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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Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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