Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.
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It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
American Hairless Terrier
The “Old Man” from La Chapelle shows evidence of extensive tooth loss and bone resorption.
Milestones of Gross Motor Development in Infancy Age ranges provided are for 90% of American infant
North American Climates
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Dolphin’s ability to understand an artificial language