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• Breast Cancer
  Genes
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
   
  

  BRCA1

  BRCA1 (breast cancer 1, early onset) is a human gene that belongs to a class of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. Like many other tumor suppressor genes, BRCA1 regulates the cycle of cell ... > 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
• Nanotechnology
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Cancer
  Prostate Cancer
  Colon Cancer
   

  Nanomedicine

  Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology and related research. It covers areas such as nanoparticle drug delivery and possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology (MNT) ... > more
• Today's Healthcare
  Elder Care
  Health Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
  Wounds and Healing
  Mental Health Research
   

  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
• Breast Cancer
  Genes
  Leukemia
  Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  BRCA2

  BRCA2 is a human gene that is involved in the repair of chromosomal damage and belongs to a class of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. Tumor suppressor genes regulate the cycle of cell division ... > more
• Vaccines
  Influenza
  Bird Flu
  Cold and Flu
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Flu vaccine

  The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. The annually updated trivalent flu vaccine for the 2005-2006 season consists of hemagglutinin (HA) surface ... > more
• Children's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Personalized Medicine
  Birth Defects
  Alternative Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Pediatrics

  Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 16-21, depending on the country). ... > more
• Diabetes
  Hormone Disorders
  Personalized Medicine
  Chronic Illness
  Diseases and Conditions
  Obesity
   

  Diabetes mellitus type 2

  Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly called diabetes mellitus type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized ... > more
• Stem Cells
  Prostate Cancer
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Brain Tumor
  Leukemia
   

  Stem cell treatments

  Medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. A number of current stem cell treatments already exists, although ... > more
• Colon Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Colorectal cancer

  Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of ... > more

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