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• Children's Health
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  Pediatrics

  Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 16-21, depending on the country). ... > more
• Vioxx
  Arthritis
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  Pharmacology
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  COX-2 inhibitor

  COX-2 selective inhibitor is a form of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that directly targets COX-2, an enzyme responsible for inflammation and pain. Selectivity for COX-2 reduces the ... > more
• Pharmacology
  Pharmaceuticals
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  HIV and AIDS
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  Drug discovery

  In medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered and/or designed. In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Colon Cancer
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  Stomach cancer

  Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. It ... > more
• Medical Devices
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  Nuclear medicine

  Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses unsealed radioactive substances in diagnosis and therapy. These substances consist of radionuclides, or pharmaceuticals that ... > more
• Lung Cancer
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  Carcinogen

  In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens may cause cancer by altering cellular ... > more
• Lung Cancer
  Lung Disease
  Mesothelioma
  Breast Cancer
  Diseases and Conditions
  Colon Cancer
   
  

  Lung cancer

  Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths ... > more
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Chronic Illness
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Chronic pain

  Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that has lasted 6 months or longer. It is now defined as pain that persists longer than the normal course of time associated with a particular type of ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dialysis

  In medicine, renal dialysis is a method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys are incapable of this (i.e. in renal failure). In acute renal failure, (renal) dialysis is ... > more
• Genetics
  Stem Cells
  Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Biology
  Molecular Biology
   

  Somatic cell

  A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism. Somatic cells, by definition, are not germline cells. In mammals, germline cells are the sperm and ova (also known ... > more

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