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Read about NHS Direct information that's available to members of the public under the NHS Direct Freedom of Information Publication Scheme Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, every public authority has a legal duty to adopt and maintain a ... [... more]
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Kidney disease, chronic - Overview - Introduction
Information on chronic kidney disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Kidney specialist nurse Nicola Thomas talks about the five stages of chronic kidney disease ... [... more]
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Kaposi's sarcoma - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Chemotherapy;First Aid;Cancer;HIV;Male Chemotherapy is often used to treat AIDS-related or endemic KS. A medical oncologist explains the chemotherapy process and patients talk about their own experiences of the ... [... more]
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Kidney stones - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Urology;Kidney stones;Haematology Information on Kidney stones from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Your kidneys process a huge volume ... [... more]
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Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that was first observed in Japan in the 1960s. It's also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. Kawasaki disease causes a prolonged fever that's associated with damage to the heart and blood vessels. The ... [... more]
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Daktarin gold cream (ketoconazole)
Daktarin gold cream contains the active ingredient ketoconazole, which is a type of medicine called an antifungal. It is used to treat infections with fungi and yeasts. Daktarin gold cream is used to treat athlete’s foot, sweat rash and jock ... [... more]
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Kabiglobulin
Normal immunoglobulin is an extract of human (donor) blood which contains antibodies to diseases. Immunoglobulin from blood donated by a wide cross-section of population is likely to contain antibodies to most common diseases. Antibodies are ... [... more]
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Cancer of the kidneys
There are two major types of cancer affecting the kidneys in adults. This is cancer that arises from the main body of the kidney. It's not known what causes the normal kidney cells to undergo malignant change although it can occur in certain rare ... [... more]
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Mind & body magazine
Speech enabled, speech enabling, speech software tool, audio, Browsealoud, browse aloud, speak The NHS Direct website is now speech enabled. This means that all of our content is now available in audio form. All you have to do to is to download ... [... more]
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Material published on the NHS Direct website is Crown copyright. It is managed and licensed by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). If you wish to use material from the NHS Direct website, you will need to apply to OPSI for a ... [... more]
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Klinefelter's syndrome
Klinefelter's syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that affects males who carry an extra one or more X chromosomes. It can lead to a variety of physical and physiological characteristics. Features vary from person to person and may not become ... [... more]
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Kabuki syndrome
Kabuki syndrome is a rare condition that produces characteristic physical features, developmental abnormalities and learning difficulties. Kabuki syndrome is named after a Japanese traditional theatrical form because the visual symptoms are ... [... more]
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