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Gladem
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Gladem A commercial name for sertraline hydrochloride, an orally administered antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. Sertraline is used medically mainly to treat the symptoms of depression.
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Antidepressant
A term typically used to describe medications that are used in the treatment of depression. Such medications are sometimes found useful in the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders, but tend to still be called antidepressants because doctors originally used them to treat depression before realizing the medications could treat anxiety as well. In other words, taking an antidepressant does not necessarily imply that a person is depressed. Medications such as Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SRIs) and Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) are often called antidepressants, yet are commonly used to treat anxiety as well.
Serotonin
A neurotransmitter important in filtering out information. If its levels are low, it can be the underlying cause of depression and violence.
Inhibitor
A substance that is added to another to prevent or slow down an unwanted reaction or change.
Depression
A mental state of depressed mood characterized by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and physical symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances.
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Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center
The Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center is a hospital in Cheverly, Maryland, United States.
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Graft Versus Host Disease
A common complication of allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation where there is a reaction of the donated hematopoietic progenitor cells against the recipient's own tissue.
Gingivitis
Stage one of early periodontal disease characterized by inflammation, swollen, reddish gum tissue which may bleed easily when touched or brushed. Untreated, gingivitis can lead to chronic periodontal disease and the stability of your teeth.
Gladem
Goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland.
Gonadotropin
Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, produced by the pituitary gland.
Gonads
Ovaries and testes.
GnRH
GnRH or gonadotropin-releasing hormone is a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates the release of other hormones that affect the ovaries and menstrual cycle.
Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
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Antidepressant
A term typically used to describe medications that are used in the treatment of depression. Such medications are sometimes found useful in the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders, but tend to still be called antidepressants because doctors originally used them to treat depression before realizing the medications could treat anxiety as well. In other words, taking an antidepressant does not necessarily imply that a person is depressed. Medications such as Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SRIs) and Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) are often called antidepressants, yet are commonly used to treat anxiety as well.
Serotonin
A neurotransmitter important in filtering out information. If its levels are low, it can be the underlying cause of depression and violence.
Inhibitor
A substance that is added to another to prevent or slow down an unwanted reaction or change.
Depression
A mental state of depressed mood characterized by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and physical symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances.
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Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center
The Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center is a hospital in Cheverly, Maryland, United States.
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Graft Versus Host Disease
A common complication of allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation where there is a reaction of the donated hematopoietic progenitor cells against the recipient's own tissue.
Gingivitis
Stage one of early periodontal disease characterized by inflammation, swollen, reddish gum tissue which may bleed easily when touched or brushed. Untreated, gingivitis can lead to chronic periodontal disease and the stability of your teeth.
Gladem
Goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland.
Gonadotropin
Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, produced by the pituitary gland.
Gonads
Ovaries and testes.
GnRH
GnRH or gonadotropin-releasing hormone is a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates the release of other hormones that affect the ovaries and menstrual cycle.
Graves Disease
Graves-Basedow disease is an autoimmune disorder that stimulates the thyroid gland, being the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid). Also known in the English-speaking world simply as Graves' disease, it occurs most frequently in women (8:1 compared to men) of middle age. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss and rapid heart beat. Because similar antibodies to those stimulating the thyroid also affect the eye, eye symptoms are also commonly reported.
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