Metabolic Diseases

Follow the links below to find information about metabolic diseases.

Created January 2008

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Title:	Porphyria
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Porphyria is the umbrella term for a group of rare disorders that involve a particular molecule called 'heme' or 'haem'. Porphyria can affect the skin, gastrointestinal system, nervous system or all of these.
Date:	Jan 2008

Title:	Amyloidosis
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Amyloidosis describes diseases caused by abnormal deposits in the body of the protein amyloid. Amyloidosis is a type of bone marrow disease.The symptoms of amyloidosis vary widely, depending on which tissues and organs are affected.
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Tay-Sachs disease
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is an inherited (genetic) condition common in Jews and French-Canadians. A mutated gene stops the body from producing an enzyme needed for proper brain functioning. This leads to paralysis and death, usually by the age of five.
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Diabetes insipidus
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Diabetes insipidus is characterised by extreme thirst and the passing of vast amounts of urine. It is caused by insufficient vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone), a hormone produced by the brain that instructs the kidneys to retain water. It may also be caused when the body does not respond to vasopressin, even though enough is available.
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Metabolism explained
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Metabolism refers to the chemical processes that go on continuously inside the body to allow life and normal functioning. These processes require energy from food. The amount of kilojoules your body burns is regulated by your metabolism.
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	Haemochromatosis
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Haemochromatosis is a common inherited disorder that causes the body to absorb more iron than usual from food. Excessive iron can cause damage to organs such as the liver, heart and pancreas. Treatment consists of regularly removing blood until the iron levels normalise.
Date:	Nov 2008

Title:	Glucose tolerance test
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	Directions on what to eat and drink before taking a glucose tolerance test are given.
Date:	Jun 1995

Title:	A note for parents: G6PD
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	This document is a transcript of an information form for parents of babies born with an inherited form of anaemia, caused by the lack of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in the blood.
Date:	Jun 1995

Title:	Immunoglobulin infusion for isoimmune haemolytic jaundice in neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Exchange transfusion and phototherapy have traditionally been used to treat jaundice and avoid the associated neurological complications. Exchange transfusion is not without risk ...

Title:	Metabolic syndrome: one man's story
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	One man's experience of having metabolic syndrome - also known as syndrome X.
Date:	May 2002

Title:	Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Rickets is a disease which affects the bone of growing children. Calcium and phosphate are important elements which form the bone. In nutritional rickets, initially the availability of calcium is diminished, later disturbances in phosphate occur. The sh...
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Pharmacological and nutritional treatment for McArdle disease (Glycogen Storage Disease type V)
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	McArdle Disease (also known as glycogen storage disease type V) is a disorder affecting muscle metabolsm and is caused by the absence of an enzyme called muscle phosphorylase. This causes an inability to break down glycogen 'fuel' stores. The condition ...
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	FAQ on genetic haemochromatosis
Publisher:	Nutrition Australia
Description:	Some people suffer from the problem of too much iron in their bodies. In the vast majority of cases, this results from an inherited condition. It is one of the most common inherited diseases, and is probably also the most undiagnosed.
Date:	Mar 2006

Title:	Interventions for ketosis during labour
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Physical stress compounded by reduced food intake during labour can lead to raised levels of ketones in the blood and urine (ketosis). Ketone bodies transport fat-derived energy from the liver to other organs to provide an alternative source of energy. ...
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of Gaucher disease in adults
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Gaucher Disease Advisory Committee (GDAC) has asked that the following information be forwarded to treating doctors of Gaucher patients to assist in the assessment of these patients by radiologists following an MRI.
Date:	May 2006

Title:	Recombinant growth hormone therapy for X-linked hypophosphatemia in children
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Standard treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia can heal rickets but does not always raise the level of phosphates in the blood or return growth levels to normal. It is unclear whether combining human growth hormone therapy with standard treatment impro...
Date:	Nov 2004

Title:	Metalloporphyrins for treatment of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Jaundice is very common in newborn babies, and is caused by the liver producing too much bilirubin, a yellow-coloured bile substance. A very high level of bilirubin can damage the developing brain, and is treated with phototherapy (light therapy) or exc...
Date:	Nov 2002

Title:	Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Gaucher disease
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Gaucher disease is an inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. This leads to storage of complex lipids in some types of blood cells. Due to these abnormal cells people with Gaucher disease will have pain, fatigue, anem...
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Treatment for mitochondrial disorders
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is currently no established treatment for mitochondrial disorders, a group of diseases particularly affecting muscles but also every other part of the body. They can cause progressive disability and premature death, due to the involvement of multi...
Date:	Sep 2005

Title:	Metabolic syndrome
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of metabolic Syndrome by professional health specialists.
Date:	Nov 2008

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