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Niacin for high cholesterol
Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, given to lower cholesterol. Nicotinic acid lowers the total cholesterol, 'bad' LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, while raising the 'good' HDL-cholesterol level. There…
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Show more- Jejunal Having to do with the jejunum.
- Tumor grade The degree of abnormality of cancer cells, a measure of differentiation, the extent to which cancer cells are…
- Fibrosis, pulmonary See: Pulmonary fibrosis
- Orthosis, thoracolumbosacral (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Nipah virus A virus that infects pigs and people in whom it causes a sometimes fatal form of viral encephalitis (brain…
- Organic brain syndrome Psychiatric or neurological symptoms, including problems with attention, concentration, and memory…
- Fever, Q Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench fever is…
- Tetany >Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps…
- Basal cells Small, round cells found in the lower part, or base, of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin
- Ligament, anterior cruciate See: Anterior cruciate ligament
- Neuroendocrinology Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. In the human body…
- Diabetes, juvenile See Diabetes, type 1