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Psychostimulants

Psychostimulants are medications that increase the chemical messengers in the brain that stimulate certain areas. There is good evidence that…

01 Jan 2012
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Psychostimulants – modified release

Long-acting modified-release preparations of methylphenidate with a longer duration are available for treating an individual with ADHD. They…

01 Jan 2012
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Vagina

The vagina is a muscular tube 6 – 7.5cm long, which leads from the uterus to the outside of…

01 Jan 2012
Medical Dictionary

Radioisotope

Radioisotope: a form of a chemical element which undergoes spontaneous nuclear disintegration, emitting radiation.

01 Jan 2012
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Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction

An allergic reaction which is mediated by IgE and occurs approximately 5-10 minutes following exposure to an allergen.

01 Jan 2012
Medical Dictionary

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia

Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia is a rare inheritable disease in which the body’s normal blood clotting system has a defect characterised by…

01 Jan 2012
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Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)

Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) are changes in the cells of the prostate gland…

01 Jan 2012
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Fractionation

Fractionation in radiotherapy for cancer is the division of the total radiation dose into several smaller doses given over several days,…

01 Jan 2012
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Hyperlipoproteinaemia type III (Dysbetalipoproteinaemia; Broad beta disease)

Hyperlipoproteinaemia type III is also known as dysbetalipoproteinaemia, or broad beta disease. It is characterised by high levels of…

01 Jan 2012

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