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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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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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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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During pregnancy, a woman is more likely to experience bleeding gums and nosebleeds caused by hormonal changes that increase blood flow to the mouth and nose.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Defensive mutualism involves species that receive food or shelter in return for providing protection
Killer Whale - Size comparison to an average human.
Anterior and posterior views of the adult human skeleton
The early stages of the human life cycle.
A single cell from an early-stage human embryo
The human heart