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• Heartburn
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Heartburn

  Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the ... > more
• Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Foodborne Illness
  Food Additives
  Healthy Aging
   

  Fast food

  Fast food is food which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food restaurants. It is a multi-billion dollar industry which continues to grow rapidly in many countries. The cooking ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Urology
  Osteoporosis
  Women's Health
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Kidney stone

  Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ... > more
• Nutrition
  Today's Healthcare
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Soft drink

  A soft drink is a drink that does not contain alcohol, as opposed to hard drinks, that do. In general, the term is used only for cold beverages. "Regular" soft drinks largely contain sugar or corn ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dialysis

  In medicine, renal dialysis is a method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys are incapable of this (i.e. in renal failure). In acute renal failure, (renal) dialysis is ... > more
• Nutrition
  Immune System
  Alternative Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Breast Cancer
   

  Health benefits of tea

  The possible beneficial health effects of tea consumption have been suggested and supported by some studies, but others have not found beneficial effects. Studies claim that the polyphenol content of ... > more
• Nutrition
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Nutrition

  Nutrition is a science that examines the relationship between diet and health. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in this area of study, and are trained to provide safe, ... > more
• Hair Loss
  Men's Health
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Cosmetics
  Hearing Loss
   
  

  Baldness treatments

  Proven baldness treatments continue to be an area of research that receives a large amount of funding. More than half of men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 50. It is easier to prevent ... > more
• Nutrition
  Food and Agriculture
  Vegetarian
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
   

  Soy protein

  Soy protein is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60-70% of the total soybean protein. Soybeans are a ... > more
• Food
  Vegetarian
  Nutrition
  Food and Agriculture
  Botany
  Staying Healthy
   
  

  Vegetable

  Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally ... > more

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