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  Headache

  A headache (cephalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Menopause
  Women's Health
  Prostate Cancer
  Molecular Biology
  Diabetes
   
  

  Growth hormone

  Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate ... > more
• Sports Medicine
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  Allergy
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  Diseases and Conditions
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Toxic shock syndrome

  Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Heart valve

  In anatomy, the heart valves are valves in the heart that maintain the unidirectional flow of blood by opening and closing depending on the difference in pressure on each ... > more
• Heartburn
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
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  Heartburn

  Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the ... > more
• Fitness
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  Obesity
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Physical exercise

  Physical exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health. It is often directed toward also honing athletic ability or skill. Frequent ... > more
• Thyroid Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
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  Hyperthyroidism

  Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. Major clinical features in ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
  Foodborne Illness
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Colitis
   
  

  Vomiting

  Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth. Although it probably evolved as a mechanism for expelling ingested poisons, vomiting may result from ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Thyroid Disease
  Human Biology
  Nervous System
  Menopause
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Endocrine system

  The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. Hormones act ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
   
  

  Pulmonary alveolus

  An alveolus (plural: alveoli), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. In the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are ... > more

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