- Industry: Government
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A liquid containing barium sulphate that is used in x-rays to highlight parts of the digestive system.
Industry:Health care
A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles. Anabolic steroids are made in the laboratory from testosterone (a male hormone).
Industry:Health care
The process of getting x-ray pictures of the oesophagus or the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum). The x-ray pictures are taken after the patient drinks a liquid that contains barium sulphate (a form of the silver-white metallic element barium). The barium sulphate coats and outlines the inner walls of the oesophagus and the upper GI tract so that they can be seen on the x-ray pictures.
Industry:Health care
A drug that is used to decrease the number of platelets in the blood in order to prevent blood clotting.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. Anakinra blocks the action of interleukin 1 (IL-1). It is a type of interleukin receptor antagonist. Also called Kinaret.
Industry:Health care
A small, round cell found in the lower part (or base) of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin.
Industry:Health care
Having to do with the anus. The anus is the opening of the rectum (last part of the large intestine) to the outside of the body.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that begins in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). It may appear as a small white or flesh-colored bump that grows slowly and may bleed. Basal cell cancers are usually found on areas of the body exposed to the sun. Basal cell cancers rarely metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body. They are the most common form of skin cancer. Also called basal cell carcinoma.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that forms in tissues of the anus. The anus is the opening of the rectum (last part of the large intestine) to the outside of the body.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that begins in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). It may appear as a small white or flesh-colored bump that grows slowly and may bleed. Basal cell carcinomas are usually found on areas of the body exposed to the sun. Basal cell carcinomas rarely metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body. They are the most common form of skin cancer. Also called basal cell cancer.
Industry:Health care
