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Jewish penicillin
Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin,' chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A study published in the journal Chest demonstrated that chicken soup may contain substances with beneficial activity including an…
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- Verruca A wart by another name, a local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The…
- Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) The chromosome abnormality that causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Abbreviated as the Ph chromosome. The…
- Agent, antiprotozoal An agent that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Valve, pulmonary One of the four valves in the heart, the pulmonary valve stands at the opening from the right ventricle in…
- Dialysis, peritoneal Dialysis, peritoneal: Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal…
- Appendix cancer A malignancy of the appendix, accounting for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Although…
- Theorem, Bayes See: Bayes theorem
- CAPD Central auditory processing disorder
- Mania An abnormally elevated mood state characterized by such symptoms as inappropriate elation, increased…
- Recurrent trisomy Recurrence of trisomy, as when there are two or more children with trisomy in the same family. Recurrent…
- Nephritis, acute Sudden inflammation of the kidney. Diagnosis is by finding blood or protein in the urine. There is often…