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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
Factors that contribute to the growth of family members.
Risk Factors for Cancer
Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer
Factors Affecting Saturation and Condensation: Effect of Curvature
Factors Affecting the Affinity of Hb for O2
The Heat Index.