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Health care
Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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self-esteem
Health care; Women’s health
How you feel about yourself — how you feel about who you are, the way you act, and how you look. When a person does not think too highly of themselves, she is said to have low ...
HIV/AIDS
Health care; Women’s health
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that infects and destroys the body's immune cells and causes a disease called AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS ...
chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Health care; Women’s health
If necessary this test is performed between 10 and 12 weeks of pregnancy and can indicate the same chromosomal abnormalities and genetic disorders as amniocentesis can. It also ...
amniocentesis
Health care; Women’s health
If necessary, this test is performed between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy and can indicate chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome, or genetic disorders such as Tay Sachs ...
unsaturated fat
Health care; Women’s health
Includes both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Found mainly in nuts, seeds, many fish, and oils from plants, unsaturated fat helps your body to work well and may also ...
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