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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
Welcome sign for Kenton, Tennessee, an example of competition for "White Squirrel Capital"
When working with the patient with impaired hearing, the interpreter needs to direct questions to th
A child with a hearing impairment wears a hearing aid (as noted in his left ear).
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On May 15, 1916, after deliberating for one hour, an all-white jury in Waco, Texas, found seventeen-
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