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DefinitionAntihypertensive drugs are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension? (high blood pressure). Antihypertensives drugs therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke? and myocardial infarction?. Evidence...
DefinitionAntioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals, thereby leading to chain reactions that may damage the cells of organisms. Antioxidants such as thiols or ascorbic acid (vitamin C) terminate these chain reactions....
DefinitionAnxiety is what we feel when we are worried, tense, or afraid – particularly about things that are about to happen, or which we think could...
DefinitionApnea or sleep apnea is a temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep or suspension of breathing. During apnea, there is no movement of the muscles of inhalation, and the volume of the lungs initially...
DefinitionAre you Feel Sad, Stressed or Depressed Again? Dopamine is necessary for your happiness and well-being. It is a neurotransmitter that helps with the control of your brain’s...
DefinitionRegenerative medicine is a branch of translational research in tissue engineering and molecular biology which deals with the process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish...
DefinitionArenaviruses are enveloped viruses (about 120 nm diameter) with a bi-segmented negative-strand RNA genome. The typical image in electronic microscopy showing grainy ribosomal particles (“arena” in...
DefinitionArthrocentesis is the clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule. It is also known as joint aspiration. Arthrocentesis is used in the diagnosis? of gout, arthritis?, and synovial infections...
DefinitionAsthma Latest Research is a chronic? lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest...
DefinitionAsthma treatment guide line accourning the NICE Guide line, Asthma UK indicated that the number of patients receiving an asthma action plan had increased since 2013, but...
DefinitionAtlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) is being increasingly recognized as a potentially survivable injury as a result of improved prehospital management of polytrauma patients and increased awareness of...
