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• Breastfeeding
  Infant's Health
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  Folic Acid
  Breast Cancer
  Women's Health
   
  

  Breastfeeding

  Breastfeeding is the process of a woman feeding an infant or young child with milk produced from her breasts, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking urge that usually enables them ... > more
• Birth Defects
  Alcoholism
  Infant's Health
  Addiction
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during ... > more
• Cocaine
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
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  Cocaine

  Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating what has been ... > more
• Fitness
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  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Alternative Medicine
   
  

  Pilates

  The Pilates Method (sometimes simply Pilates) is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. Pilates called his method Contrology, which refers to the ... > more
• Birth Control
  Gynecology
  Menopause
  Teen Health
  Women's Health
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Oral contraceptive

  Oral contraceptives are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the hormonal system. Female oral contraceptives, colloquially known as the Pill, are the most common form of ... > more
• Nutrition
  Food and Agriculture
  Vegetarian
  Cholesterol
  Food
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  Soybean

  Soybean(s) (U.S.) or Soya bean (UK) is a species of legume, native to eastern Asia. Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. It is grown for its oil and ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Virology
  Foodborne Illness
  Viruses
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Rotavirus

  Rotaviruses are a genus of viruses belonging to the Reoviridae family. Seven major groups have been identified, three of which (groups A, B, and C) infect humans, with group A being the most common ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Gastrointestinal Problems
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  Healthy Aging
  Lung Cancer
  Hypertension
   
  

  Aspirin

  Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches), antipyretic (against fever), and anti-inflammatory. It has also an ... > more
• Fertility
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Women's Health
  Gynecology
   

  Fertility

  Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance, and of the earth to bear fruit. Human fertility depends on factors of nutrition, sexual behavior, culture, ... > more
• HIV and AIDS
  Infectious Diseases
  STD
  Sexual Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  HIV test

  HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus in serum, plasma, saliva, or urine. Such tests may detect HIV antibodies, antigens, or RNA. In the United States, a ... > more

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