Browse medical articles by letter, category, and search. Built for large health libraries.
Before reading RX Patient Tools Use these quick guides before reading the article, or return to them when you need help preparing questions for a doctor....
DefinitionAnkle Strain? also knew as a twisted ankle or rolled ankle is a common injury where sprain? occurs on one or more ligaments of the ankle. A sprained ankle is an injury that occurs...
Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease or Marie Struempell disease as it is also known) (AS) is a chronic? progressive inflammatory arthropathy or seronegative spondyloarthropathy or inflammatory form of...
DefinitionAnkylosing Spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease or Marie Struempell disease as it is also known) is a form of chronic?, degenerative arthritis? that affects the spine and sacroiliac...
DefinitionAnorexia-Cachexia Syndrome is a common clinical problem characterized by loss of appetite and weight loss? or complex metabolic syndrome of involuntary weight loss associated with cancer and some...
DefinitionAnorexia nervosa (AN) is classically defined as a condition in which an abnormally low body weight is associated with an intense fear of gaining weight and...
DefinitionAnorexia is a psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder. Those suffering from this eating disorder are typically suffering from an extremely low body weight relative to...
DefinitionAnti-androgen therapy refers to medication taken by women to counteract the effect of male sex hormones such as testosterone on the skin. Anti-androgens are not suitable for skin problems in men....
DefinitionAntiasthmatic drugs are medicines that treat or prevent asthma attacks. Bronchodilators relax the smooth muscles that line the airway. This makes the airways open wider, letting more air...
DefinitionAntibiotic? Resistance are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial? infections. Antibiotic? resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines.Bacteria, not humans...
DefinitionAntibiotic? also called an antibacterial is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial? infections.They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. A limited number of antibiotics also possess antiprotozoal activity.Antibiotics are not effective against viruses such as the common...
DefinitionAnticholesterol drug is also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are a class of lipid-lowering medications. Statins have been found to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in those who are at high...
