Based upon your lifestyle and family history, are you predisposed to any diseases such as breast cancer, heart attack, stroke or osteoporosis? Knowing this information can profoundly influence your decision to use hormones. Ask your doctor or nurse to help you determine your risk or read chapters 3 & 4 on osteoporosis and heart disease in "Sudden Menopause." You should also know what other contraindications exist for hormone therapy (chapter 6 on hormone replacement in "Sudden Menopause").

The web application of the Diseases Database is intended as an 'aide memoir' and World Wide Web springboard for medically qualified health professionals and medical students. The Database itself provides A classification of medical concepts along clinical axes (e.g. cause-effect, risk factors, interactions etc) rather than hierarchies of anatomical, physiological or pathological systems.

Please consult your doctor to find out what specific diseases or health conditions may put you at increased risk for osteoporosis.

We do not have the resources to maintain these! Whilst most human diseases are represented in one or more mammals, there are thousands of disorders affecting other mammals which do not afflict humans. Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to or from man (Zoonoses) are of course included. Arguably each species warrants its own Diseases Database 'subset'.

LOS occurs naturally in cattle. It is seen at higher rates with any assisted reproductive technologies and is not a problem caused specifically by cloning.

Cats: (domestic) Not known to be infected with a contagious disease. No Certificate of Veterinary Inspection required or rabies vaccination. Must have a health certificate if coming from a rabies quarantine area. If coming by airplane, check with airline for additional requirements (ie. Acclimation Certificate Statement). For New World cats call Dept of Health and Human Services 916–552–9740. Dogs: Not known to be infected with a contagious disease.

GIDEON is designed specifically for human disease, and we are unaware of a parallel program for animals.

The NCSU CVM VTH guidelines for travel abroad and best practices should be followed. If you are traveling in a foot and mouth disease endemic area you must not be involved in any activities that bring you in contact with ruminants, horses, swine or other susceptible species for 2 weeks on return to the US or any other FMD free area. For seniors taking VMC 997 this means it is best to register for a block in pathology, clinical pathology, small animal medicine or surgery.

Poor diet, excess weight, smoking and physical inactivity are significant risk factors for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Existing scientific evidence suggests that about one-third of cancer deaths in the United States each year are due to poor nutrition and physical inactivity factors, including being overweight.

Your animal’s safety is our primary concern. Prior to anesthesia each patient is given a thorough physical exam, a variety of laboratory tests may be run to determine if there are serious or unseen conditions that would compromise the animal’s ability to tolerate anesthesia. Medical conditions that can be corrected or supported with therapy prior to anesthesia will be treated.

a. Every child is at risk, especially in New Jersey with its old housing stock and industrial heritage. Therefore, New Jersey law mandates that every child be blood lead tested before age 6. b. Children, especially under the age of 6 years, because they are growing so rapidly and because they tend to put their hands or other objects into their mouths.

Recent research suggests that a prolonged QT-interval could be an important cause for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Mutations in the KCNJ2 gene are associated with Andersen syndrome (AS). AS is a rare, inherited disorder characterized by periodic paralysis, skeletal developmental abnormalities and a prolonged QT-interval (see point 2) with ventricular arrhythmias. Because of the prolongation of the QT-interval, AS is considered a subtype of long QT syndrome.