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• Vitamin C
  Vitamin
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition
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  Scurvy

  Scurvy is a deficiency disease that results from lack of vitamin C, which is required for correct collagen synthesis in humans. The scientific name of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the ... > more
• Menopause
  Women's Health
  Gynecology
  Hormone Disorders
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Hormone replacement therapy

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Gynecology
  Breastfeeding
  Healthy Aging
  Birth Defects
   
  

  Breech birth

  A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. Certain ... > more
• Fertility
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Mating and Breeding
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Artificial insemination

  Artificial insemination (AI) is when sperm is placed into a female's ovarian follicle (intrafollicular), uterus (intrauterine), cervix (intracervical), or fallopian tubes (intratubal) using ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Diet and Weight Loss
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Birth weight

  Birth weight is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal ... > more
• Mental Health Research
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Infant's Health
  Children's Health
  Chronic Illness
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Postpartum depression

  After giving birth, about 70-80% of women experience an episode of baby blues, feelings of depression, anger, anxiety and guilt lasting for several days. About 10% of new mothers develop the more ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Psychology Research
  Nervous System
  Menopause
  Thyroid Disease
  Prostate Cancer
   
  

  Pituitary gland

  The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the small, bony cavity at the base of the brain. The anterior pituitary secretes growth hormone, ... > more
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Agriculture and Food
  Veterinary Medicine
  Food
  Breastfeeding
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Dairy cattle

  Dairy cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are domesticated animals bred to produce large quantities of milk. Dairy cattle may be found in herds on farms where dairy farmers own, manage, care ... > more
• Healthy Aging
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  Hazardous Waste
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  Polychlorinated biphenyl

  Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of organic compounds with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl. Although the physical and chemical properties vary widely across the class, PCBs ... > more
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Gynecology
  Healthy Aging
  Birth Defects
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infant's Health
   
  

  Pregnancy

  Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations (for example, in the case of ... > more

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