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Concern about the workplace as a source of disease has grown, particularly since World War II, as have the specialities of public and occupational health. Safety procedures, including the use of protective clothing, have been proposed to limit workers' exposure to dangerous chemicals or to hazardous practices. Working conditions, such as those for office workers using video display equipment, have received attention, and exposure to noise, bad ventilation, and poorly designed furniture have increasingly been recognized as playing a role in stress. Stress in turn is recognized as contributing to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.
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In addition to raising awareness through campaigns like "Go Red," Abbott is committed to developing new drugs and medical devices to treat heart disease and related conditions. With diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical products, nutritional products and vascular stents to diagnose and treat heart disease, Abbott has one of the world's leading heart disease and vascular care businesses.
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Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among Americans despite substantial improvements in treatment over the past decades. In the U.S., approximately 1 million people suffer heart attacks each year, often causing substantial impairment and leading to progressive deterioration of heart function, and more than 5 million people suffer from congestive heart failure. In addition, over thirteen million individuals suffer from various forms of coronary heart disease, and tens of millions are affected by vascular conditions and disorders.
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A disease's cause is referred to as its etiology. The broader body of knowledge about human diseases and their treatments is medicine. Many similar (and a few of the same) conditions or processes can affect non-human animals (wild or domestic). The study of diseases affecting animals is veterinary medicine.
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Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of serious illness throughout the world. It is caused by a common type of bacteria, the pneumococcus, which can attack different parts of the body. Illnesses caused by pneumococcus include pneumonia, meningitis, middle ear and sinus infections and a condition called bacteremia, which is an infection of the blood.
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If Kawasaki disease is suspected, a doctor may order tests to monitor the child's heart function, which can include an echocardiogram, and other tests of heart function. A doctor may ... take blood and urine samples to rule out other conditions, such as scarlet fever, measles, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and an allergic drug reaction.
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