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• Pain Control
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  Gate control theory of pain

  The gate control theory of pain, put forward by Ron Melzack and Patrick Wall in 1962, is the idea that physical pain is not a direct result of activation of pain receptor neurons, but rather its ... > more
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  Organ transplant

  An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Triglycerides
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  Glycemic index

  Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose levels. It compares carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, ... > more
• Alternative Medicine
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  Acupuncture

  Acupuncture is one of the main branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The technique involves the insertion of needles into "acupuncture points" on the body by trained practitioners. According to ... > more
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  Occupational therapy

  Occupational therapy (OT) is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent ... > more
• Today's Healthcare
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  Palliative care

  Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. It aims at ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Genes
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  Senescence

  In biology, senescence is the combination of processes of deterioration which follow the period of development of an organism. For the science of the care of the elderly, see gerontology; for ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
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  Stroke

  A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, a reduction of blood flow, cerebral ischemia, leads to an ... > more
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  Triglycerides
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Ricin

  The protein ricin is a toxin from the castor bean. It is considered to be twice as deadly as cobra venom. Ricin is poisonous if inhaled, injected, or ingested, acting as a toxin by the inhibition of ... > more
• Food
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  Seeds
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  Cocoa

  Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. In the United States, 'cocoa' often refers to cocoa powder, the dry powder made by grinding cocoa ... > more

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