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• Sickle Cell Anemia
  Anemia
  Lymphoma
  Leukemia
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Sickle-cell disease

  Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because ... > more
• Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Alternative Medicine
  Cosmetic Surgery
   
  

  Contact lens

  A contact lens (also known simply as a "contact") is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Contact lenses usually serve the same corrective purpose as ... > 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
• Fitness
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Neuropathy
  Obesity
   
  

  Cycling

  Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. It involves riding bicycles, unicycles, tricycles and other human powered vehicles. Bicycles are commonly used by people seeking ... > more
• Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Fitness
  Hearing Loss
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
   
  

  Tensor tympani

  The tensor tympani muscle originates from the cartilagenous wall of the Eustachian tube (also called the auditory tube) and the bony wall surrounding the ... > more
• Diabetes
  Hormone Disorders
  Personalized Medicine
  Chronic Illness
  Diseases and Conditions
  Obesity
   

  Diabetes mellitus type 2

  Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly called diabetes mellitus type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized ... > more
• Addiction
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Alcoholism
  Mental Health Research
   

  Substance abuse

  Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's ... > more
• Osteoporosis
  Bone and Spine
  Healthy Aging
  Women's Health
  Leukemia
  Stem Cells
   

  Bone age

  Bone age is a way of describing the degree of maturation of a child's bones. As a person grows from fetal life through childhood, puberty, and finishes growth as a young adult, the bones of the ... > more
• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Eating disorder

  An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  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

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