Chronic Illness Articles

• Parkinson's
  Parkinson's Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Caregiving
   

  Parkinson's disease

  Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans or PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra, an area in the basal ganglia of the brain. The disease involves a progressive disorder of the ... > more
• Virology
  Viruses
  Lymphoma
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Infectious Diseases
  Healthy Aging
   

  Epstein-Barr virus

  The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also called Human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is a virus of the herpes family (which includes Herpes simplex virus and Cytomegalovirus), and is one of the most common viruses ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Food Additives
  Brain Injury
  Sports Medicine
   

  Excitotoxicity

  Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which neurons are damaged and killed by the overactivations of receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, such as the NMDA receptor and ... > more
• Menopause
  Women's Health
  Gynecology
  Hormone Disorders
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Hormone replacement therapy

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by ... > more
• Blood Clots
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Leukemia
  Heart Disease
  Sports Medicine
   

  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
• Hormone Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Laryngitis

  Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal ... > more
• Health Policy
  Today's Healthcare
  Diseases and Conditions
  Workplace Health
  Teen Health
  Healthy Aging
   

  Public health

  Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Health is defined and promoted differently by many organizations. The World Health ... > more
• Genes
  Gene Therapy
  Biochemistry Research
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
  Human Biology
   

  Vector (biology)

  Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Sports Medicine
  Bacteria
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lyme Disease
   

  Tularemia

  Tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever") is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease is endemic in North America, and parts of Europe and Asia. The primary ... > more

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