Symptoms of kidney problems include a loss of appetite, back pain (which may be sudden and intense), chills, abdominal pain, fluid retention, nausea, the urge to urinate, vomiting, and fever.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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This 19-year-old in Wisconsin was given a reduced jail sentence for holding this sign in front of ...
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with cub in snow. Churchill, Canada.
