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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
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  Antihistamine

  An antihistamine is a drug which serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions, through action at the histamine ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
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  Aspirin

  Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches), antipyretic (against fever), and anti-inflammatory. It has also an ... > more
• HIV and AIDS
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  Antiretroviral drug

  Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. Different classes of antiretroviral drugs act at different stages of the HIV life cycle. ... > more
• Genes
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  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
• Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Viruses
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  Measles

  Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus. In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated, and licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became ... > more
• Vaccines
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  Severe acute respiratory syndrome

  Severe acute respiratory syndrome, better known by its acronym SARS, is an atypical form of pneumonia. It first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. SARS ... > more
• Allergy
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  Histamine

  Histamine is a biogenic amine chemical involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter. New evidence also indicates that ... > more
• Air Pollution
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  Smog

  Smog is a kind of air pollution, originally named for the mixture of smoke and fog in the air. Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area and is caused by a mixture of smoke ... > more
• Healthy Aging
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  Legionellosis

  Legionellosis is an infection caused by species of the bacterium Legionella, most notably L. pneumophila. At least 46 species and 70 serogroups have been identified. L. pneumophila, a ubiquitous ... > more

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