- Отрасли: Government; Health care
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Womenshealth.gov is a service of the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches. The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision ...
An area of damaged skin caused by staying in one position for too long. Also called bed sores.
Industry:Health care
An artificial latex or silicone nipple used over the mother's nipple during nursing.
Industry:Health care
An autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and damage to the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.
Industry:Health care
An eating disorder caused by a person being unable to control the need to overeat.
Industry:Health care
An eating disorder caused by a person consuming an extreme amount of food all at once followed by self-induced vomiting or other purging.
Industry:Health care
An eating disorder caused by a person having a distorted body image and not consuming the appropriate calorie intake resulting in severe weight loss.
Industry:Health care
An element (such as calcium, iron, sodium, or potassium) that is obtained from food and is needed by the body.
Industry:Health care
An external female sex organ located near the top of the inner labia of the vagina. The clitoris is very sensitive to the touch, and for most women it is a center of sexual pleasure.
Industry:Health care
An external, noninvasive test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
Industry:Health care
An immune response by the body against one of its own tissues, cells, or molecules.
Industry:Health care
