Gaucher Disease

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NextEuropean Gaucher Alliancehttp://www.EuropeanGaucherAlliance.org European Gaucher AllianceTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Cholesterol_and_Other_Fats/Gaucher's Information about this international organization and the disease itself.
Next 10University Regional Gaucher Treatment Centerhttp://www.gauchersoutheast.com University Regional Gaucher Treatment CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Cholesterol_and_Other_Fats/Gaucher's Provides clinical evaluations for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this disease. Information about the disease as well as the facility.
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Previous 170Calculate your Body Mass Indexhttp://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ Calculate your Body Mass IndexTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity (USA) National Institute of Health (NIH) page uses height and weight (english or metric) to determine degree of obesity.
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Previous 270REI Snow Camping Checklisthttp://www.rei.com/rei/learn/detail.jsp?URL=/rei/learn/camp/hksnowf.jsp&ls=Camping REI Snow Camping ChecklistTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Checklist of essential and nice-to-have winter camping gear.
Other resource N0 Information on Hypothermiahttp://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/hypothermia.asp Information on HypothermiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Hypothermia Providing thorough information on hypothermia as well as treatment in the wilderness. Provided by Survive Outdoors Inc.
Other resource N1 Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitudehttp://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html Outdoor Action Guide to High AltitudeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.
Other resource N2 Altitude Illnesshttp://ciwec-clinic.com/altitude/ Altitude IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Summary of prevention and treatment methods.
Other resource N3 WebMDhttp://my.webmd.com/question_and_answer/article/1676.50847 WebMDTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers.
Other resource N4 Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressurehttp://www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~gerhard/pressure.html Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric PressureTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.
Other resource N5 Hypoxiahttp://www.hypoxia.net/ HypoxiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.
Other resource N6 International Society for Mountain Medicinehttp://www.ismmed.org International Society for Mountain MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.
Other resource N7 Cerebral Syndromeshttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm Cerebral SyndromesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.
Other resource N8 High Altitude Medicine and Biologyhttp://www.liebertpub.com/HAM/ High Altitude Medicine and BiologyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Other resource N9 Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Societyhttp://www.bmres.org.uk/ Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary SocietyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
Other resource N10 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illnesshttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.
Other resource N11 High Altitude Medicinehttp://www.highaltitudemedicine.com/ High Altitude MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.
Other resource N12 eMedicine Health - Mountain Sicknesshttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6323-1.asp eMedicine Health - Mountain SicknessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Altitude_Sickness Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N13 Update on Nutraceuticals: dot Pharmacyhttp://www.dotpharmacy.co.uk/upneutra.html Update on Nutraceuticals: dot PharmacyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders Also referred to as functional foods. A definition and look at spreading fats, yoghurts and probiotics, cereal and grains, drinks, legal issues and government views.
Other resource N14 Food Safety Information from NC Statehttp://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/foodsci/agentinfo/ Food Safety Information from NC StateTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders Food Safety information and resources for consumers, educators, researchers and absolutely anyone that wants to know more about preventing foodborne illness. Foods are presented in categories for easy searching.
Other resource N15 A Pinch of Controversy Shakes Up Dietary Salthttp://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/797_salt.html A Pinch of Controversy Shakes Up Dietary SaltTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders An article over the use of salt, a scientific look, regulating the intake, the bodies need for salt and reducing the intake.
Other resource N16 Princess Margaret Nucleotide Metabolism Centrehttp://www.pmnc.org/ Princess Margaret Nucleotide Metabolism CentreTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders Research into Purine disorders including gout, self-biting, Lesch-Nyhan Disease.
Other resource N17 MetabolicDisruptors.comhttp://www.metabolicdisruptors.com MetabolicDisruptors.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders News on refined sugar, corn syrup, sodium nitrite, hydrogenated oils and other disease-causing foods and ingredients. Includes articles, news and online resources.
Other resource N18 Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseasehttp://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0141-8955 Journal of Inherited Metabolic DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders Official publication of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, with case reports covering clinical, biochemical, experimental and epidemiological fields.
Other resource N19 Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for Obesityhttp://www.sma.org/smj/97june2.htm Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Paper presenting a case management model, assessment for treatment planning, clinical practice model, and behavioral health treatment options.
Other resource N20 NAASO: The North American Association for the Study of Obesityhttp://www.naaso.org NAASO: The North American Association for the Study of ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity An interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity.
