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Health care
Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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Cancer
Health care; Incurable diseases
Cancer refers to a group of more than 100 distinct diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer affects one in every three persons born ...
Autism
Health care; Incurable diseases
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before ...
Asperger's syndrome
Health care; Incurable diseases
It is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and ...
Alzheimer
Health care; Incurable diseases
It is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death. It was first described by German ...
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Health care; Incurable diseases
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or AD/HD or ADD) is a developmental disorder. It is characterized primarily by "the co-existence of attentional problems and ...
Bipolar disorder
Health care; Incurable diseases
Historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of ...
Dementia
Health care; Incurable diseases
It is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain ...
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