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Neck, wry
Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are affected, causing the head to twist and turn to one side. In…
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- Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning The invisible and potentially lethal danger of carbon monoxide on houseboats. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a…
- Coronavirus An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Iatrics Due to the action of a physician or a therapy the doctor prescibed. An iatrogenic disease may be…
- Small for gestational age (SGA) SGA infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)…
- Syndrome, Gulf War See: Gulf War syndrome
- Blister beetle A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for…
- Health care proxy A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Error, type I : Error, alpha
- Cancer Cancer: An abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to…
- Parathyroid hormone See Parathormone