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| thick inner layer of skin |
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| anyone who uses products or services |
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| techniques that enable you to make wise, informed purchases |
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| a flaking of the outer layer of dead skin cells |
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| method of judging the relative benefits of competing products or services based on quality, effectiveness, safety and cost |
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| a promise to refund your money if the product doesn't work as claimed |
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| the selling of products or services to prevent diseases or cure health problems which have not been scientifically proven safe or effective for such purposes |
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| drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions |
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| medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician or nurse practitioner |
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| over-the-counter medicines |
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| medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician |
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| any effect of a medicine other than the one intended |
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| medical services available to a nation's people and the manner in which these services are paid for |
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| steps taken to keep disease or injury from happening or getting worse |
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| a doctor trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions |
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| a plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part of a person's medical costs |
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| involves efforts to monitor and promote the welfare of the population |
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| an announcement that informs the public that a product has been determined unsafe |
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| caring for one's self outside of the hospital |
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| staying overnight in the hospital |
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