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  • Zolpidem

    Healthline — Zolpidem is a medicine that helps a person get to sleep and stay asleep. The brand name of zolpidem in the U.S. is Ambien. Zolpidem is a sleep medication. It is intended for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Zolpidem may be particularly ...More…

  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

    Healthline — In Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), a tumor (a gastrinoma) secretes the hormone gastrin, which stimulates the secretion of gastric acid. This leads to the development of ulcers in the stomach and duodenum (the first part of the small ...More…

  • Zoledronate

    Healthline — Zoledronate is also known as Zometa. It is a treatment for hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in the blood) caused by tumors. New laboratory evidence suggests that, in addition, zoledronate may have direct anticancer effects. Tumor-induced ...More…

  • Xerostomia

    Healthline — Xerostomia, also known as dry mouth, is marked by a significant reduction in the secretion of saliva. Signs and symptoms of xerostomia include: Xerostomia makes the mouth less able to neutralize acid, clean the teeth and gums, and protect itself ...More…

  • X Rays

    Healthline — X rays are a type of radiation used in imaging andtherapy that uses short wavelength energy beams capable of penetrating most substances except heavy metals. Diagnostic x rays are some of the most powerful medical imaging tools available. Other ...More…

  • Wilms' Tumor

    Healthline — Wilms' tumor is a cancerous tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in young children. When an unborn baby is developing, the kidneys are formed from primitive cells. Over time, these cells become more specialized. The cells mature and organize ...More…

  • Weight Loss

    Healthline — Weight loss is a reduction in body mass characterized by a loss of adipose tissue (body fat) and skeletal muscle. Unintentional weight loss is the most common symptom of cancer and often a side effect of cancer treatments. A poor response to ...More…

  • Warfarin

    Healthline — Wafarin is a vitamin K antagonist that belongs to the family of drugs called anticoagulants ("blood thinners, " although it does not actually thin the blood). The brand name of warfarin in the U.S. is Coumadin. Wafarin is used to decrease the .. ...More…

  • Vulvar Cancer

    Healthline — Vulvar cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the external female genitalia. Vulvar cancer is a rare disease that occurs mainly in elderly women. The vulva refers to the external female genitalia, which includes the labia, the opening ...More…

  • von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis

    Healthline — Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis is also called von Recklinghausen disease or simply neurofibromatosis (NF). It is an automsomal dominant hereditary disorder. NF is the most common neurological disorder caused by a single gene. Patients ...More…

  • Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

    Healthline — Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a hereditary condition that involves cancer and can affect people of all ages. It was named after the physicians to first describe aspects of the condition in the early 1900s, German ophthalmologist Eugen von ...More…

  • Vitamins

    Healthline — Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed for growth and for maintaining good health. They include the fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K; and the water-soluble vitamins, such as folate ...More…

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