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• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Disability
  Perception
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hearing impairment

  A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > more
• Colitis
  Crohn's Disease
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Foodborne Illness
  Colon Cancer
  Healthy Aging
   

  Diarrhea

  Diarrhea (American English) or diarrhoea (Commonwealth English) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery, chunky, or loose bowel movements. In the Third World, diarrhea is the ... > more
• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Cold and Flu
  Psoriasis
   
  

  Urticaria

  Urticaria or hives is a relatively common form of allergic reaction that causes raised red skin welts. Urticaria is also known as nettle rash or uredo. These welts can be 5 mm (0.2 inches) in ... > more
• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Asthma
   
  

  Allergy

  Allergy is a disorder of the immune system that is often called atopy. Allergic reactions occur to environmental substances known as allergens; these reactions are acquired, predictable and rapid. ... > more
• HIV and AIDS
  Infectious Diseases
  STD
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  Chronic Illness
   
  

  HIV

  Human immunodeficiency virus, commonly known by the initialism HIV, formally known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus, is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Placebo effect

  The placebo effect, also known as non-specific effects and the subject-expectancy effect, is the phenomenon that a patient's symptoms can be alleviated by an otherwise ineffective treatment, since ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Hormone Disorders
  Nervous System
  Leukemia
   
  

  Salivary gland

  The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist. It also helps break down carbohydrates (with salivary amylase, formerly known as ptyalin) and ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Brown Rat

  The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Gynecology
  Breastfeeding
  Healthy Aging
  Birth Defects
   
  

  Breech birth

  A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. Certain ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Anxiety
   
  

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a ... > more

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