The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
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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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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Maxine Williams was the founder and first president of the AAMA. Printed with permission of American
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