Medical Advancements

By leeya.t
  • Vaccines

    Vaccines
    a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease.
  • anesthesia

    anesthesia
    In the practice of medicine, anesthesia or anaesthesia is a state of temporary induced loss of sensation or awareness. It may include analgesia, paralysis, amnesia, or unconsciousness
  • Insulin

    Insulin
    a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes.
  • Antibiotics

    Antibiotics
    An antibiotic, 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
  • organ transplants

    organ transplants
  • Polio

    Polio
    IPV is given as an injection in the leg or arm, depending on the patient's age. Polio vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines. Most people should get polio vaccine when they are children. Children get 4 doses of IPV at these ages: 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and a booster dose at 4-6 years.
  • birth control

    birth control
    Birth control is the act of preventing pregnancy. Methods include medications, procedures, devices, and behaviors.