Other resource N21 Uncommon Couragehttp://homepages.msn.com/SupportSt/lflyaway/index.html Uncommon CourageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Information on eating disorders, size discrimination toward women and children, bodysize issues, health concerns and support.
Other resource N22 Rochester Center for Obesity Researchhttp://ndhuran.tripod.com/rcorindex.html Rochester Center for Obesity ResearchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Other resource N23 Human Choriogonadotropin and Obesity Treatmenthttp://indexmedico.com/obesity/hcg.htm Human Choriogonadotropin and Obesity TreatmentTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity A discussion about oral administration of Human Choriogonadotropin significantly decreases subcutaneous fat in dieting obese patients. Find research results.
Other resource N24 Obesityhttp://www.geocities.com/nutriflip/Diseases/Obesity.html ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Key recommendations and advice on choosing a good program to follow.
Other resource N25 Weight Loss Tipshttp://www.advancedweightloss2.homestead.com/ Weight Loss TipsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Ten points to help you from Clinical Psychologist, Thomas D. Yarnell, Ph.D.
Other resource N26 Childhood Obesityhttp://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp Childhood ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Find out more about overeating and weight problems in children and how to deal with them.
Other resource N27 Surgeon General Asks Communities To Address Obesityhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1012427400.html Surgeon General Asks Communities To Address ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Community-based strategies, statistics, costs attributed to overweight and obesity, asthma, Type 2 diabetes, BMI calculator, and comments from the US Surgeon General, David Satcher.
Other resource N28 Obesity-diet.comhttp://www2.obesity-diet.com/index.php?ids=zThaaLucARkeCDRPRjzo&ide=2 Obesity-diet.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity European-based, professional web site dealing with diet and obesity. It is meant for the general public.
Other resource N29 eMedicine Health - Obesityhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11506-1.asp eMedicine Health - ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Consumer health resource center providing an overview of obesity and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Other resource N30 Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesityhttp://www.DietWords.com Weight Loss, Dieting and ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Multidisciplinary educational resource evaluating the pros and the cons of a wide range of treatment options for obesity, including diets, exercise, surgery, medications and hypnosis.
Other resource N31 Test for Obesity Virushttp://www.obesityvirus.com/virus.asp Test for Obesity VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Obetech, LLC "answering questions about obesity"; markets testing for the Ad-36 (obesity) virus ($100).
Other resource N32 The Science of Obesity and Weight Controlhttp://home.comcast.net/~bkrentzman/ The Science of Obesity and Weight ControlTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity A private physician written website devoted to obesity. Includes a BMI table, news, editorials, FAQ's and a monthly newsletter.
Other resource N33 Bariatrics and Youhttp://www.bariatricsweightloss.com Bariatrics and YouTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Discussion of different medically supervised weight loss regimes, surgery, maintenance of your goal weight, sugar control and childhood obesity.
Other resource N34 The Hormone Foundationhttp://www.hormone.org/learn/obesity.html The Hormone FoundationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Patient information on obesity including an overview, symptoms, treatment options, lifestyle issues and prevention; as well as other obesity-related resources.
Other resource N35 Obesity Factorhttp://www.obesityfactor.org Obesity FactorTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity News covering the epidemic, weight loss, and nutrition. Includes linked articles, article summaries, and resources.
Other resource N36 Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy Childrenhttp://www.pediatricobesity.com Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy ChildrenTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity Free site featuring the Traffic Light Diet, links to Dr. John La Puma's recipes and resources, and current medical research on treating and preventing pediatric obesity.
Other resource N37 Self-Discovery through Obesityhttp://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Behavior_Modification/Self-Discovery_Through_Obesity.htm Self-Discovery through ObesityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Obesity/Support_Groups We are conditioned in this society to only think of the tangible, physical aspects of the world around us, and so the main emphasis regarding obesity for many years has been food and diet. And yet eating is not the issue.
Other resource N38 Amyloid Treatment and Research Centerhttp://medicine.bu.edu/amyloid/amyloid1.htm Amyloid Treatment and Research CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis Contains information about their program, personnel, publications, how to send biopsy material, and how to get to the Boston Medical Center.
Other resource N39 Indiana University Amyloid Research and Treatment Centerhttp://www.iupui.edu/~amyloid Indiana University Amyloid Research and Treatment CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis This site defines amyloidosis and describes current research as well as treatment options. It also introduces the personnel and facilities of the center.
