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There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.
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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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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
(A) The structure of a neuron, showing the dendrites, nerve cell body, and axon. (B) Photomicrograph
A diagrammatic section through a typical adult tooth.
Typical EKG tracing.
A typical battery load tester hookup.
A typical hand-operated vacuum pump.
Typical leaf structure of eudicots (left) and monocots (right).