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• Folic Acid
  Healthy Aging
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  Spina bifida

  Spina bifida describes birth defects caused by an incomplete closure of one or more vertebral arches of the spine, resulting in malformations of the spinal ... > 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
• Healthy Aging
  Pain Control
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cold and Flu
  Sports Medicine
  Neuropathy
   

  Analgesic

  An analgesic (colloquially known as painkillers) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain and to achieve analgesia. This derives from Greek an-, "without", and -algia, "pain". ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Parenting
  Healthy Aging
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Birth Defects
   
  

  Premature birth

  Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. About 12 percent of ... > more
• Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Leukemia
  Breast Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Prostate Cancer
   

  Chemotherapy

  Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers primarily to cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancer. Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells due to ... > more
• Liver Disease
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  HIV and AIDS
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Hepatitis B

  Originally known as serum hepatitis, hepatitis B has only been recognized as such since World War II, and has caused current epidemics in parts of Asia and ... > more
• Gynecology
  Eye Care
  Women's Health
  Today's Healthcare
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  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Gynaecology

  Gynaecology or gynecology literally means 'the science of women', but in medicine this is the specialty of diseases of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina and ovaries). Almost all modern ... > more
• Colitis
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Diseases and Conditions
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Pain Control
  Crohn's Disease
   

  Irritable bowel syndrome

  In medicine (gastroenterology), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is functional bowel disorders characterized by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits that is not associated with ... > more
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Leukemia
  Osteoporosis
  Stem Cells
  Bone and Spine
  Lymphoma
  Healthy Aging
   

  Bone marrow transplant

  Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem ... > more

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