Other resource N40 Symptoms of Amyloidosishttp://www.medhelp.org/perl6/neuro/archive/4773.html Symptoms of AmyloidosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis Ask the doctor medical forum for patients hosted by Med Help. A brief look at this disease and the symptoms.
Other resource N41 Liver Amyloidosishttp://www.med.uiuc.edu/PathAtlasf/Atlas67.html Liver AmyloidosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis A gross specimen of a liver by Urbana Atlas of Pathology.
Other resource N42 NORD: Amyloidosishttp://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Amyloidosis NORD: AmyloidosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Amyloidosis A list of alternative names and a general discussion about this disease.
Other resource N43 Porphyria Pagehttp://www.uq.edu.au/porphyria/ Porphyria PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias A patient guide for all people with this disorder. Compiled by Professor Michael Moore.
Other resource N44 King George II and Porphyriahttp://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/seeleyap/cardio/reading20.mhtml King George II and PorphyriaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Talks about the symptoms of porphyria affecting King George III who ruled England during the American revolution.
Other resource N45 Porphyria: The Unknown Diseasehttp://members.tripod.com/~PorphBook/ Porphyria: The Unknown DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Genetic metabolic disorder. Overview of types, testing and diagnosis, and links.
Other resource N46 Me and AIPhttp://hometown.aol.com/heyjude957/aip.html Me and AIPTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Acute Intermittent Porphyria. A personal experience with this disease touching on nutrition, diet, doctors and a healthier safer chemically free environment.
Other resource N47 Suite 101http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/porphyria Suite 101Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Offers links and articles about Porphyria.
Other resource N48 Porphyria: The Woman Who Has The Vampire Diseasehttp://www.vampyres.com/content/reviews/detailed/372.html Porphyria: The Woman Who Has The Vampire DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Porphyrias Review on this book on porphyria written by Lenore B. Weinstein.
Other resource N49 Magnesium: We Don't Appear To Be Getting Enoughhttp://www.sciencenews.org/Sn_arc98/8_29_98/food.htm Magnesium: We Don't Appear To Be Getting EnoughTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals Science News Online: A look at the different uses for this mineral such as for high blood pressure, headaches and what foods to find this mineral in.
Other resource N50 Magnesium Deficiencieshttp://www.ctds.info/5_13_magnesium.html Magnesium DeficienciesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals Reviews Mitral Valve Prolapse as a symptom of a magnesium deficiency as well as Anxiety and Psychiatric Disorders, Asthma, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and many other disorders.
Other resource N51 Beriberihttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/biolib/hc/nh1.html BeriberiTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Beriberi A look at the first case reported of this disease back in 1642.
Other resource N52 Vitamin A Deficiency and the Prevalence of Xerophthalmia in Southern Rwandahttp://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/8F173e/8F173E0o.htm Vitamin A Deficiency and the Prevalence of Xerophthalmia in Southern RwandaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Xerophthalmia Study conducted on the population of countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Methods, data analysis, and results.
Other resource N53 Pellagrahttp://www.eagle-min.com/faq/faq100.htm PellagraTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Pellagra A discussion on niacin and how its absorbed, deficiencies, diet recommendations, food sources and toxicity.
Other resource N54 Menkes Syndromehttp://www.dpo.uab.edu/~birmie/menkes.htm Menkes SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Menkes'_Syndrome A definition and a look at the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and reference.
Other resource N55 Menkes Syndromehttp://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=309400 Menkes SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Menkes'_Syndrome In depth look including clinical and biochemical features, molecular genetics, diagnosis, clinical management and references.
Other resource N56 Menkes Syndrome Essayhttp://www.themedicaldirectory.org/essays/menkes.shtml Menkes Syndrome EssayTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Menkes'_Syndrome Discussion of a case including the inheritance pattern and the biochemical changes.
Other resource N57 Osteomalacia as a Cause of Chronic Painhttp://www.pulsus.com/Pain/01_01/TEAS_ED.HTM Osteomalacia as a Cause of Chronic PainTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Osteomalacia A case study of a 36-year-old woman presented with a three-year history of bilateral leg and back pain, and proximal leg weakness.
Other resource N58 Osteomalaciahttp://uwcme.org/courses/bonephys/opmalacia.html OsteomalaciaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Osteomalacia A description of this disease with some images. Also a table showing a list of causes of osteomalacia and some of the biochemical abnormalities that can be seen.
