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  2. Pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    If the cause of pancreatitis is alcohol, cessation of alcohol consumption and treatment for alcohol dependency may improve pancreatitis. Even if the underlying cause is not related to alcohol consumption, doctors recommend avoiding it for at least six months as this can cause further damage to the pancreas during the recovery process. [37]

  3. Nicotine dependence - Wikipedia

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    A National Institute on Drug Abuse video entitled Anyone Can Become Addicted to Drugs. [21]Nicotine dependence is defined as a neurobiological adaptation to repeated drug exposure that is manifested by highly controlled or compulsive use, the development of tolerance, experiencing withdrawal symptoms upon cessation including cravings, and an inability to quit despite harmful effects. [9]

  4. Acute pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.

  5. Inside Travis Barker's Recovery After Pancreatitis: He's ...

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    Travis Barker. AFF-USA/Shutterstock One day at a time. Travis Barker is taking it slow after a pancreatitis scare sent him to the hospital last month. Travis Barker’s Health Ups and Downs ...

  6. Smoking cessation - Wikipedia

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    Smoking cessation, usually called quitting smoking or stopping smoking, is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. [1] Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. [2] [3] As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult.

  7. Chronic pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    It is a disease process characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas as distinct from reversible changes in acute pancreatitis. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Tobacco smoke and alcohol misuse are two of the most frequently implicated causes, and the two risk factors are thought to have a synergistic effect with regards to the development of chronic ...

  8. New Hypoglycemia and Pancreatitis Subanalyses from the ... - AOL

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    New Hypoglycemia and Pancreatitis Subanalyses from the Onglyza ® (saxagliptin) SAVOR Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial Presented at the 49 th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study ...

  9. Pancreatic disease - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. There are two forms of pancreatitis, which are different in causes and symptoms, and require different treatment: Acute pancreatitis is a rapid-onset inflammation of the pancreas, most frequently caused by alcoholism or gallstones. Less frequent but important causes are hypertriglyceridemia, drugs ...