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• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Infectious Diseases
  Viruses
  Allergy
   

  Typhoid fever

  Typhoid fever (a.k.a. Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Memory
  Intelligence
  Dementia
  PTSD
  Neuroscience
   

  Amnesia

  Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Chronic Illness
  Asthma
  Heart Disease
   

  COPD

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. The most common cause is ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Emphysema

  Emphysema is a chronic lung disease. It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue; ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Vioxx
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Ischaemic heart disease

  Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. It is the most common cause of death in most western countries. Ischaemia means a "reduced blood ... > more
• Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Healthy Aging
  Viruses
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Rubella

  Rubella (also known as epidemic roseola, German measles, liberty measles or three-day measles) is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is often mild and an attack can pass unnoticed. However, ... > more
• Anemia
  Sickle Cell Anemia
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Lung Cancer
  Sports Medicine
   

  Pernicious anemia

  Pernicious anemia refers to a type of autoimmune anemia. Antibodies are directed against intrinsic factor or parietal cells which produce intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is required for vitamin ... > more
• Dentistry
  Osteoporosis
  Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Leukemia
   

  Periodontal disease

  Periodontal disease is the name for bacterial infections of the gums in the mouth. Periodontitis, or Pyorrhea, is a disease involving inflammation of the gums, often persisting unnoticed for years or ... > more
• Liver Disease
  Viruses
  Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Hepatitis A

  Hepatitis A is an enterovirus transmitted by the orofecal route, such as contaminated food. It causes an acute form of hepatitis and does not have a chronic ... > more
• STD
  Sexual Health
  HIV and AIDS
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Trichomoniasis

  Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more

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