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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 ...
A digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.
Industry:Health care
A digestive disorder in which the body cannot digest or absorb lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.
Industry:Health care
A disease caused by bacteria that usually affects your lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria is spread through the air from one person to another. If someone with TB of the lungs or throat coughs or sneezes, people nearby who breathe in the bacteria can get TB. If your body can't stop the bacteria from growing, you will develop TB disease.
Industry:Health care
A disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which results in a blister-like rash, itching, tiredness, and fever.
Industry:Health care
A disease in which blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are above normal. There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused by a problem with the body's defense system, called the immune system. This form of diabetes usually starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. It starts most often in adulthood.
Industry:Health care
A disease in which fatty material is deposited on the wall of the arteries. This fatty material causes the arteries to become narrow and it eventually restricts blood flow.
Industry:Health care
A disease that occurs when the same virus that causes chicken pox becomes active again. After a person has chicken pox, the virus stays in the body. It may not cause problems for many years. As a person gets older, the virus may come back as shingles. It can cause mild to severe pain, usually on one side of the body or face. Unlike chicken pox, you can’t catch shingles from someone who has it. A vaccine can prevent shingles or lessen its effects. The vaccine is for people 60 and older.
Industry:Health care
A disorder involving brief interruptions of breathing during sleep.
Industry:Health care
A disorder that causes a powerful urge to move your legs. Your legs become uncomfortable when you are lying down or sitting. Some people describe it as a creeping, crawling, tingling or burning sensation. Moving makes your legs feel better, but not for long.
Industry:Health care
A disorder that causes aches and pain all over the body, and involves "tender points" on specific places on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms, and legs that hurt when pressure is put on them.
Industry:Health care
