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• Ulcers
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
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  Peptic ulcer

  A peptic ulcer is an ulcer of one of those areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are usually acidic. A more general term, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is also in use. Most ulcers are associated ... > more
• Folic Acid
  Healthy Aging
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Bone and Spine
  Birth Defects
   

  Spina bifida

  Spina bifida describes birth defects caused by an incomplete closure of one or more vertebral arches of the spine, resulting in malformations of the spinal ... > more
• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Nutrition
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
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  Unsaturated fat

  An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more
• Menopause
  Women's Health
  Ovarian Cancer
  Osteoporosis
  Gynecology
  Hormone Disorders
   

  Menopause

  Menopause (also known as the "Change of life" or climacteric) is a stage of the human female reproductive cycle that occurs as the ovaries stop producing estrogen, causing the reproductive system to ... > more
• 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
• Birth Control
  Gynecology
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  Teen Health
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  Oral contraceptive

  Oral contraceptives are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the hormonal system. Female oral contraceptives, colloquially known as the Pill, are the most common form of ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Triglycerides
  Diabetes
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Glycemic index

  Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose levels. It compares carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Medical Imaging
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Cholesterol
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Echocardiography

  The echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. Using standard ultrasound techniques, two-dimensional slices of the heart can be imaged. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Gynecology
  Menopause
  Women's Health
  Cancer
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Estrogen

  Estrogens (also oestrogens) are a group of steroid compounds, named for their importance in the oestrus cycle, and functioning as the primary female sex hormone. While estrogens are present in both ... > more
• Headaches
  Headache Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
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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

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