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1. Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction

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   Testosterone A health care professional may prescribe oral medicines for your ED. If you have ED and low testosterone, health care professionals may prescribe...

2. Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease

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   the anemia, such as an iron or vitamin deficiency. If your anemia is mild and you have few symptoms, you may not need treatment at first. Treatments for anemia...

3. Metformin and Vitamin B12 Deficiency

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   found that there was a significant prevalence of biochemical B12 deficiency that was higher in the metformin-treated participants than in the placebo...

4. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency—From Genes to Therapies

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   deficiency, an inherited disorder associated with liver disease, as well as disease in other organs such the lungs. Although the disease is caused by a single...

5. An enzyme deficiency contributes to disease symptoms in Prader-Willi syndrome

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   Deficiency in prohormone convertase PC1 impairs prohormone processing in Prader-Willi syndrome. J Clin Invest. 2017;127:293-305. doi:10.1172/JCI88648. ...

6. Leptin as a treatment for generalized lipodystrophy: a translational success story

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   There are, in fact, very rare instances of complete deficiency of leptin in humans that result in morbid obesity from infancy. Leptin treatment in these individuals...

7. Enlarged Prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)

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   urinary tract symptoms, urinary retention, urinary incontinence, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary blockage, prostate problems, testosterone...

8. Eating, Diet, & Nutrition for Gastritis & Gastropathy

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   deficiency anemia. Treating the H. pylori infection and taking iron supplements can improve the anemia. Autoimmune gastritis can cause problems absorbing iron...

9. Symptoms & Causes of Lactose Intolerance

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   primary lactase deficiency, is the most common cause of low lactase levels. Congenital lactase deficiency. In this rare condition, the small intestine...

10. Gut Microbes Contribute to Severe Malnutrition in Young Malawian Twins

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    four weeks, these indicators fell back to pre-treatment levels. This study’s finding—that the combination of dietary deficiency with a particular gut...