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Red Shield
Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
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- Polio vaccine, inactivated See: Polio vaccine, inactivated.
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- Food and Drug Administration The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the Department of Health and…
- Breastfeeding practices The practices to be followed in breastfeeding a baby. Human milk is the preferred feeding for all infants…
- Hansen's disease See: Hansen disease
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