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Established in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson for the purpose of recommending ways the nation might employ in conquering heart disease, cancer, and stroke.  

A governmental body directed and authorized to carry out a particular task. A percentage of the revenue that the salon takes in from services performed by a particular cosmetologist, usually offered to that cosmetologist once the individual has built up a loyal clientele.  

Broken into small pieces.  

Formal groups that are outlined on the chain of command on an organizational chart.  

An expression used by homosexuals to describe their acknowledgement of their sexual orientation to themselves and to others.  

A hand-operated winch of varying capacity used to effect a forceful entry, such as that to free a person trapped in a wrecked vehicle.  

In psychology, a multimodal treatment program that combines drugs with some form of psychotherapy.  

The mental process whereby one creates the set of all possible combinations of existing elements. The ability to perform this mental act is associated with formal operational thought.  

A chemical contraceptive in pill form. It contains synthetic estrogen and progestogen, similar to progesterone. Both are contained in each pill. The inhibits ovulation and makes the endometrium inhospitable for the implantation of a fertilized egg. Also, the cervical mucus may be altered, becoming a hostile environment for the sperm. The combination pill is no…

An oral contraceptive containing small amounts of both female sex hormones estrogen and progestin. Because of negative side effects, removed from the market, combination pill.