- Industria: Library & information science
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
The study of drugs. Pharmacology includes the study of a drug’s composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicity.
Industry:Health care
The study of the distribution, causes, and clinical characteristics of disease or health status in a population.
Industry:Health care
The third of seven steps in the HIV life cycle. During integration, HIV uses integrase (an HIV enzyme) to insert its viral DNA into the DNA of the host cell.
Industry:Health care
The third step in testing an experimental drug (or other treatment) in humans. Phase III trials are conducted to confirm and expand on safety and effectiveness results from Phase I and II trials, to compare the drug to standard therapies for the disease or condition being studied, and to evaluate the overall risks and benefits of the drug. This trial phase recruits a large group of people with the disease or condition, usually ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 participants. Results from Phase III trials provide information that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to consider the drug for approval.
Industry:Health care
The time between infection with a pathogen and the onset of disease symptoms.
Industry:Health care
The time it takes a drug to lose half its original concentration or activity after being introduced into the body. Drug half-life is considered when determining drug dosing.
Industry:Health care
The time period before birth. Prenatal can refer to both the woman and the fetus.
Industry:Health care
