Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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In most climates, 8 to 10 glasses of water per day is recommended for adults. The best indicator for adequate fluid intake is frequent, clear urination.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
(A) Normal spongy bone. (B) Spongy bone with osteoporosis, which is characterized by a loss of bone
A Japanese American child in California tagged for relocation to an internment camp.
Loss of brain cells in a transgenic Huntington-disease mouse. (a) Section of normal mouse-brain stri