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• Lung Disease
  Healthy Aging
  Hypertension
  Asthma
  Marine Biology
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Gas exchange

  Gas exchange or respiration takes place at a respiratory surface; a boundary between the external environment and the interior of the body. For unicellular organisms the respiratory surface is simply ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Pharmacology
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Controlled Substances
  Mental Health Research
   
  

  Amphetamine

  Amphetamine (alpha-methyl-phenethylamine), also known as speed, is a synthetic stimulant used to suppress the appetite, control weight, and treat disorders including narcolepsy and Attention-deficit ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Skin Care
  Gynecology
  Kidney Disease
   
  

  Athlete's foot

  Athlete's foot is a layman's description of a skin fungal infection. Growth of the athlete's foot fungus is promoted by a dark, warm, moist environment such as that found inside ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Automotive and Transportation
  Healthy Aging
  Vehicles
  Workplace Health
  Sports Medicine
   

  Road-traffic safety

  Road-traffic safety aims to reduce the harm (deaths, injuries, and property damage) resulting from crashes of road vehicles traveling on public roads. Harm from road-traffic crashes is greater than ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Asthma
  Sports Medicine
  Lung Disease
  Allergy
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hiccup

  A hiccup or hiccough is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" ... > more
• Lymphoma
  Pancreatic Cancer
  Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Leukemia
   
  

  Monoclonal antibody therapy

  Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies (or mAb) to specifically target cells. The main objective is stimulating the patient's immune system to attack the malignant tumor ... > more
• Ulcers
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Heartburn
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  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
• Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  New Species
   
  

  Hobo spider

  The Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the genus of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders. The spider's venom is strong enough to cause considerable local pain and also to ... > more
• Vegetarian
  Healthy Aging
  Nutrition
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Immune System
   
  

  Polyphenol antioxidant

  A polyphenol antioxidant is a type of antioxidant characterized by the presence of several phenol functions. In human health these compounds, numbering over 4000 distinct species, are thought to be ... > more
• Vaccines
  Influenza
  Bird Flu
  Cold and Flu
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Flu vaccine

  The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. The annually updated trivalent flu vaccine for the 2005-2006 season consists of hemagglutinin (HA) surface ... > more

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