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• Robotics
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Artificial Intelligence
  Obesity
  Sports Medicine
   

  Robotic surgery

  Robotic surgery is the use of robots in performing surgery. Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery. Major potential ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  STD
  HIV and AIDS
  Lung Disease
   

  Infectious disease

  In medicine, infectious disease or communicable disease is disease caused by a biological agent such as by a virus, bacterium or parasite. This is contrasted to physical causes, such as burns or ... > 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
• Personalized Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Alternative Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Personalized medicine

  Currently, much of medical practice is based on "standards of care" that are determined by averaging responses across large cohorts. The theory has been that everyone should get the same ... > more
• Cosmetic Surgery
  Wounds and Healing
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Today's Healthcare
  Eye Care
   

  Plastic surgery

  Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The principal areas of plastic surgery include two broad ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Breastfeeding
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Children's Health
   
  

  Infant

  The word infant is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). The term infant is also used as formal/legal term for minor; that is, a child in general. A ... > 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
• Dentistry
  Osteoporosis
  Healthy Aging
  Bone and Spine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Leukemia
   

  Periodontal disease

  Periodontal disease is the name for bacterial infections of the gums in the mouth. Periodontitis, or Pyorrhea, is a disease involving inflammation of the gums, often persisting unnoticed for years or ... > more
• Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Ulcers
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Bedsore

  Bedsores, also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are ulcers (sores) caused by prolonged pressure or rubbing on vulnerable areas of the body, such as bony or cartilaginous areas that are prone ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Pyromania

  Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires, in an intentional fashion, usually on multiple occasions. It should be contrasted with other acts of arson. To qualify as true pyromania, the ... > more

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