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HAVRIX
A vaccine against hepatitis A made of killed hepatitis A virus to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the hepatitis A virus
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- Sinus, ethmoid See: Ethmoid sinus
- Gland, thymus See: Thymus
- Nirenberg , Marshall W. (b. 1927) American biochemist who shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in…
- Randomization A method based on chance alone by which study participants are assigned to a treatment group. Randomization…
- Placebo effect A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Colography, computed tomography Virtual colonoscopy
- Parainfectious Occurring at the time of and in association with an acute infection or an episode of infection. For example…
- FOBT Fecal occult blood test
- Arrectores pilorum Tiny muscles that act as the hair erector muscles. The arrectores pilorum play a key role in goose bumps, a…
- Choking (object in airway) Partial or complete obstruction of the airway can be due to a foreign body (e.g., food, a bead, toy, etc.)…
- Epicondylitis, lateral See: Tennis elbow