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• Personalized Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Alternative Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Personalized medicine

  Currently, much of medical practice is based on "standards of care" that are determined by averaging responses across large cohorts. The theory has been that everyone should get the same ... > more
• Dentistry
  Osteoporosis
  Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Leukemia
   

  Periodontal disease

  Periodontal disease is the name for bacterial infections of the gums in the mouth. Periodontitis, or Pyorrhea, is a disease involving inflammation of the gums, often persisting unnoticed for years or ... > more
• Allergy
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Cold and Flu
   

  Toxic mold

  Molds are ubiquitous in nature, and mold spores are a common component of household dust. The term toxic mold is sometimes used to refer to mold-related indoor air quality problems. Exposure to ... > more
• Mental Health Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Pharmacology
  Fibromyalgia
   

  Antidepressant

  An antidepressant is a medication designed to treat or alleviate the symptoms of clinical depression. Some antidepressants, notably the tricyclics, are commonly used off-label in the treatment of ... > more
• Wounds and Healing
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Today's Healthcare
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Eye Care
   
  

  Surgery

  Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. Surgeons may be physicians, dentists, or veterinarians who specialize in ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Pyromania

  Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires, in an intentional fashion, usually on multiple occasions. It should be contrasted with other acts of arson. To qualify as true pyromania, the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Allergy
  Staying Healthy
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Indoor air quality

  Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Urology
  Colitis
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Women's Health
   

  Fecal incontinence

  Fecal incontinence is the inability to control one's bowels. When one feels the urge to have a bowel movement, they may not be able to hold it until they can get to a toilet, or stool may leak from ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Cosmetics
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Perception
   

  Facial symmetry

  Facial symmetry is one of a number of traits associated with health, physical attractiveness and beauty of a person or animal. It is also hypothesized as a factor in interpersonal attraction. R.J. ... > more
• Birth Control
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Gynecology
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Abortion

  An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously as a miscarriage, or be artificially induced through ... > more

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