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  2. Medical research - Wikipedia

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    Cell culture vials The University of Florida Cancer and Genetics Research Complex is an integrated medical research facility.. Medical research (or biomedical research), also known as health research, refers to the process of using scientific methods with the aim to produce knowledge about human diseases, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the promotion of health.

  3. Treatment and control groups - Wikipedia

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    A clinical control group can be a placebo arm or it can involve an old method used to address a clinical outcome when testing a new idea. For example in a study released by the British Medical Journal, in 1995 studying the effects of strict blood pressure control versus more relaxed blood pressure control in diabetic patients, the clinical control group was the diabetic patients that did not ...

  4. Glossary of clinical research - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, a sign, symptom, or medical condition that leads to the recommendation of a treatment, test, or procedure. (NCI) Informed consent. A process in which a person is given important facts about a medical procedure or treatment, a clinical trial, or genetic testing before deciding whether or not to participate. It also includes ...

  5. Clinical research - Wikipedia

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    Clinical research is a branch of medical research that involves people and aims to determine the effectiveness and safety of medications, devices, diagnostic products, and treatment regimens intended for improving human health.

  6. Dynamic treatment regime - Wikipedia

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    In medical research, a dynamic treatment regime (DTR), adaptive intervention, or adaptive treatment strategy is a set of rules for choosing effective treatments for individual patients. [1] Historically, medical research and the practice of medicine tended to rely on an acute care model for the treatment of all medical problems, including ...

  7. Therapy - Wikipedia

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    A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. Both words, treatment and therapy, are often abbreviated tx, Tx, or T x. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different types of therapy. Not all therapies are effective. Many therapies ...

  8. Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but ...

  9. Evidence-based medicine - Wikipedia

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    Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. ...[It] means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."