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In the UK, the Industrial Injuries scheme provides money for people who have suffered injury or illness because of their work. Benefits for employment-related disability (self-employment is excluded) have been altered many times since they were introduced in 1948. There is now a mix of benefits, eligibility for which depends on several factors: the date,…

An alpha-adrenoreceptor-blocking drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure. It has several side-effects, including sleepiness, dizziness, depression and failure to ejaculate. Indoramin is an alpha-blocker medication used to manage high blood pressure, or hypertension. It works by relaxing the muscles in the walls of blood vessels, which allows the vessels to expand and…

One of many drugs used in the treatment of gout and rheumatoid arthritis. A proprionic-acid derivative, it may help to relieve night pain and morning stiffness. It is also used to treat the congenital abnormality of the heart known as ductus arteriosus. Indometacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) utilized to alleviate pain, stiffness, and…

This is the preferred term for amino acids that are essential for the body’s normal growth and development, but which the body is unable to produce. Nine such amino acids exist histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine and they are present in foods rich in protein: dairy products, eggs, meat, and…

The term applied to the region of the junction between the small and large intestines in the right lower corner of the abdomen. The ileocaecal valve is a structure which allows the contents of the intestine to pass onwards from the small to the large intestine, but, in the great majority of cases, prevents their…

Inflammation of the ileum the lower part of the small intestine. It may be caused by crohn’s disease, typhoid fever, tuberculosis or the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica. Ileitis may also accompany ulcerative coliitis. Inflammation of the ileum, the last and largest part of the small intestine; a kind of digestive disorder. An infection of the portion…

A term used for anyone doing investigation. In health care, “investigator” means an individual who is carrying out research under federal regulation; he must meet certain standards of informed consent of subjects, peer review, reporting, and accounting.  

A physician, such as a cardiologist or gastroenterologist, whose specialty requires performance of interventions, such as placement of cardiac pacemakers or procedures through a gastroscope.  

Written questions sent by one party in a lawsuit to the adverse (opposing) party, in preparation for the trial of the suit. Interrogatories are part of the process of discovery, and must be answered by the adverse party within a certain amount of time.  

An international membership organization organized in 1985 to encourage research, education, cooperation, and the exchange of information concerning the clinical and social implications of health care technologies, and to foster their optimal utilization. The organization publishes a newsletter (no title) and The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC).