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• Thyroid Disease
  Hormone Disorders
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Hypothyroidism

  Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being ... > more
• Eye Care
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
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  Glaucoma

  Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk ... > more
• Vaccines
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  Mumps, Measles, Rubella
   

  Pertussis

  Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths. There are 30–50 million cases per year, and about ... > more
• Heart Disease
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  Allergy
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  Rheumatic fever

  Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and ... > more
• Liver Disease
  Viruses
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  Foodborne Illness
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  Hepatitis

  Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs and prognosis, as well as the therapy, depend on the ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Sexual Health
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  HIV and AIDS
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  STD
   

  Transmission (medicine)

  In medicine, transmission is the passing of a disease from an infected individual or group to a previously uninfected individual or group. In order to survive, microorganisms that require human hosts ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Triglycerides
  Stroke Prevention
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  High density lipoprotein

  High-density lipoproteins (HDL) form a class of lipoproteins, varying somewhat in their size (8-11 nm in diameter) and contents, that carry cholesterol from the body's tissues to the liver. Because ... > more
• Hypertension
  Blood Clots
  Anemia
  Heart Disease
  Immune System
  Lymphoma
   
  

  Blood transfusion

  Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into the circulatory system of another. Blood transfusions may treat medical conditions, such as massive ... > more
• Human Biology
  Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Diseases and Conditions
  Heart Disease
  Hypertension
   
  

  Human physiology

  Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of normal humans or human tissues or organs. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of ... > 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

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