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The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
The life cycle of a typical fern.
Typical Caffeine Content of Chocolate and Several Beverages
A typical open-end wrench. Note the size difference on each end and that the head is angled 15 ...
A typical ignition switch showing all of the electrical terminals after the connector has been ...
A typical camshaft-driven high-pressure pump used to increase fuel pressure to 2,000 PSI or higher.
Early growth of corn (Zea mays), a typical monocot.