Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.
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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 average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Human Heart Model
Coronary sinus
Neurohumoral effects of heart failure
Blood Flow - Heart Chambers
The rate of global emissions is rising rapidly, especially in India and China