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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
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According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
Rates of water loss by two turtles and a tortoise indicate an inverse relationship between the dryne
Cast of Isotelus rex, the largest known trilobite from the middle to upper Ordovician of North Ameri
A child with a hearing impairment wears a hearing aid (as noted in his left ear).
Sound Waves
Injecting the upper outer quadrant of the buttocks.
Comparison of loss- and gain-of-function alleles