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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
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Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.
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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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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
A partially submerged alligator displaying a typical ambush position
(A) The structure of a neuron, showing the dendrites, nerve cell body, and axon. (B) Photomicrograph
Typical fireproof flammable storage cabinet.
Typical optical distributor.
A typical hand-operated vacuum pump.
A typical purified water system