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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 ...
Looking at sexual acts or naked people, often without their knowledge.
Industry:Health care
Many chemical compounds found in the Earth’s atmosphere act as “greenhouse gases.” These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface, some of it is re-radiated back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere. Many gases exhibit these “greenhouse” properties. Some of them occur in nature (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide), while others are exclusively human made (certain industrial gases).
Industry:Health care
Medical illness that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. It is also known as manic-depressive illness. A person with bipolar disorder may switch from feeling extremely joyful or excited to feeling extremely sad and hopeless very quickly.
Industry:Health care
Medical treatment used when kidneys fail. Special equipment filters the blood to rid the body of harmful wastes, salt, and extra water.
Industry:Health care
Medications that treat cough and stuffy nose by shrinking swollen membranes in the nose and making it easier to breath.
Industry:Health care
Metabolism refers to all of the processes in the body that make and use energy, such as digesting food and nutrients and removing waste through urine and feces.
Industry:Health care
Mononucleosis, or "mono", is an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus spreads through saliva. Mono occurs most often in 15 to 17-year-olds, but you can get it at any age. Symptoms of mono include fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands. Most people get better in two to four weeks, but may feel tired for a few months afterward.
Industry:Health care
