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Wheeled Shoes Pose Risk of Injury
Known as heeleys, roller shoes, or street gliders, the shoes carry safety risks similar to those for inline skates.
Source:StayWell
What Are Bunions?
The bone at the base of your big toe connects to a bone in the ball of your foot. The joint is where the two bones connect. Normally, the two bones lie almost in a straight line, with your big toe pointing straight ahead. But sometimes the big toe starts to turn in towards the smaller toes. This pushes the joint out to the side, causing a bony bump called a bunion. Bunions can be mild, moderate, or severe.
Source:StayWell
Gender and Health
Women''s health differs from men''s health, and not just with respect to reproduction. To understand and examine these differences appropriately, the variables of sex and gender are each relevant.In general, sex refers to biological, anatomical, phy...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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