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• Alternative Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
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  Diseases and Conditions
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  Aromatherapy

  Aromatherapy,, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is the use of volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Veterinary Medicine
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Sports Medicine
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Poison Sumac

  Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix) is a woody shrub growing to 3 m tall. All parts of the plant contain a toxic resin called urushiol that causes skin and mucous membrane irritation ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Allergy
  Sports Medicine
  Stroke Prevention
   

  Rheumatic fever

  Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Mammals
  Zoology
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Louse

  Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Lice attach their eggs to their host's hair with specialized saliva which results in a ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Blood Clots
  Hypertension
  Lung Cancer
  Stroke Prevention
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Vein

  In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which carries blood toward the heart. Veins form part of the circulatory system. The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as arteries. Veins ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Urology
  Colitis
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Women's Health
   

  Fecal incontinence

  Fecal incontinence is the inability to control one's bowels. When one feels the urge to have a bowel movement, they may not be able to hold it until they can get to a toilet, or stool may leak from ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Sports Medicine
  Breast Cancer
  Men's Health
   

  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
• Cosmetic Surgery
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Foodborne Illness
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Botulism

  Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulin is the most potent known toxin, blocking nerve ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Veterinary Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
   
  

  Adipose tissue

  Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
  Leukemia
  Colon Cancer
   

  Tumor

  Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ... > more

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