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G6PD Deficiency | 26 Members |
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked recessive hereditary disease featuring nonimmune hemolytic anemia in response to a number of causes. The classic allergy to consumption of broad beans has led to t...
Category: Allergies & Immunity
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Galactosemia | 17 Members |
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Galactosemia is a rare genetic metabolic disorder which affects an individual's ability to properly digest the sugar galactose. Lactose in food (such as dairy products) is broken down by the body into glucose and galactose. Normal...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Gallstones | 244 Members |
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Gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components.
Cholesterol stones are usually green, but are sometimes white or yellow in color and accou...
Category: Gastrointestinal System
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Gambling Addiction & Recovery | 1213 Members |
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Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true co...
Category: Addiction & Recovery
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Gastric Bypass Surgery | 3306 Members |
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Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the resultant health problems ("co-morbid...
Category: Gastrointestinal System
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Gastric Cancer | 85 Members |
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Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs, particularly the esophagus, small intestine. It also may extend through the stomach wall...
Category: Cancers
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Gastritis | 186 Members |
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Gastritis is a medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis does not mean that there is an peptic ulc...
Category: Gastrointestinal System
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Gay & Lesbian Teens | 3851 Members |
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This community is dedicated to teens that identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender or are questioning their sexual orientation. It's a supportive community where LGBT & questioning teens can give or get advice from their...
Category: Lesbian & Gay
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Gay Men's Challenges | 721 Members |
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This community is dedicated to the challenges that gay men face, both between the partners in a relationship and from other influences (family, society, etc.).
Societal attitudes towards same-sex relationships, reflected in the...
Category: Lesbian & Gay
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Gay Parenting | 384 Members |
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Gay parenting has been an important issue over the past few years. Over 34% of lesbian mothers have at least one child residing in their home and 22% of gay men have at least one child living with them. Together there are 6 to 10 ...
Category: Lesbian & Gay
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GERD & Heartburn | 1070 Members |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier ...
Category: Gastrointestinal System
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Glaucoma | 158 Members |
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Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma...
Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth
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Glycogen storage diseases | 5 Members |
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Glycogen storage disease (synonyms: glycogenosis, dextrinosis) is any one of several inborn errors of metabolism that result from enzyme defects that affect the processing of glycogen synthesis or breakdown within muscles, liver, ...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Goiter | 35 Members |
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A goitre (or goiter), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the neck (just below adam's apple or larynx) due to an enlarged thyroid gland. They are classified in different ways: A "diffuse goitre" is a goitre that has spread...
Category: Endocrine System
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Goldenhar Syndrome | 22 Members |
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Discovered in 1952 by Maurice Goldenhar, Goldenhar Syndrome is a birth defect causing facial deformities. It usually is genetic and occurs only on one side of the face, and sometimes can cause other problems such as deafness.
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Goodpasture Syndrome | 11 Members |
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Goodpasture’s syndrome (also known as Goodpasture’s disease and anti-glomerular basement membrane disease or anti-GBM disease) was first described by Ernest Goodpasture in 1919. It is a rare condition characterised by rapid destru...
Category: Kidneys & Bladder
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Gout | 262 Members |
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Gout is a form of arthritis caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints. It is an intensely painful disease, which in most cases affects only one joint (monoarthritis), most commonly the big toe. The classic picture...
Category: Genetic & Metabolic
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Grandparents Raising Children | 655 Members |
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This community is dedicated to grandparents who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. In cases where the parents are not willing or able to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents may take on the role o...
Category: Seniors
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Graves' Disease | 904 Members |
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Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and ...
Category: Endocrine System
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) | 184 Members |
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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system (i.e. not the brain or spinal cord). The pathologic hallmark of the disease is loss of myelin in peripheral nerve...
Category: Brain & Nervous System
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Gynecomastia | 25 Members |
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Gynecomastia (American English) or gynaecomastia (British English) is the development of abnormally large breasts on men. The condition can occur physiologically in neonates, in adolescents, and in the elderly. In adolescent boys,...
Category: Men's Health
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