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• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Infectious Diseases
  Viruses
  Allergy
   

  Typhoid fever

  Typhoid fever (a.k.a. Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an ... > more
• Immune System
  Arthritis
  Crohn's Disease
  Skin Care
  Allergy
  Joint Pain
   

  Inflammation

  Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. Inflammation is characterised by the following quintet: redness ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Heartburn
  Ulcers
  Obesity
  Accident and Trauma
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Stomach

  In anatomy, the stomach is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. In general, the stomach's primary function is not the absorption of nutrients from digested food; this task is ... > more
• Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Nutrition
  Dietary Supplement
  Molecular Biology
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Enzyme

  Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. accelerate) chemical reactions. Enzymes are biochemical catalysts. In these reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, ... > more
• Diabetes
  Hormone Disorders
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Hypertension
  Genetics
   
  

  Insulin

  Insulin is a polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism. Apart from being the primary effector in carbohydrate homeostasis, it has effects on fat metabolism and it can change the ... > more
• Dogs
  Allergy
  Veterinary Medicine
  Cats
  Staying Healthy
  Animals
   
  

  Hypoallergenic

  Hypoallergenic is the characteristic of provoking fewer allergic reactions in allergy sufferers. Hypoallergenic means to have a decreased tendency to cause allergies; hypo means less, not none. ... > more
• 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
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Invasive Species
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Africanized bee

  Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee with various European honeybees descended from 26 Tanzanian queen bees accidentally released in 1957 in Southern ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Sea Life
  Fish
  New Species
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Mollusca

  The molluscs or mollusks are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. These range from tiny snails, ... > more
• Blood Clots
  Hypertension
  Anemia
  Heart Disease
  Sickle Cell Anemia
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Blood

  Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related to blood often begin in hemo- or hemato- (BE: haemo- and ... > more

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