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  2. Patron saints of ailments, illness, and dangers - Wikipedia

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    Invoked against colic in children, intestinal ailments and diseases, cramps and the pain of women in labour – Erasmus of Formiae (St Elmo) Convulsions, epilepsy, epileptics – Willibrord; Coughs, sneezes, and dropsy – Quentin [7] Invoked against cramps, afflictions associated with the nerves and ears – Cornelius

  3. Sydenham's chorea - Wikipedia

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    Management of Sydenham's chorea is based on the following principles: Eliminate the streptococcus – a course of penicillin is usually given at diagnosis to definitively clear any remaining streptococci (and avoid spread of a rheumatogenic clone), but there is no evidence that it makes any difference to the course of the illness.

  4. Saint Vitus - Wikipedia

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    In Croatia, 123 churches are dedicated to St. Vitus. In the Netherlands, Vitus is the patron saint of Winschoten, as well as of the region of the Gooi, where in each of the three largest towns (Hilversum, Bussum and Naarden), the main Catholic Church is dedicated to St Vitus. Vitus is one of the Fourteen Martyrs who

  5. Fourteen Holy Helpers - Wikipedia

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    Painting of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The Fourteen Holy Helpers (German: Vierzehn Nothelfer, Latin: Quattuordecim auxiliatores) are a group of saints venerated together by Catholics because their intercession is believed to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases.

  6. Management of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    In the management of Parkinson's disease, due to the chronic nature of Parkinson's disease (PD), a broad-based program is needed that includes patient and family education, support-group services, general wellness maintenance, exercise, and nutrition. At present, no cure for the disease is known, but medications or surgery can provide relief ...

  7. Saint Vitus' dance - Wikipedia

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    "The St. Vitus Dance", an instrumental by Horace Silver from Blowin' the Blues Away, 1959 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Vitus' dance .

  8. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    Parkinson's Disease causes constipation and gastric dysmotility that is severe enough to endanger comfort and even health. [26] A factor in this is the appearance of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites even before these affect the functioning of the substantia nigra in the neurons in the enteric nervous system that control gut functions. [27]

  9. File:Richard Parkinson St Bees.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Richard_Parkinson_St_Bees.jpg (400 × 524 pixels, file size: 43 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.