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• Infectious Diseases
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  Bird Flu
   
  

  Bubonic plague

  Bubonic plague is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease plague, which is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
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  STD
  HIV and AIDS
  Lung Disease
   

  Infectious disease

  In medicine, infectious disease or communicable disease is disease caused by a biological agent such as by a virus, bacterium or parasite. This is contrasted to physical causes, such as burns or ... > more
• Invasive Species
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Veterinary Medicine
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Poison ivy

  Poison ivy is a woody vine that is well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant which for most people will cause an agonizing, itching rash. Poison ivy grows vigorously throughout ... > more
• Healthy Aging
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  Health Policy
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Chronic Illness
   
  

  Epidemiology

  Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
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  Thyroid Disease
   
  

  Endocrinology

  Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Urology
  Colitis
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  Women's Health
   

  Fecal incontinence

  Fecal incontinence is the inability to control one's bowels. When one feels the urge to have a bowel movement, they may not be able to hold it until they can get to a toilet, or stool may leak from ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
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  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
• Sickle Cell Anemia
  Anemia
  Lymphoma
  Leukemia
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Sickle-cell disease

  Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because ... > more
• Fitness
  Healthy Aging
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  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  General fitness training

  General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance. A regular moderate ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Obstructive sleep apnea

  Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep apnea caused by obstruction of the airway. It is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. These episodes, called apneas (literally, ... > more

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