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Cholesterol lowering with niacin
Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, improves all lipoproteins when given in doses well above the vitamin requirement. Nicotinic acid lowers the total cholesterol, 'bad' LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels…
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- Multiple miscarriage More than one miscarriage for a woman. In multiple miscarriages, there is about a 5 percent chance that one…
- OAE Acoustic emission test) : OAE is an abbreviation for 'otoacoustic emission test' which measures an acoustic…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve A nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. Abbreviated LFCN. See also: Meralgia…
- Psychopathic personality Ee: Antisocial personality disorder
- Superior vena cava syndrome Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood…
- MPO deficiency Myeloperoxidase deficiency
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Outlet The exit or opening. The means by which something escapes.
- Heart septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Klippel-Feil sequence Short neck, low hairline at the nape of the neck and limited movement of the head. Klippel-Feil sequence is…
- ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) The angiotensins are peptides (substances smaller than proteins) that act as vasoconstricting agents (causing…