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South Sudan disease
Disease in South Sudan, one of the poorest areas in the world and home to many maladies including malaria, river blindness, nodding syndrome, guinea worm disease, African sleeping sicknness, visceral leishmaniasis, and Buruli ulcer. Some…
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Show more- Antifungal medication A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Little lady of Flores The first skeleton, that of a diminuitive female, found on the Indonesian island of Flores belonging to a new…
- Posture The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of the limbs (the arms and…
- ALS7 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7
- Dopamine An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of…
- Test, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- GOLD-2 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Tumor, desmoid See: Desmoid tumor
- Disease, Cushing The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing disease (or…
- Phen-Fen The once-popular diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that, amidst much media attention, was…
- Primary amyloidosis Amyloidosis: A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is one of a…
- Blistering agent See: Vesicant