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• Mental Health Research
  Pharmacology
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sleep Disorder Research
   

  Clinical trial

  The most commonly performed clinical trials evaluate new drugs, medical devices, biologics, or other interventions to patients in strictly scientifically controlled settings, and are required for ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Cholesterol
  Obesity
  Diabetes
  Triglycerides
   

  South Beach diet

  The South Beach diet, developed by Miami, Florida-area cardiologist Arthur Agatston, emphasizes the consumption of "good carbs" and "good fats." Dr. Agatston developed this diet for his cardiac ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Water
  Oil Spills
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Methyl tert-butyl ether

  MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more
• Dietary Supplement
  Vitamin
  Nutrition
  Vitamin A
  Endangered Plants
  Vitamin E
   
  

  Micronutrient

  Micronutrients are essential elements needed by life in small quantities. They include microminerals and Vitamins. Microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, ... > more
• Dentistry
  Forensics
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Dentistry

  Dentistry is the art and science of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions, diseases, and disorders of the oral cavity, the maxillofacial region, and its associated structures as it ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  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
• Gynecology
  Eye Care
  Women's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Obesity
   
  

  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
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Nutrition
  Triglycerides
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Overweight

  The term overweight is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is typical or required for the normal functioning of the body. A healthy body normally requires ... > more
• Urology
  Kidney Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
  Men's Health
  Personalized Medicine
  Erectile Dysfunction
   

  Urology

  Urology is the field of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. In men, the urinary system overlaps with the reproductive system, ... > more
• Today's Healthcare
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Alternative Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Medicine

  Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and injury. It is both an area of ... > more

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