Other resource N59 Vitamin C and Scurvyhttp://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/vitac.html Vitamin C and ScurvyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Scurvy An article on vitamin C and how this disease occurs including symptoms.
Other resource N60 Wilson Disease and Menkes Diseasehttp://wilson.uni-leipzig.de/ Wilson Disease and Menkes DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wilson's_Disease Progress in normal and disordered copper homeostasis, wilson disease, menkes disease, aceruloplasminemia, basic and clinical research. 8th International Conference, April 16 - 18, 2001.
Other resource N61 Wilson's Diseasehttp://www.medstudents.com.br/metdis/metdis2.htm Wilson's DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wilson's_Disease A definition of this disease, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment.
Other resource N62 Wilson's Disease Associationhttp://www.medhelp.org/wda/wil.htm Wilson's Disease AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wilson's_Disease Information about Wilson's Disease.
Other resource N63 WilsonsList Support Grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilsonsList/ WilsonsList Support GroupTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wilson's_Disease To explore and discuss Wilson's Disease in a friendly manner.
Other resource N64 EuroWilsonhttp://www.eurowilson.org EuroWilsonTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wilson's_Disease Contains information about Wilson disease of interest to patients, family members and health care professionals.
Other resource N65 Magnesium Update Informationhttp://www.krispin.com/magnes.html Magnesium Update InformationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity An article about this metallic element which is essential for normal body functioning. A list of diseases that can result from inadequate intake and things that cause losses in our body.
Other resource N66 Potassium Metabolismhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section2/chapter12/12c.htm Potassium MetabolismTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity The Merck Manual: A discussion on potassium and internal and external potassium balance, disorder of potassium metabolism, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment.
Other resource N67 Magnesium: Coming of Agehttp://www.execpc.com/~magnesum/harvard.html Magnesium: Coming of AgeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A look at this mineral and who looses it. A look at replacement strategies.
Other resource N68 Iodinehttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4c.htm IodineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A look at this mineral, why it is needed, how much is needed and where it is found. Symptoms and results of deficiency and toxicity are discussed.
Other resource N69 Chromiumhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4f.htm ChromiumTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A look at this essential trace mineral and its deficiency and toxicity.
Other resource N70 Molybdenumhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4i.htm MolybdenumTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A discussion about the deficiency and toxicity of this mineral.
Other resource N71 Vitamin D Deficiency and Dependencyhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3d.htm Vitamin D Deficiency and DependencyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity The signs, symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnosis and treatment.
Other resource N72 Vitamin E Toxicityhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3g.htm Vitamin E ToxicityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity A brief discussion by The Merck Manual on this topic.
Other resource N73 Riboflavin Deficiencyhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3k.htm Riboflavin DeficiencyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity The Merck Manual looks at the symptoms, signs, laboratory findings, diagnosis and treatment.
Other resource N74 Vitamin B6 Deficiency and Dependencyhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3m.htm Vitamin B6 Deficiency and DependencyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity Symptoms, signs, diagnosis and treatment are discussed here.
Other resource N75 Pantothenic Acid Deficiencyhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3p.htm Pantothenic Acid DeficiencyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity Some of the signs and symptoms experienced with this deficiency.
Other resource N76 Potassium: Hyperkalemiahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001179.htm Potassium: HyperkalemiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Deficiency,_Dependency_and_Toxicity Adam.com looks at this disorder of high potassium, its causes, incidence and risk factors.
Other resource N77 Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndromehttp://drgreene.com/ency/article/000771.asp Wernicke-Korsakoff SyndromeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wernicke-Korsakoff_Syndrome Alternate names, definition, symptoms, prevention, signs, tests, treatment, prognosis, possible complications and support groups are all covered here.
Other resource N78 KorCarehttp://korcare.co.uk KorCareTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wernicke-Korsakoff_Syndrome A residential care facility that provides 24 hour specialist, holistic care for clients suffering from Korsakoffs disease. Clients assessed and accepted from across the country - UK.
Other resource N79 Most, the Usaid Micronutrient Programhttp://www.mostproject.org Most, the Usaid Micronutrient ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Malnutrition Assists the U.S. Agency for International Development in implementing expanded, more effective programs and policies to prevent and control micronutrient deficiencies, especially vitamin A deficiency.
Other resource N80 Protein-Energy Malnutritionhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter2/2c.htm Protein-Energy MalnutritionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Malnutrition An in depth look at this disorder by the Merck Manual including symptoms and signs, laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

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