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  Visual field

  The term visual field is often used in ophthalmology, where a visual field test is used to determine whether the visual field is affected by diseases that cause local scotoma or a more extensive loss ... > more
• Liver Disease
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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
• Leukemia
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  Leukemia

  Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Growth hormone treatment

  Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands and given ... > more
• Cosmetic Surgery
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  Plastic surgery

  Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The principal areas of plastic surgery include two broad ... > more
• Blood Clots
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  Pulmonary embolism

  Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a blood clot, fat, air or clumped tumor cells. By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when ... > more
• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
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  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Sleep Disorder Research
  Birth Defects
  Sleep Disorders
   

  Restless legs syndrome

  Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. RLS (which is also sometimes referred to as Jimmy Legs, spare legs or "the kicks") may be described ... > more
• Diseases and Conditions
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  Today's Healthcare
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  Neurology

  Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called neurologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Sleep apnea

  Sleep apnea, sleep apnoea or sleep apnœa is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. These episodes, called apneas (literally, "without breath"), each last ... > more

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