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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a tumor or body tissue.
Industry:Health care
A soft metal. Lithium salts are used to treat certain mental disorders, especially bipolar (manic depressive) disorder. Lithium salts include lithium carbonate and lithium citrate.
Industry:Health care
The tendency of some treatments to cause damage to the nervous system.
Industry:Health care
A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix. Also called complete hysterectomy.
Industry:Health care
The sudden and unexpected death of a healthy child who is younger than one year old, usually during sleep. The cause of crib death is not known. Also called SIDS and sudden infant death syndrome.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which the number of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood is greatly increased. Eosinophilia is often a response to infection or allergens (substances that cause an allergic response).
Industry:Health care
Higher than normal amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. High blood sugar can be a sign of diabetes or other conditions. Also called hyperglycemia.
Industry:Health care
In medicine, a treatment or action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways.
Industry:Health care
A large organ located in the upper abdomen. The liver cleanses the blood and aids in digestion by secreting bile.
Industry:Health care
