Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
Data from more than 22,000 men over the age of 40, showing the relationship between birth weight and ...
Self-Esteem in a Longitudinal Sample
This pediatric growth chart tracks the height and weight for girls ages 2–20.
How to calculate the mean for grouped data
Doty's data show a very rapid drop in late adulthood in the ability to identify smells
Survivorship curves. Blue lines are theoretical curves. Red dots are data from field studies.