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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIDA's mission is to "lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction through support and conduct of research a...

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to "conduct and support biomedical resear...

Water on the brain: Known medically as "hydrocephalus", this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. The fluid is often under increased pressure and can compress and damage the brain. Hydrocephalus can ari...

Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to "conduct and support biomedical ...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to "conduct research focused on improving the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems to reduce t...

Nails, white spots on the: Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and, particularly, the toenails. The white spots on the nails reflect injury to the base (matrix) of the nail. The matrix is the ...

Carbon monoxide on houseboats: See: Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning.

Laying on of hands: In alternative medicine, an ancient method of healing by touching a person with the hands or palms, usually on the head, shoulders, or waist. Also called contact healing. See also: Therapeutic touch.

On call: In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in "Who is the doctor on call this weekend?" or "This is the on call schedule."

NIA (National Institute on Aging): One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to "lead a national program of research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging proc...

National Institute on Aging (NIA): One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to "lead a national program of research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging proce...

Brain, water on the: See: Water on the brain.

Aging, National Institute on (NIA): One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to "lead a national program of research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging proc...

NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism): The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission of NIAAA is to "conduct research focused on improving ...

White spots on the nails: Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and, particularly, the toenails. The white spots on the nails reflect injury to the base (matrix) of the nail. The matrix is the p...