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Stretching
Stretching is the activity of gradually applying tensile force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed in anticipation of physical exertion and to increase the range of motion ... > more -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Healthy Aging
Mental Health
Disorders and Syndromes
Mental Health Research
Sports Medicine
Mental confusion
Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > 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 -
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Healthy Aging
Attention Deficit Disorder
Sports Medicine
Thyroid Disease
Life Sciences
Vocal folds
The vocal folds, also known popularly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx. They vibrate, modulating the flow of air being ... > more -
Eye Care
Healthy Aging
Sports Medicine
Attention Deficit Disorder
Cosmetic Surgery
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sunglasses
Sunglasses are a visual aid, variously termed spectacles or glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to screen out strong light from the ... > more -
Antihistamine
An antihistamine is a drug which serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions, through action at the histamine ... > more -
Healthy Aging
Attention Deficit Disorder
Sports Medicine
Sports Science
Chemistry
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Mercury (element)
Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are ... > more -
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Research
Mental Health Research
Sports Medicine
Nutrition Research
Mental Health
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder. It is a psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally doing one or ... > more -
Pesticide poisoning
Pesticide poisonings, where chemicals intended to control a pest affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. Since label directions required by the FIFRA are specifically designed ... > more -
Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more
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