2000) To view this videocast you will need RealPlayer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh.” Download RealPlayer (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/medpub091900.ram
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NIDDK Health Education Page
- Learn about diseases and conditions including and related to diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. Some diseases are: diabetes, digestive and kidney diseases, weight control, endocrine and metabolic diseases, hematologic diseases, and nutrition.
Click on the Digestive Diseases, Kidney and Urologic Diseases, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, or Hematologic diseases link to find an A-Z list of topics and titles that fall under each category.
Order publications released by NIDDK.
Recursos en Espanol. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/HealthEducation/
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Urinary Incontinence
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http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/urinary.htm
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Visible Human Project
- Fact sheet about the Visible Human Project that includes links to sample images and the Visible Human Project web site. This project involved the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
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What You Need to Know About Bladder Cancer
- This booklet on bladder cancer discusses possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, emotional issues, and questions to ask the doctor. Includes glossary of terms and other resources. (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/bladder
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What You Need to Know About Bladder Cancer (Order Free Copy)
- This booklet on bladder cancer discusses possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, emotional issues, and questions to ask the doctor. Includes glossary of terms and other resources. (National Cancer Institute)
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/details.asp?pid=697
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