Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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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.
Selected Minerals for Treating Nutritional and Electrolyte Disorders
Selected Minerals Used for Pharmactherapy
Interventions for Selected Co-Occurring Conditions