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  Infectious mononucleosis

  Infectious mononucleosis (also known in North America as mono, the kissing disease, or Pfeiffer's disease, and more commonly known as glandular fever in other English-speaking countries) is a disease ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
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  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Emphysema

  Emphysema is a chronic lung disease. It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue; ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Breast Cancer
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  Lavender oil

  Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. Two forms are distinguished, Lavender Flower Oil, a colorless oil, insoluble in water, ... > more
• Foodborne Illness
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  Foodborne illness

  Foodborne illness or food poisoning is caused by consuming food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. Such contamination usually arises from improper handling, ... > more
• Menopause
  Women's Health
  Gynecology
  Hormone Disorders
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Hormone replacement therapy

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Kidney Disease
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  Liver Disease
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  Organ transplant

  An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Hypertension
  Blood Clots
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  Blood test

  Blood tests are laboratory tests done on blood to gain an appreciation of disease states and the function of organs. Since blood flows throughout the body, acting as a medium for providing oxygen and ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Vitamin
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Rickets

  Osteomalacia, also known as rickets, is among the most frequent childhood diseases in developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet ... > more
• Colon Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Colorectal cancer

  Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Triglycerides
  Diet and Weight Loss
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  Cholesterol

  Cholesterol is a sterol and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol plays a central role in many biochemical ... > more

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